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The Godfather
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The Godfather

Francis Ford Coppola · 1972 · 175m · Drama, Crime

Spanning the years 1945 to 1955, a chronicle of the fictional Italian-American Corleone crime family. When organized crime family patriarch, Vito Corleone barely survives an attempt on his life, his youngest son, Michael steps in to take care of the would-be killers, launching a campaign of bloody revenge.

97%
Critics
98%
Audience
Watch If

you want the definitive American crime epic - three hours that feel like thirty minutes

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you need your gangsters to be cartoonish

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ScorecardThe Multi-Axis Verdict
Worth Your Time
10/10
Fun Factor
9/10
Originality
10/10
Visual Craft
10/10
Pretension Index
3/10
Rewatchability
9/10
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CastThe Players
Marlon Brando
as Don Vito Corleone
Marlon Brando

"I'm gonna make him an offer he can't refuse."

in character
Al Pacino
as Michael Corleone
Al Pacino

"Here's Johnny!"

in character
James Caan
as Sonny Corleone
James Caan
Robert Duvall
as Tom Hagen
Robert Duvall
Richard S. Castellano
as Clemenza
Richard S. Castellano
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