City of God vs The Cage

City of God has the higher audience score (8.4/10 against 3/10 for The Cage). The Cage is the shorter watch at 1h 30m compared with 2h 9m. City of God is the older of the two (2002 against 2021). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.

City of God posterCity of God2002 VS The Cage posterThe Cage2021
City of GodThe Cage
Audience score★ 8.4/10★ 3.0/10
Year20022021
Length2h 9m1h 30m
GenresCrime, DramaCrime, Drama
Country–TR
DirectorFernando MeirellesCemil Ağacıkoğlu
Main castAlice Braga, Leandro Firmino, Matheus Nachtergaele, Alexandre Rodrigues, Phellipe HaagensenTarhan Karagöz, Murat Kılıç, Özay Fecht, Görkem Yeltan, Mehmet Esen

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 Cage

A former police officer struggles to clear his name after being fired from his impudent job. He returns to his job, but struggles to overcome the paranoia and darkness he has grown inside.

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