Boyz n the Hood vs City of God
City of God has the higher audience score (8.4/10 against 7.6/10 for Boyz n the Hood). Boyz n the Hood is the shorter watch at 1h 52m compared with 2h 9m. Boyz n the Hood is the older of the two (1991 against 2002). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Boyz n the Hood
City of God| Boyz n the Hood | City of God | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.6/10 | ★ 8.4/10 |
| Year | 1991 | 2002 |
| Length | 1h 52m | 2h 9m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama | Crime, Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | John Singleton | Fernando Meirelles |
| Main cast | Laurence Fishburne, Morris Chestnut, Angela Bassett, Cuba Gooding Jr., Nia Long | Alice Braga, Leandro Firmino, Matheus Nachtergaele, Alexandre Rodrigues, Phellipe Haagensen |
Synopsis
Boyz n the Hood
In the middle of the Los Angeles ghetto, drugs, robberies and shootings dominate everyday life. During these times, Furious tries to raise his son Tre to be a decent person. Tre's friends, on the other hand, have little regard for the law and drag the entire neighborhood into a street war...
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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