City of God vs In the Hand of Dante
City of God has the higher audience score (8.4/10 against 4.5/10 for In the Hand of Dante). City of God is the shorter watch at 2h 9m compared with 2h 40m. City of God is the older of the two (2002 against 2025). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
City of God
In the Hand of Dante| City of God | In the Hand of Dante | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.4/10 | ★ 4.5/10 |
| Year | 2002 | 2025 |
| Length | 2h 9m | 2h 40m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama | Crime, Drama |
| Country | – | Chile |
| Director | Fernando Meirelles | Julian Schnabel |
| Main cast | Alice Braga, Leandro Firmino, Matheus Nachtergaele, Alexandre Rodrigues, Phellipe Haagensen | Oscar Isaac, Jason Momoa, Gerard Butler, John Malkovich, Franco Nero |
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.
In the Hand of Dante
A handwritten manuscript of Dante Alighieri's poem "The Divine Comedy" makes its way from a priest to a mob boss in New York City, where it is taken by author Nick Tosches after he's asked to verify its authenticity.
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