City of God vs The Departed
City of God has the higher audience score (8.4/10 against 8.2/10 for The Departed). City of God is the shorter watch at 2h 9m compared with 2h 31m. City of God is the older of the two (2002 against 2006). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
City of God
The Departed| City of God | The Departed | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.4/10 | ★ 8.2/10 |
| Year | 2002 | 2006 |
| Length | 2h 9m | 2h 31m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | Hong Kong |
| Director | Fernando Meirelles | Martin Scorsese |
| Main cast | Alice Braga, Leandro Firmino, Matheus Nachtergaele, Alexandre Rodrigues, Phellipe Haagensen | Anthony Anderson, James Badge Dale, Vera Farmiga, Matt Damon, Leonardo DiCaprio |
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 Departed
To take down South Boston's Irish Mafia, the police send in one of their own to infiltrate the underworld, not realizing the syndicate has done likewise. While an undercover cop curries favor with the mob kingpin, a career criminal rises through the police ranks. But both sides soon discover there's a mole among them.
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