City of God vs Monster
City of God has the higher audience score (8.4/10 against 7.2/10 for Monster). Monster is the shorter watch at 1h 50m compared with 2h 9m. City of God is the older of the two (2002 against 2003). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
City of God
Monster| City of God | Monster | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.4/10 | ★ 7.2/10 |
| Year | 2002 | 2003 |
| Length | 2h 9m | 1h 50m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama | Crime, Drama |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Fernando Meirelles | Patty Jenkins |
| Main cast | Alice Braga, Leandro Firmino, Matheus Nachtergaele, Alexandre Rodrigues, Phellipe Haagensen | Bruce Dern, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Charlize Theron, Lee Tergesen, Christina Ricci |
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.
Monster
An emotionally scarred highway drifter shoots a sadistic trick who rapes her, and ultimately becomes America's first female serial killer.
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