City of God vs The Woodsman
City of God has the higher audience score (8.4/10 against 6.9/10 for The Woodsman). The Woodsman is the shorter watch at 1h 27m compared with 2h 9m. City of God is the older of the two (2002 against 2004). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
City of God
The Woodsman| City of God | The Woodsman | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.4/10 | ★ 6.9/10 |
| Year | 2002 | 2004 |
| Length | 2h 9m | 1h 27m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama | Crime, Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Fernando Meirelles | Nicole Kassell |
| Main cast | Alice Braga, Leandro Firmino, Matheus Nachtergaele, Alexandre Rodrigues, Phellipe Haagensen | Michael Shannon, Kevin Bacon, David Alan Grier, Benjamin Bratt, Kyra Sedgwick |
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 Woodsman
After twelve years in prison, Walter returns home. His family has abandoned him, save for his brother-in-law. Few know he's a sex offender and pedophile. Walter finds an apartment and is regularly visited by his parole officer. He gets a job at a lumber mill and starts seeing a coworker. Then his new world begins to unravel; as his past becomes known, he strikes up a high-risk friendship with a young girl and realizes that a man loitering near…
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