City of God vs The Basketball Diaries
City of God has the higher audience score (8.4/10 against 7.4/10 for The Basketball Diaries). The Basketball Diaries is the shorter watch at 1h 42m compared with 2h 9m. The Basketball Diaries is the older of the two (1995 against 2002). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
City of God
The Basketball Diaries| City of God | The Basketball Diaries | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.4/10 | ★ 7.4/10 |
| Year | 2002 | 1995 |
| Length | 2h 9m | 1h 42m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama | Crime, Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Fernando Meirelles | Scott Kalvert |
| Main cast | Alice Braga, Leandro Firmino, Matheus Nachtergaele, Alexandre Rodrigues, Phellipe Haagensen | Ernie Hudson, Michael Rapaport, Leonardo DiCaprio, Juliette Lewis, Michael Imperioli |
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.
The Basketball Diaries
A high school basketball player’s life turns upside down after free-falling into the harrowing world of drug addiction.
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