City of God vs Dancer in the Dark
City of God has the higher audience score (8.4/10 against 7.9/10 for Dancer in the Dark). City of God is the shorter watch at 2h 9m compared with 2h 20m. Dancer in the Dark is the older of the two (2000 against 2002). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
City of God
Dancer in the Dark| City of God | Dancer in the Dark | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.4/10 | ★ 7.9/10 |
| Year | 2002 | 2000 |
| Length | 2h 9m | 2h 20m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama | Crime, Drama |
| Country | – | Denmark |
| Director | Fernando Meirelles | Lars von Trier |
| Main cast | Alice Braga, Leandro Firmino, Matheus Nachtergaele, Alexandre Rodrigues, Phellipe Haagensen | Peter Stormare, Željko Ivanek, David Morse, Jean-Marc Barr, Cara Seymour |
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.
Dancer in the Dark
Selma, a Czech immigrant on the verge of blindness, struggles to make ends meet for herself and her son, who has inherited the same genetic disorder and will suffer the same fate without an expensive operation. When life gets too difficult, Selma learns to cope through her love of musicals, dreaming up little numbers to the rhythmic beats of her surroundings.
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