City of God vs Strangers When We Meet
City of God has the higher audience score (8.4/10 against 5.5/10 for Strangers When We Meet). Strangers When We Meet is the shorter watch at 1h 48m compared with 2h 9m. City of God is the older of the two (2002 against 2024). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
City of God
Strangers When We Meet| City of God | Strangers When We Meet | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.4/10 | ★ 5.5/10 |
| Year | 2002 | 2024 |
| Length | 2h 9m | 1h 48m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama | Crime, Drama |
| Country | – | China |
| Director | Fernando Meirelles | Zhang Guoli |
| Main cast | Alice Braga, Leandro Firmino, Matheus Nachtergaele, Alexandre Rodrigues, Phellipe Haagensen | Fan Wei, Zhou Dongyu, Song Jia, Mao Hai, Fan Tiantian |
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.
Strangers When We Meet
After serving 30 years in prison, Lao Qin starts a new life with 1.5 million compensation from the government for demolition and relocation. He just wants to marry a wife and have children to live in peace, but his life is completely changed with the intrusion of the eccentric 24-year-old girl Chang Juan.
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