City of God vs Only the Animals
City of God has the higher audience score (8.4/10 against 6.7/10 for Only the Animals). Only the Animals is the shorter watch at 1h 56m 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
Only the Animals| City of God | Only the Animals | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.4/10 | ★ 6.7/10 |
| Year | 2002 | 2019 |
| Length | 2h 9m | 1h 56m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama | Crime, Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Fernando Meirelles | Dominik Moll |
| Main cast | Alice Braga, Leandro Firmino, Matheus Nachtergaele, Alexandre Rodrigues, Phellipe Haagensen | Denis Ménochet, Bastien Bouillon, Nadia Tereszkiewicz, Damien Bonnard, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi |
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.
Only the Animals
Following the disappearance of the glamorous and secretive Evelyne Ducat during a blizzard in the highlands of southern France, the lives of five people inextricably linked to Evelyne are brought together to devastating effect as the local police investigate the case.
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