City of God vs Crossing Over
City of God has the higher audience score (8.4/10 against 6.1/10 for Crossing Over). Crossing Over is the shorter watch at 1h 53m compared with 2h 9m. City of God is the older of the two (2002 against 2009). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood. Both feature Alice Braga.
City of God
Crossing Over| City of God | Crossing Over | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.4/10 | ★ 6.1/10 |
| Year | 2002 | 2009 |
| Length | 2h 9m | 1h 53m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama | Crime, Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Fernando Meirelles | Wayne Kramer |
| Main cast | Alice Braga, Leandro Firmino, Matheus Nachtergaele, Alexandre Rodrigues, Phellipe Haagensen | Sarah Shahi, Alice Braga, Summer Bishil, Harrison Ford, Ray Liotta |
Synopsis
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.
Crossing Over
Immigrants from around the world enter Los Angeles every day, with hopeful visions of a better life, but little notion of what that life may cost. Their desperate scenarios test the humanity of immigration enforcement officers. In Crossing Over, writer-director Wayne Kramer explores the allure of the American dream, and the reality that immigrants find – and create -- in 21st century L.A.
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