City of God
2002 | 129 min | Drama, Crime
Why it’s a Friday Night Flick
Audiences adore it (8.4/10), it earned strong reviews (91%), it drew serious awards attention and it made about 9 times its budget. Make plans for this one.
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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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsStrong
91% on Rotten Tomatoes, 79 on Metacritic
- AudiencesVery strong
8.4/10 from 9K viewers
- AwardsStrong
0 wins, 6 other nominations — nominated for Academy Award for Best Director; nominated for Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
- Box office & staying powerStrong
$31 million worldwide on a $3 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactStrong
495K Wikipedia readers in the past year
Where to watch in US
Kanopy
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Cast & crew
Directed by Fernando Meirelles
- Alexandre RodriguesBuscapé
- Leandro FirminoZé Pequeno / Dadinho
- Phellipe HaagensenBené
- Douglas SilvaDadinho
- Jonathan HaagensenCabeleira
- Matheus NachtergaeleSandro Cenoura
- Seu JorgeMané Galinha
- Jefechander SuplinoAlicate
- Alice BragaAngélica
- Emerson GomesBarbantinho