City of God vs White Boy Rick
City of God has the higher audience score (8.4/10 against 6.4/10 for White Boy Rick). White Boy Rick is the shorter watch at 1h 51m compared with 2h 9m. 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
White Boy Rick| City of God | White Boy Rick | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.4/10 | ★ 6.4/10 |
| Year | 2002 | 2018 |
| Length | 2h 9m | 1h 51m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama | Crime, Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Fernando Meirelles | Yann Demange |
| Main cast | Alice Braga, Leandro Firmino, Matheus Nachtergaele, Alexandre Rodrigues, Phellipe Haagensen | Jennifer Jason Leigh, Eddie Marsan, Brian Tyree Henry, Bruce Dern, Jonathan Majors |
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.
White Boy Rick
The story of Richard Wershe Jr., a teenager who became an undercover informant for the police during the 1980s, and was ultimately arrested for drug trafficking and sentenced to life in prison.
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