Crossing Over vs The Godfather
The Godfather has the higher audience score (8.7/10 against 6.1/10 for Crossing Over). Crossing Over is the shorter watch at 1h 53m compared with 2h 55m. The Godfather is the older of the two (1972 against 2009). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| Crossing Over | The Godfather | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.1/10 | ★ 8.7/10 |
| Year | 2009 | 1972 |
| Length | 1h 53m | 2h 55m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama | Crime, Drama |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Wayne Kramer | Francis Ford Coppola |
| Main cast | Sarah Shahi, Alice Braga, Summer Bishil, Harrison Ford, Ray Liotta | Robert Duvall, James Caan, Diane Keaton, Talia Shire, Al Pacino |
Synopsis
Crossing Over
Immigrants from around the world enter Los Angeles every day, with hopeful visions of a better life, but little notion of what that life may cost. Their desperate scenarios test the humanity of immigration enforcement officers. In Crossing Over, writer-director Wayne Kramer explores the allure of the American dream, and the reality that immigrants find – and create -- in 21st century L.A.
The Godfather
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.
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