Hoodlum vs The Godfather
The Godfather has the higher audience score (8.7/10 against 6.4/10 for Hoodlum). Hoodlum is the shorter watch at 2h 10m compared with 2h 55m. The Godfather is the older of the two (1972 against 1997). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Hoodlum
The Godfather| Hoodlum | The Godfather | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.4/10 | ★ 8.7/10 |
| Year | 1997 | 1972 |
| Length | 2h 10m | 2h 55m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama | Crime, Drama |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Bill Duke | Francis Ford Coppola |
| Main cast | Chi McBride, Laurence Fishburne, Queen Latifah, Loretta Devine, Vanessa Williams | Robert Duvall, James Caan, Diane Keaton, Talia Shire, Al Pacino |
Synopsis
Hoodlum
In 1934, the second most lucrative business in New York City was running 'the numbers'. When Madam Queen—the powerful woman who runs the scam in Harlem—is arrested, Ellsworth 'Bumpy' Johnson takes over the business and must resist an invasion from a merciless mobster.
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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