City of God

4.2

(3.1K)

Drama

Crime

2002

130 min

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.

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Drama

Crime

Dark Crime

8.6/10

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"A classic from my home country. Amazing movie!"

Julia s.

"One of my favorite films of all time, especially as a photographer. Well worth the subtitles! "

Maude

"One of the best crime dramas I've ever seen, just too good!"

Jonathan Kent

"Best of 1993/2003/2013"

ThirtyTwentyTen

"Never have I seen a movie more visceral, more surreal in my life!! This is not one of your typical "hood drama" movies, this hits a little different. The cinematography makes it look documentary-esque, making you feel like you're in one of the dangerous favelas in the film. Damn near everything about this movie feels real, especially the actors, which also adds to the documentary feel of the movie. As far as urban dramas go, this is one of the more realistic portrayals and plus this movie is based on a true story! One of my all time favorites! "

Big Joe

"In my top ten, incredible "

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Emerson Barth

"One of the best movies I have ever seen. "

Stephen Hadley

"Definitely worth the watch!!"

Chrishanda Wade

"A masterpiece film"

Visual

"Very gritty and living movie, lots of violence and one disturbing scene that some people might want to skip, very well shot movie and all the actors do a good job especially Lil Ze"