City of God vs The Godfather
The Godfather has the higher audience score (8.7/10 against 8.4/10 for City of God). City of God is the shorter watch at 2h 9m compared with 2h 55m. The Godfather is the older of the two (1972 against 2002). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
City of God
The Godfather| City of God | The Godfather | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.4/10 | ★ 8.7/10 |
| Year | 2002 | 1972 |
| Length | 2h 9m | 2h 55m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama | Crime, Drama |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Fernando Meirelles | Francis Ford Coppola |
| Main cast | Alice Braga, Leandro Firmino, Matheus Nachtergaele, Alexandre Rodrigues, Phellipe Haagensen | Robert Duvall, James Caan, Diane Keaton, Talia Shire, Al Pacino |
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 Godfather
Spanning the years 1945 to 1955, a chronicle of the fictional Italian-American Corleone crime family. When organized crime family patriarch, Vito Corleone barely survives an attempt on his life, his youngest son, Michael steps in to take care of the would-be killers, launching a campaign of bloody revenge.
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