American Trash vs City of God
City of God has the higher audience score (8.4/10 against 5.5/10 for American Trash). American Trash is the shorter watch at 1h 55m compared with 2h 9m. City of God is the older of the two (2002 against 2024). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
American Trash
City of God| American Trash | City of God | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.5/10 | ★ 8.4/10 |
| Year | 2024 | 2002 |
| Length | 1h 55m | 2h 9m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama | Crime, Drama |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Robert LaSardo | Fernando Meirelles |
| Main cast | Tom Sizemore, Costas Mandylor, Darren Barcomb, Robert LaSardo, Elissa Dowling | Alice Braga, Leandro Firmino, Matheus Nachtergaele, Alexandre Rodrigues, Phellipe Haagensen |
Synopsis
American Trash
A midst a social crisis in the decaying world of Los Angeles, the city free falls into environmental ruin, chaos and a complete drug epidemic, creating a state of apathy and hate. Milles Carpis leans on the support of some new age hippie friends as they guide him away from violence when the woman he loves is murdered and Milles must face his greatest enemy.
City of God
In the poverty-stricken favelas of Rio de Janeiro in the 1970s, two young men choose different paths. Rocket is a budding photographer who documents the increasing drug-related violence of his neighborhood, while José “Zé” Pequeno is an ambitious drug dealer diving into a dangerous life of crime.
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