The Godfather Part II

The Godfather Part II

The rise and fall of the Corleone empire.

Directed by Francis Ford Coppola

Produced by Paramount Pictures, The Coppola Company

1974202 min8.6 / 10

An epic, morally complex examination of power, family loyalty, and corruption across two generations of the Corleone dynasty, told with operatic grandeur and philosophical depth.

In the continuing saga of the Corleone crime family, a young Vito Corleone grows up in Sicily and in 1910s New York. In the 1950s, Michael Corleone attempts to expand the family business into Las Vegas, Hollywood and Cuba.

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  • Is The Godfather Part II scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.

  • Is The Godfather Part II sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.

  • Does The Godfather Part II end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

  • Is The Godfather Part II violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.

  • Is The Godfather Part II easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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Love98

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