An Ordinary Case vs City of God
City of God has the higher audience score (8.4/10 against 6.5/10 for An Ordinary Case). An Ordinary Case 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.
An Ordinary Case
City of God| An Ordinary Case | City of God | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.5/10 | ★ 8.4/10 |
| Year | 2024 | 2002 |
| Length | 1h 55m | 2h 9m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama | Crime, Drama |
| Country | France | – |
| Director | Daniel Auteuil | Fernando Meirelles |
| Main cast | Sidse Babett Knudsen, Daniel Auteuil, Aurore Auteuil, Isabelle Candelier, Alice Belaïdi | Alice Braga, Leandro Firmino, Matheus Nachtergaele, Alexandre Rodrigues, Phellipe Haagensen |
Synopsis
An Ordinary Case
Jean Monier is a disillusioned lawyer, appointed to defend Nicolas Milik, a man accused of murdering his wife. While everything points to his guilt, Monier takes up the case, convinced of his innocence.
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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