City of God
Aug 30, 2002 | IMDB 8.4
129 min Watch NowDrama, Crime
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.
MOVIE COMMENTS
SIMILAR MOVIES
Apparitions at Fatima
Bar Mitzvah Boy
Bete Balanço
Crimes of Diogo Alves
A Hard Day
Crimes of Diogo Alves
Kuduz
Apple Mortgage Cake
The Stalking of Laurie Show
Fear on Trial
Irish Eyes
Dressed to Kill
The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case
Cantinflas
Cairn
Running on Empty
Negresco
Roe vs. Wade
Drei Tage im April
Spare Parts
SIMILAR MOVIES
Apparitions at Fatima
IMDB 4 | May , 1991
A docudrama about the apparitions of the Virgin Mary at Fatima, Portugal.Bar Mitzvah Boy
IMDB 7.5 | Sep , 1976
On the eve of his Bar Mitzvah, young Elliot finds that all the grown men in his life are somewhat wanting.Bete Balanço
IMDB 5.2 | Jul , 1984
A small town girl, who's an aspiring singer, tries to make a living out of music in the big city of Rio de Janeiro.Crimes of Diogo Alves
IMDB 5.5 | Apr , 1911
Diogo Alves is a Spanish fugitive that comes to the Portuguese capital terrorizing the inhabitants by his cut-throat methods against rich and poor people alike. He attacks the women launderers on the Lisbon Aqueduct and throws the bodies over the high wall, and assaults homes with his large band of criminals. Eventually arrested, he, his female companion and his henchmen are condemned to death by the court.A Hard Day
IMDB 7.1 | May , 2014
After trying to cover up a car accident that left a man dead, a crooked homicide detective is stalked by a mysterious man claiming to have witnessed the event.Crimes of Diogo Alves
IMDB 3.3 | May , 1909
Diogo Alves is a Spanish fugitive that comes to the Portuguese capital terrorizing the inhabitants by his cut-throat methods against rich and poor people alike. He attacks the women launderers on the Lisbon Aqueduct and throws the bodies over the high wall, and assaults homes with his large band of criminals. Eventually arrested, he, his female companion and his henchmen are condemned to death by the court.Kuduz
IMDB 6.4 | Jan , 1989
After the release from prison, small-time criminal is marrying his girlfriend and lives a straight and poor, but happy life with her and her daughter. However, his happiness is shattered by wife's infidelity. Driven mad by jealousy, he kills her and her lover and runs into mountains, thus escaping law for months. This film is based on the true story about Junuz Kečo, last Bosnian outlaw.Apple Mortgage Cake
IMDB 5.8 | May , 2014
The inspirational true story of a woman who decides to bake 100 apple cakes and sell them at $40 each in order to save her home – and how this idea completely changes her and her family.The Stalking of Laurie Show
IMDB 5.3 | Dec , 2000
A teenage girl becomes entangled in a volatile relationship with a pair of high-school lovers.Fear on Trial
IMDB 9 | Oct , 1975
The story of John Henry Faulk, a radio/TV personality of the 1950s, who was blacklisted during the McCarthy era. Faulk sued the organization that was behind the blacklisting, and the resultant trial, and Faulk's victory, helped to put an end to the blacklisting period.Irish Eyes
IMDB 3.7 | Jul , 2004
"Irish Eyes" explores the relationship between two Irish-American brothers in Boston born to immigrant parents and raised in a rough, working class Irish neighborhood. After watching their father being gunned down in front of their eyes as children, Thomas and Sean Phelan grow up building their lives on opposite ends of the law. Thomas, the studious and responsible brother, creates a better life for himself through education and hard, honest work. Eventually, he builds a successful career as a US Attorney. Sean, the more rebellious of the two, gets caught up in a life of crime and rises through the ranks to become the head of the Irish Mob.Dressed to Kill
IMDB 0 | Mar , 1928
A mob boss' gang gets suspicious about their boss' new girlfriend, a beautiful young girl who doesn't seem to be the type who'd hang out with gangsters. They're not quite certain if she's actually a police agent or just a "groupie".The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case
IMDB 6.4 | Feb , 1976
Fact-based story of the kidnapping of Charles Lindbergh Jr., son and namesake of the famed pilot, and ensuing trial of accused and convicted killer, Bruno Hauptmann.Cantinflas
IMDB 6.6 | Aug , 2014
Mike Todd is a Broadway producer struggling to produce the film. Around the World in 80 Days. In Mexico, Mario Moreno, a young entertainer is struggling to get some respect, and he manages to become a star. A twist of faith makes them partners. Together they won the Oscar for Best Picture.Cairn
IMDB 7.4 | Jun , 2008
Cairn is a dark film on adolescence in which the main character Johan (11) faces a moral dilemma after having started playing a seemingly innocent prank. The story unfolds on a l level in the turbulent transition between childhood and adulthood.Running on Empty
IMDB 5 | Apr , 1991
Based on a true story, and recreated from the personal account of one of the robbers, the film follows an immigrant from mainland China in 1975 as he works with a team to plan to rob an armored car carrying seven million dollars from the Hang Seng Bank in Hong Kong.Negresco
IMDB 4.6 | Aug , 1968
The wife of a international spy arrives in Berlin for a holiday. While her husband is away, she falls in love with a British photographer.Roe vs. Wade
IMDB 6.4 | May , 1989
Holly Hunter plays a lonely, single, poorly educated Texan who finds herself pregnant with no means to support a child. To avoid giving up the child, she seeks an abortion. Denied an abortion in Texas the young woman hires a novice lawyer to plead her case in the US supreme court. Eventually the law is changed, but for the character it takes longer than nine months.Drei Tage im April
IMDB 8 | Apr , 1995
Shortly before the end of the war in 1945, the Allies can already be heard in Nesselbühl in Swabia when three freight cars are uncoupled at the station. The screams of the starving concentration camp prisoners inside can be heard throughout the village, but nobody dares to help them. Only the innkeeper's daughter Anna takes heart...Spare Parts
IMDB 7.2 | Jan , 2015
With the help of their high school's newest teacher, four Hispanic students form a robotics club. Although they have no experience, the youths set their sights on a national robotics contest. With $800 and parts scavenged from old cars, they build a robot and compete against reigning champion MIT. Along the way, the students learn not only how to build a robot but something far more important: how to forge bonds that will last a lifetime.