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Two solid hours of characters staring intensely out of rain-slicked windows. Brilliant work, City of God.
“We laughed. Then we cried. Then we left.”
— THE DEVIL TOMATO
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2003 · Drama / Crime
City of God
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Masterfully crafted. Un-roastable.
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An absolute cinematic disaster.
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.
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2003
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PLOT SUMMARY
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.
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@REEL_DEAL2026-01-16 02:00 UTC
Counted four explosions before the studio logo finished. City of God knows its audience.
@ROW_F_REGRET2026-01-07 21:00 UTC
City of God: where physics filed for emotional distress and lost.
@ENDING_LEAKS2026-01-18 13:00 UTC
City of God should come with a complimentary pillow for when the third-act CGI soup inevitably kicks in.
— FROM THE WILD
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r/TrueFilm · u/PopcornPhilosopher🔥 2.6k points
Unpopular opinion: City of God is the most overrated film of the decade
Just got out of City of God and I'm convinced critics are being paid in residuals. Two genuinely good scenes do not make a film. Convince me otherwise.
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r/boxoffice · u/PopcornPhilosopher🔥 1.3k points
[Spoilers] Can we discuss that absolutely baffling ending in City of God?
Rewatched City of God last night and noticed even more plot holes than the first time. The motivations don't track at all once you stop and think about act two.
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r/boxoffice · u/JumpCutJunkie🔥 2.5k points
Hot Take: City of God's third act ruined what could have been a masterpiece
Everyone praising the City of God performances must have watched a different cut. The lead is sleepwalking through this and the supporting cast can't save it.
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r/movies · u/ContinuityKaren🔥 2.2k points
Why does no one talk about how mid the writing in City of God actually is?
Honestly, City of God would be a tight 95-minute movie. Instead we got a bloated runtime padded with B-roll and lingering shots that add nothing.
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