City of God (2002)
0.1534Canon Score · ranked #166 all time
Aggregated from 8 of 31 authoritative lists, weighted by authority and adjusted for each list's scope and age. How scoring works →
About the film
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.
Why it ranks #166
Every list on which City of God appears, with its position as published.
| List | Authority | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Letterboxd Top 500 (2026-07 snapshot) | Editorial list | #10 / 500 |
| NYT 100 Best of 21st Century (2025) | Major international poll | #15 / 100 |
| BBC 100 Greatest of 21st Century (2016) | Major international poll | #38 / 102 |
| TIFF Essential 100 (2010) | Editorial list | #44 / 100 |
| Rolling Stone 21st Century 100 (2025) | Critics' canon | #98 / 102 |
| Empire 500 Greatest (2008) | Editorial list | #177 / 500 |
| 1001 Movies (2003-2024 union) | Critics' canon | Selected |
| TIME All-TIME 100 (2005) | Editorial list | Selected |