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.
The Godfather has generally received very positive reviews.
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Review of The Godfather (1972)
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The Godfather was released in 1972 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 948 reviews, giving The Godfather (1972) an average rating of 93%.
Overall, film critics marginally prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 97%, compared to cinema-goers, who gave it a slightly lower average score of 92%.
With a score of 93%, The Godfather is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1972, which stands at 58%.
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