City of God vs Mean Creek
City of God has the higher audience score (8.4/10 against 6.9/10 for Mean Creek). Mean Creek is the shorter watch at 1h 30m compared with 2h 9m. City of God is the older of the two (2002 against 2004). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
City of God
Mean Creek| City of God | Mean Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.4/10 | ★ 6.9/10 |
| Year | 2002 | 2004 |
| Length | 2h 9m | 1h 30m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama | Crime, Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Fernando Meirelles | Jacob Aaron Estes |
| Main cast | Alice Braga, Leandro Firmino, Matheus Nachtergaele, Alexandre Rodrigues, Phellipe Haagensen | Rory Culkin, Josh Peck, Carly Schroeder, Trevor Morgan, Shelly Lipkin |
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.
Mean Creek
Teenagers living in small-town Oregon take a boat trip for a birthday celebration. When they get an idea to play a mean trick on the town bully, it suddenly goes too far. Soon they're forced to deal with the unexpected consequences of their actions.
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