Lawless vs The Godfather
The Godfather has the higher audience score (8.7/10 against 7.1/10 for Lawless). Lawless is the shorter watch at 1h 55m compared with 2h 55m. The Godfather is the older of the two (1972 against 2012). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Lawless
The Godfather| Lawless | The Godfather | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.1/10 | ★ 8.7/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 1972 |
| Length | 1h 55m | 2h 55m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Western | Crime, Drama |
| Country | United States of America | United States of America |
| Director | John Hillcoat | Francis Ford Coppola |
| Main cast | Tom Hardy, Bill Camp, Noah Taylor, Jessica Chastain, Dane DeHaan | Robert Duvall, James Caan, Diane Keaton, Talia Shire, Al Pacino |
Synopsis
Lawless
In 1931, the Bondurant brothers of Franklin County, Virginia, run a multipurpose backwoods establishment that hides their true business — bootlegging. Middle brother Forrest is the brain of the operation; older Howard is the brawn, and younger Jack, the lookout. Though the local police have taken bribes and left the brothers alone, a violent war erupts when a sadistic lawman from Chicago arrives and tries to shut down the Bondurants operation.
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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