City of God vs The Girl Who Survived: The Alina Thompson Story
City of God and The Girl Who Survived: The Alina Thompson Story are tied on audience score (8.4/10). The Girl Who Survived: The Alina Thompson Story is the shorter watch at 1h 30m compared with 2h 9m. City of God is the older of the two (2002 against 2025). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
City of God
The Girl Who Survived: The Alina Thompson Story| City of God | The Girl Who Survived: The Alina Thompson Story | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.4/10 | ★ 8.3/10 |
| Year | 2002 | 2025 |
| Length | 2h 9m | 1h 30m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama | Crime, Drama, TV Movie |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Fernando Meirelles | Michelle Ouellet |
| Main cast | Alice Braga, Leandro Firmino, Matheus Nachtergaele, Alexandre Rodrigues, Phellipe Haagensen | Sam Trammell, Steve Byers, Russell Yuen, Rachel Sellan, Christian Paul |
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 Girl Who Survived: The Alina Thompson Story
15-year-old Alina Thompson, an aspiring model in 1980s Los Angeles, pulls a fast one on her parents and sneaks away to an amateur photo casting call, where she meets photographer William Bradford. Unbeknownst to Alina, William is a serial killer, and she may be next.
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