City of Dreams
Seen it?2024 | 114 min | Drama, Thriller
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With just 53% on Rotten Tomatoes, a box office flop and little lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing. If you loved Mean Girls, start here.
- The mood
- Tense.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 54 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
A Mexican teenager whose dreams of becoming a soccer star are disrupted when his mother dies. He's smuggled across the border with the promise of a better life but is instead sold to a sweatshop in downtown LA.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
53% on Rotten Tomatoes, 14 on Metacritic
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$2 million worldwide
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 38K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Mohit Ramchandani
- Ari LopezJesús
- Renata VacaElena
- Andrés DelgadoCesar
- Diego CalvaCarlitos
- Tatiana del RealMarcela
- Karla Rodríguez CoronadoNadia
- Jorge Antonio GuerreroJosé
- Hrach TitizianAram
- Jason PatricStevens
- Paulina GaitánMaria