Dancer in the Dark vs The Godfather Part II

The Godfather Part II has the higher audience score (8.6/10 against 7.9/10 for Dancer in the Dark). Dancer in the Dark is the shorter watch at 2h 20m compared with 3h 22m. The Godfather Part II is the older of the two (1974 against 2000). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Dancer in the Dark posterDancer in the Dark2000 VS The Godfather Part II posterThe Godfather Part II1974
Dancer in the DarkThe Godfather Part II
Audience score★ 7.9/10★ 8.6/10
Year20001974
Length2h 20m3h 22m
GenresCrime, DramaCrime, Drama
CountryDenmarkUnited States of America
DirectorLars von TrierFrancis Ford Coppola
Main castPeter Stormare, Željko Ivanek, David Morse, Jean-Marc Barr, Cara SeymourRobert De Niro, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton, Talia Shire, Al Pacino

Synopsis

Dancer in the Dark

Selma, a Czech immigrant on the verge of blindness, struggles to make ends meet for herself and her son, who has inherited the same genetic disorder and will suffer the same fate without an expensive operation. When life gets too difficult, Selma learns to cope through her love of musicals, dreaming up little numbers to the rhythmic beats of her surroundings.

The Godfather Part II

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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