 City of God 2002  R, 135 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Fernando Meirelles
Cast: Alexandre Rodrigues, Matheus Nachtergaele, Leandro Firmino, Seu Jorge, Phellipe Haagensen, Johnathan Haagensen, Douglas Silva, Alice Braga, Roberta Rodrigues, Jefechander Suplino, Emerson Gomes, Edson Oliveira, Michel de Souza, Luis Otavio, Mauricio Marques
Spanning the period of 1960-1980, photographer Buscape-Rocket (Alexandre Rodrigues) and drug dealer Ze Pequeno(Leandro Firmino da Hora), childhood friends from the crime-ridden slums of Rio de Janeiro, provide the major focus of this story. The movie consists of many episodes involving violence and murder among gang members and has been tagged as possibly the best crime film of the 21st century, to date. Fernando Meirelles received a Best Director Oscar nomination.
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The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou 2004  R, 118 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Wes Anderson
Cast: Bill Murray, Owen Wilson, Cate Blanchett, Anjelica Huston, Willem Dafoe, Jeff Goldblum, Michael Gambon, Noah Taylor, Bud Cort, Seu Jorge, Robyn Cohen, Waris Ahluwalia
After a shark killed his best friend, ocean documentary-maker Steve Zissou (Bill Murray) gathers an oddball group–his long-lost son Ned (Owen Wilson), his estranged wife Eleanor (Anjelica Huston), and journalist Jane Winslett-Richardson (Cate Blanchett)–to crew his ship, the Belafonte. The group sets off on a mission to avenge Steve's friend's death and, in the process, become involved in a kidnapping, bankruptcy, and a band of pirates.
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2. The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)
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