City of God
Taste attributes: crimedramamafia/gangsterteenslowunsavouryheavyrealisticlineargrittyenclosedemotive & stirringall consuming questcoming of agecomplex relationshipdeep rivalryfighting evilinjustice/tragedy/vengeance
"If you run, you're dead... if you stay, you're dead again."
Boxlist takeExpect a serious, realistic crime drama, dark rather than wholesome. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
Pace: slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: gritty · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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What lines up
- Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it
- Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
- Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate
- Realism: True to life, where this profile leans balanced realism
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Synopsis
Buscapé was raised in a very violent environment. Despite the feeling that all odds were against him, he finds out that life can be seen with other eyes...
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Taste Attributes
Characteristics
Where this title sits on each taste spectrum
Cast
Details
- Genre
- Crime
- Year
- 2002
- Runtime
- 130 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Globo Filmes
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
