City of God vs The Place Beyond the Pines
City of God has the higher audience score (8.4/10 against 7/10 for The Place Beyond the Pines). City of God is the shorter watch at 2h 9m compared with 2h 20m. City of God is the older of the two (2002 against 2013). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
City of God
The Place Beyond the Pines| City of God | The Place Beyond the Pines | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.4/10 | ★ 7.0/10 |
| Year | 2002 | 2013 |
| Length | 2h 9m | 2h 20m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama | Crime, Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Fernando Meirelles | Derek Cianfrance |
| Main cast | Alice Braga, Leandro Firmino, Matheus Nachtergaele, Alexandre Rodrigues, Phellipe Haagensen | Bradley Cooper, Ben Mendelsohn, Bruce Greenwood, Ray Liotta, Dane DeHaan |
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 Place Beyond the Pines
A motorcycle stunt rider considers committing a crime in order to provide for his wife and child, an act that puts him on a collision course with a cop-turned-politician.
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