City of God vs The Grifters
City of God has the higher audience score (8.4/10 against 6.5/10 for The Grifters). The Grifters is the shorter watch at 1h 50m compared with 2h 9m. The Grifters is the older of the two (1990 against 2002). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
City of God
The Grifters| City of God | The Grifters | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.4/10 | ★ 6.5/10 |
| Year | 2002 | 1990 |
| Length | 2h 9m | 1h 50m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama | Crime, Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Fernando Meirelles | Stephen Frears |
| Main cast | Alice Braga, Leandro Firmino, Matheus Nachtergaele, Alexandre Rodrigues, Phellipe Haagensen | Stephen Tobolowsky, John Cusack, Gailard Sartain, Eddie Jones, Annette Bening |
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 Grifters
A small-time conman has his loyalties torn between his estranged mother and his new girlfriend, both of whom are high-stakes grifters with their own angles to play.
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