City of God vs My Name Ain't Johnny
City of God has the higher audience score (8.4/10 against 7.1/10 for My Name Ain't Johnny). My Name Ain't Johnny is the shorter watch at 2h 4m compared with 2h 9m. City of God is the older of the two (2002 against 2008). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
City of God
My Name Ain't Johnny| City of God | My Name Ain't Johnny | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.4/10 | ★ 7.1/10 |
| Year | 2002 | 2008 |
| Length | 2h 9m | 2h 4m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama | Crime, Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Fernando Meirelles | Mauro Lima |
| Main cast | Alice Braga, Leandro Firmino, Matheus Nachtergaele, Alexandre Rodrigues, Phellipe Haagensen | Selton Mello, Gillray Coutinho, Cleo, Júlia Lemmertz, Cássia Kis |
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.
My Name Ain't Johnny
The true story of João Guilherme Estrella ("Johnny"), a young middle-class bon vivant who became a big-time cocaine dealer in Rio de Janeiro in the early 1990s.
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