The Godfather Part II vs Trainspotting
The Godfather Part II has the higher audience score (8.6/10 against 8/10 for Trainspotting). Trainspotting is the shorter watch at 1h 34m compared with 3h 22m. The Godfather Part II is the older of the two (1974 against 1996). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The Godfather Part II
Trainspotting| The Godfather Part II | Trainspotting | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.6/10 | ★ 8.0/10 |
| Year | 1974 | 1996 |
| Length | 3h 22m | 1h 34m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama | Crime, Drama |
| Country | United States of America | United Kingdom |
| Director | Francis Ford Coppola | Danny Boyle |
| Main cast | Robert De Niro, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton, Talia Shire, Al Pacino | Peter Mullan, Kevin McKidd, Kelly Macdonald, Ewan McGregor, Robert Carlyle |
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.
Trainspotting
Heroin addict Mark Renton stumbles through bad ideas and sobriety attempts with his unreliable friends --Sick Boy, Begbie, Spud and Tommy. He also has an underage girlfriend, Diane, along for the ride. After cleaning up and moving from Edinburgh to London, Mark finds he can't escape the life he left behind as Begbie and Sick Boy come knocking.
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