Case 137 vs City of God
City of God has the higher audience score (8.4/10 against 7/10 for Case 137). Case 137 is the shorter watch at 1h 55m compared with 2h 9m. City of God is the older of the two (2002 against 2025). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Case 137
City of God| Case 137 | City of God | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.0/10 | ★ 8.4/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2002 |
| Length | 1h 55m | 2h 9m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama | Crime, Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Dominik Moll | Fernando Meirelles |
| Main cast | Stanislas Merhar, Théo Costa-Marini, Guslagie Malanda, Kévin Debonne, Léa Drucker | Alice Braga, Leandro Firmino, Matheus Nachtergaele, Alexandre Rodrigues, Phellipe Haagensen |
Synopsis
Case 137
Stéphanie, a police officer working for Internal Affairs, is assigned to a case involving a young man severely wounded during a tense and chaotic demonstration in Paris. While she finds no evidence of illegitimate police violence, the case takes a personal turn when she discovers the victim is from her hometown.
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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