City of God

City of God(2002)

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

8.4/10
7,886 votes
129 minAugust 30, 2002

Overview

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.

AI Insights

Powered by GPT-5.1

AI Generated

AI summary is being generated.

Top Cast

Swipe or use arrows

Alexandre Rodrigues

Alexandre Rodrigues

Buscapé - Rocket

Leandro Firmino

Leandro Firmino

Zé Pequeno - Li'l Zé

Phellipe Haagensen

Phellipe Haagensen

Bené - Benny

Douglas Silva

Douglas Silva

Dadinho - Li'l Dice

Jonathan Haagensen

Jonathan Haagensen

Cabeleira - Shaggy

Matheus Nachtergaele

Matheus Nachtergaele

Sandro Cenoura - Carrot

Seu Jorge

Seu Jorge

Mané Galinha - Knockout Ned

Jefechander Suplino

Jefechander Suplino

Alicate - Clipper

Alice Braga

Alice Braga

Angélica

No Image

Emerson Gomes

Barbantinho - Stringy

Edson Oliveira

Edson Oliveira

Barbantinho Adulto - Older Stringy

Michel Gomes

Michel Gomes

Bené Criança - Young Benny

Roberta Rodrigues

Roberta Rodrigues

Berenice - Bernice

Luis Otávio

Luis Otávio

Buscapé Criança - Young Rocket

Kiko Marques

Kiko Marques

Cabeção - Melonhead

Gustavo Engracia

Gustavo Engracia

Editor do Jornal - Rogerio Reis

Darlan Cunha

Darlan Cunha

Filé-com-Fritas - Steak and Fries

No Image

Robson Rocha

Gelson - Gerson

Thiago Martins

Thiago Martins

Lampião

No Image

Leandra Miranda

Lúcia Maracanã

Graziella Moretto

Graziella Moretto

Marina Cintra

Renato de Souza

Renato de Souza

Marreco - Goose

No Image

Karina Falcão

Mulher do Paraíba - Shorty's Wife

Sabrina Rosa

Sabrina Rosa

Namorada do Galinha - Knockout's Girlfriend

No Image

Rubens Sabino

Neguinho - Blacky

Kikito Junqueira

Kikito Junqueira

Otávio

No Image

Edson Montenegro

Pai Buscapé - Rocket's Father

Gero Camilo

Gero Camilo

Paraíba - Shorty

Felipe Paulino

Felipe Paulino

Rafael

No Image

Daniel Zettel

Thiago - Tiago

Charles Paraventi

Charles Paraventi

Tio Sam - Uncle Sam

No Image

Luiz Carlos Ribeiro Seixas

Touro

No Image

Paulo 'Jacaré' César

Tuba

Dani Ornellas

Dani Ornellas

Vizinha do Paraíba - Shorty's Neighbor

No Image

Bernardo Santos

Caixa Baixa - Runts

No Image

Diego Batista

Caixa Baixa - Runts

No Image

Diego Ferreira

Caixa Baixa - Runts

No Image

Marcio Vinicios

Caixa Baixa - Runts

Micael Borges

Micael Borges

Caixa Baixa - Runts

No Image

Rafael de Castro

Caixa Baixa - Runts

Ramon Francisco

Ramon Francisco

Caixa Baixa - Runts

No Image

Thiago Wallace

Caixa Baixa - Runts

No Image

Alexander Cerqueira

Bando Zé Pequeno - Li'l Zé's Gang

No Image

Alexandre 'China' Tavares

Bando Zé Pequeno - Li'l Zé's Gang

No Image

André Pires Martins

Bando Zé Pequeno - Li'l Zé's Gang

No Image

António Rodrigues

Bando Zé Pequeno - Li'l Zé's Gang

No Image

Bartolomeu Braga

Bando Zé Pequeno - Li'l Zé's Gang

No Image

Carlos Henrique Avernas

Bando Zé Pequeno - Li'l Zé's Gang

No Image

Cláudio César

Bando Zé Pequeno - Li'l Zé's Gang

No Image

Cleiton Ventura

Bando Zé Pequeno - Li'l Zé's Gang

No Image

Damião Firmino

Bando Zé Pequeno - Li'l Zé's Gang

No Image

Euclides Garcia

Bando Zé Pequeno - Li'l Zé's Gang

No Image

Fábio Castor Conceição

Bando Zé Pequeno - Li'l Zé's Gang

No Image

Felipe Nogueira

Bando Zé Pequeno - Li'l Zé's Gang

No Image

Ivan Martins

Bando Zé Pequeno - Li'l Zé's Gang

No Image

John Lima

Bando Zé Pequeno - Li'l Zé's Gang

No Image

Jonas Michel

Bando Zé Pequeno - Li'l Zé's Gang

No Image

Leandro Lucas

Bando Zé Pequeno - Li'l Zé's Gang

No Image

Leandro Dias Batista

Bando Zé Pequeno - Li'l Zé's Gang

Lúcio Andrey

Lúcio Andrey

Bando Zé Pequeno - Li'l Zé's Gang

No Image

Luis Carlos Rodrigues Oliveira

Bando Zé Pequeno - Li'l Zé's Gang

No Image

Luís Nascimento

Bando Zé Pequeno - Li'l Zé's Gang

Marcelo Mello Jr.

Marcelo Mello Jr.

Bando Zé Pequeno - Li'l Zé's Gang

No Image

Márcio Costa

Bando Zé Pequeno - Li'l Zé's Gang / Bando Cenoura

No Image

Mário Luiz Costa Oliveira

Bando Zé Pequeno - Li'l Zé's Gang

No Image

Nelson Amaral

Bando Zé Pequeno - Li'l Zé's Gang

No Image

Omar 'Mazinho' Barcelos

Bando Zé Pequeno - Li'l Zé's Gang

No Image

Otto Amorim

Bando Zé Pequeno - Li'l Zé's Gang

No Image

Peter Soares

Bando Zé Pequeno - Li'l Zé's Gang

No Image

Rafael de Souza

Bando Zé Pequeno - Li'l Zé's Gang

No Image

Roberto Miguez

Bando Zé Pequeno - Li'l Zé's Gang

No Image

Rómulo 'Guinomo' Sech

Bando Zé Pequeno - Li'l Zé's Gang

No Image

Ruy Vitório

Bando Zé Pequeno - Li'l Zé's Gang

No Image

Sérgio Bispo

Bando Zé Pequeno - Li'l Zé's Gang

No Image

Alex dos Santos

Bando Cenoura - Carrot's Gang

No Image

Anderson Bruno Marques

Bando Cenoura - Carrot's Gang

No Image

Anderson Lugão

Bando Cenoura - Carrot's Gang

No Image

André Luiz Mendes

Bando Cenoura - Carrot's Gang

No Image

Antoni Guedes

Bando Cenoura - Carrot's Gang

No Image

Bruno Ricardo

Bando Cenoura - Carrot's Gang

No Image

Charles Samuel

Bando Cenoura - Carrot's Gang

No Image

Éder Júlio Martins

Bando Cenoura - Carrot's Gang

No Image

Eduardo 'BR' Piranha

Bando Cenoura - Carrot's Gang

No Image

Erick Maximiano Oliveira

Bando Cenoura - Carrot's Gang

No Image

Fábio 'Dog' da Cunha

Bando Cenoura - Carrot's Gang

No Image

Felipe Villela Mendonça

Bando Cenoura - Carrot's Gang

No Image

Frederico Lins

Bando Cenoura - Carrot's Gang

No Image

Guilherme Estevam

Bando Cenoura - Carrot's Gang

No Image

Guilherme William

Bando Cenoura - Carrot's Gang

No Image

Harlem Teixeira

Bando Cenoura - Carrot's Gang

No Image

Leandro Gonçalves

Bando Cenoura - Carrot's Gang

No Image

Leandro Lima

Bando Cenoura - Carrot's Gang

No Image

Leiz Moreira

Bando Cenoura - Carrot's Gang

No Image

Leonardo Melo

Bando Cenoura - Carrot's Gang

No Image

Luis Carlos Oliveira

Bando Cenoura - Carrot's Gang

Marcello Melo

Marcello Melo

Bando Cenoura - Carrot's Gang

No Image

Marcello 'Máscara' Alves

Bando Cenoura - Carrot's Gang

No Image

Wallace Araújo

Bando Cenoura - Carrot's Gang

No Image

Wallace Nascimento

Bando Cenoura - Carrot's Gang

No Image

Wanderson 'Petão' Lopes

Bando Cenoura - Carrot's Gang

No Image

Wellington Costa Ricardo

Bando Cenoura - Carrot's Gang

No Image

Wemerson Gonçalves

Bando Cenoura - Carrot's Gang

No Image

Wendel Barros

Bando Cenoura - Carrot's Gang

No Image

Yuri Krushewsky

Bando Cenoura - Carrot's Gang

No Image

Anderson Faria

Cocotas - Groovies

Arlindo Lopes

Arlindo Lopes

Cocotas - Groovies

No Image

Carol Meirelles

Cocotas - Groovies

No Image

Carlos 'Lencinho' Smith

Cocotas - Groovies

No Image

Christiano

Cocotas - Groovies

No Image

Diego Mendes

Cocotas - Groovies

No Image

Jéssica Santos

Cocotas - Groovies

No Image

Lorena Da Silva

Cocotas - Groovies

No Image

Luciana Roque

Cocotas - Groovies

No Image

Marina Mandonça Pinheiro

Cocotas - Groovies

No Image

Michele Gonçalves

Cocotas - Groovies

No Image

Pierre dos Santos

Cocotas - Groovies

Renan Monteiro

Renan Monteiro

Cocotas - Groovies

No Image

Vinicius Faria

Cocotas - Groovies

No Image

Delano Valentim

Polícia - Police

No Image

Ed Money

Polícia - Police

No Image

Fabiano Gonçalves

Polícia - Police

No Image

Felipe Porto

Polícia - Police

No Image

Francisco Marcos

Polícia - Police

No Image

Leo Generoso

Polícia - Police

No Image

Marcelo António Santos

Polícia - Police

No Image

Marcelo Araújo

Polícia - Police

No Image

Marcos Viana

Polícia - Police

No Image

Maurício Figueiras

Polícia - Police

No Image

Ricardo Lira

Polícia - Police

No Image

Ricardo Rocha da Silva

Polícia - Police

No Image

Wagner Mello

Polícia - Police

No Image

Waldeck Roque

Polícia - Police

No Image

Júlio César Siqueira

Aristóteles

No Image

Denise Fonseca

Ba

No Image

Adão Xalebaradã

Exu

Edward Boggis

Edward Boggis

Garoto viciado - Addicted Kid

Guti Fraga

Guti Fraga

Gerente do supermercado - Supermarket Manager

Babu Santana

Babu Santana

Grande - Big Boy

No Image

Marcello Costa

Irmão Mané Galinha - Knockout Ned's Brother

No Image

Marcos Coutinho

Irmão Mané Galinha - Knockout Ned's Brother

No Image

João Soares

Jabá

No Image

Rafael Fontenele

Jovem Trabalhador - Young Worker

No Image

Rosangela Rodrigues

Mãe Buscapé - Rocket's Mother

No Image

Jota Farias

Motorista do DKW - Driver

Mary Sheila

Mary Sheila

Mulher do Neguinho - Blacky's Wife

No Image

Gil Torres

Mulher do Ônibus - Woman on Bus

No Image

Paulo Lins

Pastor da Igreja - Shepherd of the Church

No Image

Christian Duurvoort

Paulista - Man from São Paulo

Olivia Araújo

Olivia Araújo

Recepcionista do Motel

Tulé Peak

Tulé Peak

Newspaper Employee (uncredited)

Official Trailer

0.0/10

Click to rate

Optional0 chars

Featured Reviews

You Might Also Like

Elite Squad
8.1

In 1997, before the visit of the pope to Rio de Janeiro, Captain Nascimento from BOPE (Special Police Operations Battalion) is assigned to eliminate the risks of the drug dealers in a dangerous slum nearby where the pope intends to be lodged.

Elite Squad

20073k votes
City of Men
7.0

Best buddies Acerola and Laranjinha, about to turn 18, discover things about their missing fathers' pasts which will shatter their solid friendship, in the middle of a war between rival drug gangs from Rio's favelas.

City of Men

20070k votes
A Dog's Will
8.4

The lively João Grilo and the sly Chicó are poor guys living in the hinterland who cheat a bunch of people in a small town in Northeastern Brazil. When they die, they have to be judged by Christ, the Devil and the Virgin Mary before they are admitted to paradise.

A Dog's Will

20001k votes
GoodFellas
8.5

The true story of Henry Hill, a half-Irish, half-Sicilian Brooklyn kid who is adopted by neighbourhood gangsters at an early age and climbs the ranks of a Mafia family under the guidance of Jimmy Conway.

GoodFellas

199014k votes
Amélie
7.9

At a tiny Parisian café, the adorable yet painfully shy Amélie accidentally discovers a gift for helping others. Soon Amelie is spending her days as a matchmaker, guardian angel, and all-around do-gooder. But when she bumps into a handsome stranger, will she find the courage to become the star of her very own love story?

Amélie

200112k votes
Oldboy
8.2

With no clue how he came to be imprisoned, drugged and tortured for 15 years, a desperate man seeks revenge on his captors.

Oldboy

20039k votes
Se7en
8.4

Two homicide detectives are on a desperate hunt for a serial killer whose crimes are based on the "seven deadly sins" in this dark and haunting film that takes viewers from the tortured remains of one victim to the next. The seasoned Det. Somerset researches each sin in an effort to get inside the killer's mind, while his novice partner, Mills, scoffs at his efforts to unravel the case.

Se7en

199522k votes
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
8.4

A petty criminal fakes insanity to serve his sentence in a mental ward rather than prison. He soon finds himself as a leader to the other patients—and an enemy to the cruel, domineering nurse who runs the ward.

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

197511k votes
Central Station
8.1

An emotional journey of a former school teacher, who writes letters for illiterate people, and a young boy, whose mother has just died, as they search for the father he never knew.

Central Station

19981k votes
American History X
8.3

Derek Vineyard is paroled after serving 3 years in prison for killing two African-American men. Through his brother, Danny Vineyard's narration, we learn that before going to prison, Derek was a skinhead and the leader of a violent white supremacist gang that committed acts of racial crime throughout L.A. and his actions greatly influenced Danny. Reformed and fresh out of prison, Derek severs contact with the gang and becomes determined to keep Danny from going down the same violent path as he did.

American History X

199812k votes
The Lives of Others
8.0

In 1984 East Berlin, dedicated Stasi officer Gerd Wiesler begins spying on a famous playwright and his actress-lover Christa-Maria. Wiesler becomes unexpectedly sympathetic to the couple, and faces conflicting loyalties when his superior takes a liking to Christa-Maria.

The Lives of Others

20064k votes
The Second Mother
8.0

After leaving her daughter Jessica in a small town in Pernambuco to be raised by relatives, Val spends the next 13 years working as a nanny to Fabinho in São Paulo. She has financial stability but has to live with the guilt of having not raised Jessica herself. As Fabinho’s university entrance exams approach, Jessica reappears in her life and seems to want to give her mother a second chance. However, Jessica has not been raised to be a servant and her very existence will turn Val’s routine on its head. With precision and humour, the subtle and powerful forces that keep rigid class structures in place and how the youth may just be the ones to shake it all up.

The Second Mother

20151k votes
Carandiru
7.6

When a doctor decides to carry out an AIDS prevention program inside Latin America’s largest prison: the Casa de Detenção de São Paulo - Carandiru, he meets the future victims of one of the darkest days in Brazilian History when the State of São Paulo’s Military Police, with the excuse for law enforcement, shot to death 111 people. Based on real facts and on the book written by Dráuzio Varella.

Carandiru

20031k votes
City of God: 10 Years Later
6.8

City of God – 10 Years Later investigates what happened to the actors who took part in the award-winning film directed by Fernando Meirelles and Katia Lund. This documentary shows what City of God’s worldwide success meant to their lives. Were the actors prepared for the film’s success? Did the social background of some of them prove stronger than the opportunity that came their way?

City of God: 10 Years Later

20130k votes
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
8.4

Struggling to find his place in the world while juggling school and family, Brooklyn teenager Miles Morales is unexpectedly bitten by a radioactive spider and develops unfathomable powers just like the one and only Spider-Man. While wrestling with the implications of his new abilities, Miles discovers a super collider created by the madman Wilson "Kingpin" Fisk, causing others from across the Spider-Verse to be inadvertently transported to his dimension.

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

201817k votes
Bicycle Thieves
8.2

Unemployed Antonio is elated when he finally finds work hanging posters around war-torn Rome. However on his first day, his bicycle—essential to his work—gets stolen. His job is doomed unless he can find the thief. With the help of his son, Antonio combs the city, becoming desperate for justice.

Bicycle Thieves

19483k votes
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
8.4

Young hobbit Frodo Baggins, after inheriting a mysterious ring from his uncle Bilbo, must leave his home in order to keep it from falling into the hands of its evil creator. Along the way, a fellowship is formed to protect the ringbearer and make sure that the ring arrives at its final destination: Mt. Doom, the only place where it can be destroyed.

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

200127k votes
Come and See
8.2

The invasion of a village in Belarus by German forces sends young Florya into the forest to join the weary Resistance fighters, against his family's wishes. There he meets a girl, Glasha, who accompanies him back to his village. On returning home, Florya finds his family and fellow peasants massacred. His continued survival amidst the brutal debris of war becomes increasingly nightmarish, a battle between despair and hope.

Come and See

19852k votes
City Lights
8.3

A tramp falls in love with a beautiful blind flower girl. His on-and-off friendship with a wealthy man allows him to be the girl's benefactor and suitor.

City Lights

19312k votes
Howl's Moving Castle
8.4

Sophie, a young milliner, is turned into an elderly woman by a witch who enters her shop and curses her. She encounters a wizard named Howl and gets caught up in his resistance to fighting for the king.

Howl's Moving Castle

200411k votes