Is City of God violent?

Yes, very. More violent than 97% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is City of God scary?

Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is City of God one of a kind?

Yes. More singular than 88% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Yes. More sad than 82% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is City of God easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does City of God end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

City of God

Name: City of God
Genre: Drama, Crime
Released: 2002
Duration: 129 min
Rating: 8.4
Cast: Alexandre Rodrigues, Leandro Firmino, Phellipe Haagensen, Douglas Silva, Jonathan Haagensen

If you run, the beast catches you; if you stay, the beast eats you.

Directed by Fernando Meirelles

Produced by O2 Filmes, VideoFilmes

2002129 min8.4 / 10

A visceral, kinetic portrait of survival and moral choice in a violent Rio favela, told through the diverging paths of two young men caught in systemic poverty and gang warfare.

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.

Clusters

Mob Double Crosses Revenge Gone Wrong Trapped Heroes Fighting Back Vigilante Justice Movies Organized Crime Movies

Genres

Drama Crime

Keywords

Street Gang Photographer Gangster Rio De Janeiro Gang War Ghetto Based On True Story Coming Of Age Introspective Conceited

Where to watch

StreamParamount+
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Questions people ask

Is City of God violent? Yes, very. More violent than 97% of films.
Is City of God scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.
Is City of God one of a kind? Yes. More singular than 88% of films.
Is City of God sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.
Is City of God easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Does City of God end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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