City of God vs Oh Mercy
City of God has the higher audience score (8.4/10 against 6.4/10 for Oh Mercy). Oh Mercy is the shorter watch at 1h 59m compared with 2h 9m. City of God is the older of the two (2002 against 2019). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
City of God
Oh Mercy| City of God | Oh Mercy | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.4/10 | ★ 6.4/10 |
| Year | 2002 | 2019 |
| Length | 2h 9m | 1h 59m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama | Crime, Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Fernando Meirelles | Arnaud Desplechin |
| Main cast | Alice Braga, Leandro Firmino, Matheus Nachtergaele, Alexandre Rodrigues, Phellipe Haagensen | Léa Seydoux, Roschdy Zem, Sara Forestier, Antoine Reinartz, Sébastien Delbaere |
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.
Oh Mercy
A police chief in northern France tries to solve a case where an old woman was brutally murdered on Christmas Eve. However, in a neighborhood rife with crime, everyone seems to be a suspect.
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