The Godfather

🎬 Movie

Screen catalogue →

1972 · 2h 55m · R · Drama · Crime

Rotten Tomatoes 97%Metacritic 100/100IMDb 9.2/10TMDB 8.7/10 (23,315 votes)

The Godfather is a 1972 American epic gangster film directed by Francis Ford Coppola, who co-wrote the screenplay with Mario Puzo based on Puzo's best-selling 1969 novel. The film features an ensemble cast that includes Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, Richard Castellano, Robert Duvall, Sterling Hayden, John Marley, Richard Conte and Diane Keaton. It is the first installment in The Godfather trilogy, which chronicles the Corleone family under patriarch Vito Corleone (Brando) and the transformation of his youngest son, Michael Corleone (Pacino), from reluctant family outsider to ruthless Mafia boss.

Directed by Francis Ford Coppola

Box office $245M worldwide

IMDb ↗Wikipedia ↗

Family guide

16+Common Sense Media calls it the classic tale of a Mafia family, violence and all; Christian Spotlight rates it Offensive for adults.[1][2]

Sex & nudity: Brief nudity (breasts), brief sex scene (fully clothed). At Connie's wedding, women wear low-cut dresses.[1]
Violence: Constant mob movie violence. Characters shot and killed, often at close range and graphic.[1]
Language: "Bastards," "goddamn," "son of a bitch," "ass," "hell," "bitch."[1]
Drugs & alcohol: Wine drinking. Cigarette smoking. Talk of marijuana and heroin, and of the Mafia getting into the drug trade.[1]
Other: Moral Rating: Offensive. Primary Audience: Adults.[1]

Family reviews:Plugged In ↗Common Sense Media ↗Dove ↗Movieguide ↗

Cast & crew

Francis Ford CoppolaDirector

Abe Vigodaas Salvatore Tessio

Al Lettierias Virgil Sollozzo

Al Martinoas Johnny Fontane