City of God (2002) runs 130 minutes, or 2 hours 10 minutes. Its closing credits pair actors with photographs and real audio and video of the real people behind the characters, and the normal U.S. version is Brazilian Portuguese with English subtitles.
City of God, or Cidade de Deus, is a Brazilian crime drama directed by Fernando Meirelles. The British Film Institute lists it as a Brazil-France-Germany-U.S. production co-directed by Meirelles and Kátia Lund.
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- How long is the movie?
- What happens during the end credits?
- Subtitled or dubbed?
- Which disc and streaming versions exist?
How long is the movie?
Miramax, the film's U.S. rights holder, lists City of God as 130 minutes on its official Miramax film page. The BFI repertory listing gives the same 130-minute runtime.
Some catalogues list 135 minutes instead. Those entries include a Toronto-festival cut and certain DVD and streaming listings. Allow up to about 2 hours 15 minutes including credits.
What happens during the end credits?
The closing credits connect the fictionalized story to real life. They show each actor's name and character name beside photographs of the real-life person behind that character.
The sequence also uses real audio and video of those figures, according to the IMDb Crazy Credits listing. Stay through the credits if you want that documentary payoff.
Subtitled or dubbed?
Expect Portuguese audio with subtitles. The original dialogue is Brazilian Portuguese. Home-video and streaming releases commonly offer English subtitles, plus French, Spanish, and English SDH options.
Retail streaming listings sell an English-subtitled edition and note Portuguese audio. That confirms subtitled, rather than English-dubbed, as the standard U.S. presentation.
Which disc and streaming versions exist?
The standard U.S. high-definition disc is Lionsgate's R-rated Blu-ray, catalogued at 130 minutes and released February 11, 2014, as documented in the Blu-ray.com listing. It preserves the Portuguese soundtrack with subtitle options.
For digital viewing, Miramax points buyers to Apple and Amazon copies. Availability on subscription services rotates: reporting in July 2025 said Paramount+ had added City of God alongside City of Men, according to the July 2025 MovieWeb report. Check your current service before planning a watch.