City of God vs The Hate U Give
City of God has the higher audience score (8.4/10 against 8.1/10 for The Hate U Give). City of God is the shorter watch at 2h 9m compared with 2h 13m. City of God is the older of the two (2002 against 2018). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
City of God
The Hate U Give| City of God | The Hate U Give | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.4/10 | ★ 8.1/10 |
| Year | 2002 | 2018 |
| Length | 2h 9m | 2h 13m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama | Crime, Drama |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Fernando Meirelles | George Tillman Jr. |
| Main cast | Alice Braga, Leandro Firmino, Matheus Nachtergaele, Alexandre Rodrigues, Phellipe Haagensen | Anthony Mackie, Russell Hornsby, Issa Rae, Common, Regina Hall |
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 Hate U Give
Raised in a poverty-stricken slum, a 16-year-old girl named Starr now attends a suburban prep school. After she witnesses a police officer shoot her unarmed best friend, she's torn between her two very different worlds as she tries to speak her truth.
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