The Godfather Part II vs The Ruthless

The Godfather Part II has the higher audience score (8.6/10 against 6.3/10 for The Ruthless). The Ruthless is the shorter watch at 1h 51m compared with 3h 22m. The Godfather Part II is the older of the two (1974 against 2019). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.

The Godfather Part II posterThe Godfather Part II1974 VS The Ruthless posterThe Ruthless2019
The Godfather Part IIThe Ruthless
Audience score★ 8.6/10★ 6.3/10
Year19742019
Length3h 22m1h 51m
GenresCrime, DramaCrime, Drama
CountryUnited States of America–
DirectorFrancis Ford CoppolaRenato De Maria
Main castRobert De Niro, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton, Talia Shire, Al PacinoRiccardo Scamarcio, Alessio Praticò, Sara Serraiocco, Adele Tirante, Alessandro Tedeschi

Synopsis

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.

The Ruthless

Milan, Italy, 1967. Santo Russo, a boy of Calabrian origin, arrives north with his parents and younger brother to find better living conditions. Due to an absurd misunderstanding and his father's contempt, Santo ends up in prison, where he gets a “true education.” In 1978, he and his friends Slim and Mario embark on a 15-year criminal career, a successful and ruthless spiral of robberies, kidnappings, murders and heroin smuggling.

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