City of God (2002)
Directed by Fernando Meirelles · 129 min · Drama, Crime
88.4 TOPICAL score · #135 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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.
City of God (2002, directed by Fernando Meirelles) has a TOPICAL score of 88.4 - ranked 135 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on audience and historical impact. It won 0 awards from 5 nominations. Critics: 91% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.3/10 critics' average · Metacritic 79. Audiences: TMDB 8.4/10 (8,520 ratings) · IMDb 8.6/10. Wikipedia covers it in 68 languages.
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- Critics91% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.3/10 critics' average · Metacritic 79
- AudienceTMDB 8.4/10 (8,520 ratings) · IMDb 8.6/10
- Awards0 wins, 5 nominations
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 68 languages
- Still read73,171 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Alexandre Rodrigues, Leandro Firmino, Phellipe Haagensen, Douglas Silva
“Time listed it as one of the 100 greatest films of all time.”
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