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The Godfather

19722h 55mMovie

Original language: English

“An offer you can't refuse.”

The youngest son of a crime family comes home from the war determined to stay out of the business. An assassination attempt on his father pulls him in and he turns out to be better at it than anyone.

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  • Pacing & Editing avg 3.5

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  • IMDb

    9/10

  • Letterboxd

    4.5★

  • Rotten Tomatoes

    4.5★

    Fresh
  • TMDB

    9.5/10

  • Trakt

    9/10

  • Metacritic (user)

    9/10

  • Percent

    92.0%

Cast

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Writing
Mario Puzo
Cinematography
Gordon Willis

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