The Godfather: Part II

Oscar™ Best Picture - Winning Movies

The Godfather Part II

1974

Francis Ford Coppola

Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Diane Keaton, Robert Duvall ...

8.9

142,656

Drama

Drama

Continuing saga of the Corleone family as they move to Nevada and make the casino business their major income source under the leadership of the increasingly paranoid and malevolent Michael, whose reign as the "Don" is juxtaposed against the parallel tale of his father's escape from Sicily as a young boy and his subsequent rise to power in New York's Lower East Side during the turn-of-the-century.

	Media	Author	Review
		A.D. Murphy Variety	"An excellent epochal drama in its own right (...) Al Pacino again is outstanding as Michael Corleone, successor to crime family leadership"
		Michael Wilmington Chicago Tribune	"One of the most ambitious and brilliantly executed American films"
		John H. Dorr The Hollywood Reporter	"An admirable, responsible production, less emotionally disturbing than its predecessor, but a grand historical epic studying the nature of power in the United States' heritage"
		Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"A lot of good scenes and good performances set in the midst of a mass of undisciplined material and handicapped by plot construction that prevents the story from ever really building (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"
		Vincent Canby The New York Times	"The only remarkable thing about Francis Ford Coppola's "The Godfather, Part II" is the insistent manner in which it recalls how much better his original film was"
		Kathleen Carroll New York Daily News	"It goes much deeper than 'The Godfather' in analyzing the twisted mentalities of these men who pervert the capitalist system for their own gain. The film is richer in texture and gives more evidence of social awareness."
		Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"Francis Coppola's breathtakingly ambitious prequel-sequel to his first Godfather movie is as gripping as ever (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Joshua Rothkopf Time Out	"Coppola took Mario Puzo’s pulp and darkened it with Nixonian paranoia and the power of political back rooms (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Kate Muir The Times	"One of the greatest sequels ever."
		Donald Clarke Irish Times	"The film still looks like an absolute marvel (...) The result is among the very greatest American films (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"

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