The Basketball Diaries vs The Godfather
The Godfather has the higher audience score (8.7/10 against 7.4/10 for The Basketball Diaries). The Basketball Diaries is the shorter watch at 1h 42m compared with 2h 55m. The Godfather is the older of the two (1972 against 1995). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The Basketball Diaries
The Godfather| The Basketball Diaries | The Godfather | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.4/10 | ★ 8.7/10 |
| Year | 1995 | 1972 |
| Length | 1h 42m | 2h 55m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama | Crime, Drama |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Scott Kalvert | Francis Ford Coppola |
| Main cast | Ernie Hudson, Michael Rapaport, Leonardo DiCaprio, Juliette Lewis, Michael Imperioli | Robert Duvall, James Caan, Diane Keaton, Talia Shire, Al Pacino |
Synopsis
The Basketball Diaries
A high school basketball player’s life turns upside down after free-falling into the harrowing world of drug addiction.
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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