City of God vs Romanzo Criminale
City of God has the higher audience score (8.4/10 against 7.2/10 for Romanzo Criminale). City of God is the shorter watch at 2h 9m compared with 2h 32m. City of God is the older of the two (2002 against 2005). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
City of God
Romanzo Criminale| City of God | Romanzo Criminale | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.4/10 | ★ 7.2/10 |
| Year | 2002 | 2005 |
| Length | 2h 9m | 2h 32m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama | Crime, Drama |
| Country | – | France |
| Director | Fernando Meirelles | Michele Placido |
| Main cast | Alice Braga, Leandro Firmino, Matheus Nachtergaele, Alexandre Rodrigues, Phellipe Haagensen | Jasmine Trinca, Anna Mouglalis, Toni Bertorelli, Pierfrancesco Favino, Stefano Accorsi |
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.
Romanzo Criminale
After serving prison time for a juvenile offense, Freddo gathers his old buddies Libano and Dandi and embarks on a crime spree that makes the trio the most powerful gangsters in Rome. Libano loves their new status, and seeks to spread their influence throughout the underworld, while the other two pursue more fleshly desires. For decades, their gang perpetrates extravagant crimes, until paranoia threatens to split the friends apart.
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