The Godfather vs The Woodsman

The Godfather has the higher audience score (8.7/10 against 6.9/10 for The Woodsman). The Woodsman is the shorter watch at 1h 27m compared with 2h 55m. The Godfather is the older of the two (1972 against 2004). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.

The Godfather posterThe Godfather1972 VS The Woodsman posterThe Woodsman2004
The GodfatherThe Woodsman
Audience score★ 8.7/10★ 6.9/10
Year19722004
Length2h 55m1h 27m
GenresCrime, DramaCrime, Drama
CountryUnited States of America–
DirectorFrancis Ford CoppolaNicole Kassell
Main castRobert Duvall, James Caan, Diane Keaton, Talia Shire, Al PacinoMichael Shannon, Kevin Bacon, David Alan Grier, Benjamin Bratt, Kyra Sedgwick

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 Woodsman

After twelve years in prison, Walter returns home. His family has abandoned him, save for his brother-in-law. Few know he's a sex offender and pedophile. Walter finds an apartment and is regularly visited by his parole officer. He gets a job at a lumber mill and starts seeing a coworker. Then his new world begins to unravel; as his past becomes known, he strikes up a high-risk friendship with a young girl and realizes that a man loitering near…

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