The Godfather vs Trainspotting
The Godfather has the higher audience score (8.7/10 against 8/10 for Trainspotting). Trainspotting is the shorter watch at 1h 34m compared with 2h 55m. The Godfather is the older of the two (1972 against 1996). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The Godfather
Trainspotting| The Godfather | Trainspotting | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.7/10 | ★ 8.0/10 |
| Year | 1972 | 1996 |
| Length | 2h 55m | 1h 34m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama | Crime, Drama |
| Country | United States of America | United Kingdom |
| Director | Francis Ford Coppola | Danny Boyle |
| Main cast | Robert Duvall, James Caan, Diane Keaton, Talia Shire, Al Pacino | Peter Mullan, Kevin McKidd, Kelly Macdonald, Ewan McGregor, Robert Carlyle |
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.
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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