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The Godfather
1972 · 2h 55m · Drama, Crime
IMDb
9.2
Metacritic
100
RT
97%
Stop whatever you're doing and watch The Godfather tonight—it's a masterpiece that demands to be seen on the big screen if possible, and these near-perfect scores across the board prove it's earned its place as one of cinema's greatest achievements. This is the kind of movie that rewires how you think about storytelling, character, and what crime dramas can be.
Plot
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.
