The Godfather vs The Place Beyond the Pines

The Godfather has the higher audience score (8.7/10 against 7/10 for The Place Beyond the Pines). The Place Beyond the Pines is the shorter watch at 2h 20m compared with 2h 55m. The Godfather is the older of the two (1972 against 2013). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.

The Godfather posterThe Godfather1972 VS The Place Beyond the Pines posterThe Place Beyond the Pines2013
The GodfatherThe Place Beyond the Pines
Audience score★ 8.7/10★ 7.0/10
Year19722013
Length2h 55m2h 20m
GenresCrime, DramaCrime, Drama
CountryUnited States of America–
DirectorFrancis Ford CoppolaDerek Cianfrance
Main castRobert Duvall, James Caan, Diane Keaton, Talia Shire, Al PacinoBradley Cooper, Ben Mendelsohn, Bruce Greenwood, Ray Liotta, Dane DeHaan

Synopsis

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.

The Place Beyond the Pines

A motorcycle stunt rider considers committing a crime in order to provide for his wife and child, an act that puts him on a collision course with a cop-turned-politician.

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