Frozen River vs The Godfather

The Godfather has the higher audience score (8.7/10 against 6.6/10 for Frozen River). Frozen River is the shorter watch at 1h 37m compared with 2h 55m. The Godfather is the older of the two (1972 against 2008). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Frozen River posterFrozen River2008 VS The Godfather posterThe Godfather1972
Frozen RiverThe Godfather
Audience score★ 6.6/10★ 8.7/10
Year20081972
Length1h 37m2h 55m
GenresCrime, DramaCrime, Drama
Country–United States of America
DirectorCourtney HuntFrancis Ford Coppola
Main castMark Boone Junior, Melissa Leo, Michael O'Keefe, Charlie McDermott, Misty UphamRobert Duvall, James Caan, Diane Keaton, Talia Shire, Al Pacino

Synopsis

Frozen River

After her husband deserts her, working-class mother Ray Eddy is in great need of money to find a home. Lured by the possibility of easy cash, she joins Lila, a widowed Mohawk who earns a living by smuggling immigrants from Canada to the U.S. across the St. Lawrence.

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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