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The Godfather vs Goodfellas: The Greatest Mob Movie Debate

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The Godfather

1972

Movie · Drama / Crime

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.

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GoodFellas

1990

Movie · Drama / Crime

The true story of Henry Hill, a half-Irish, half-Sicilian Brooklyn kid who is adopted by neighbourhood gangsters at an early age and climbs the ranks of a Mafia family under the guidance of Jimmy Conway.

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The Godfather Part II

1974

Movie · Drama / Crime

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.

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The Godfather Part III

1990

Movie · Crime / Drama

In the midst of trying to legitimize his business dealings in 1979 New York and Italy, aging mafia don, Michael Corleone seeks forgiveness for his sins while taking a young protege under his wing.

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A Bronx Tale

1993

Movie · Drama / Crime

Set in the Bronx during the tumultuous 1960s, an adolescent boy is torn between his honest, working-class father and a violent yet charismatic crime boss. Complicating matters is the youngster's growing attraction - forbidden in his neighborhood - for a beautiful black girl.

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Casino

1995

Movie · Crime / Drama

In Las Vegas, two best friends--a casino executive and a Mafia enforcer--compete for a gambling empire and a fast-living, fast-loving socialite.

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All the Money in the World

2017

Movie · Crime / History

The story of the kidnapping of 16-year-old John Paul Getty III and the desperate attempt by his devoted mother to convince his billionaire grandfather Jean Paul Getty to pay the ransom.

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The Alto Knights

2025

Movie · Crime / Drama

Two of New York's most notorious organized crime bosses, Frank Costello and Vito Genovese, vie for control of the city's streets. Once the best of friends, petty jealousies and a series of betrayals place them on a deadly collision course that will reshape the Mafia (and America) forever.

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The Irishman

2019

Movie · Crime / Drama

Pennsylvania, 1956. Frank Sheeran, a war veteran of Irish origin who works as a truck driver, accidentally meets mobster Russell Bufalino. Once Frank becomes his trusted man, Bufalino sends him to Chicago with the task of helping Jimmy Hoffa, a powerful union leader related to organized crime, with whom Frank will maintain a close friendship for nearly twenty years.

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The Outfit

1973

Movie · Crime / Drama

A two-bit criminal takes on the Mafia to avenge his brother's death. Earl Macklin is a small time criminal who is released from prison after an unsuccessful bank robbery only to discover that a pair of gunmen killed his brother.

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The Informer

2019

Movie · Drama / Crime

In New York, former convict Pete Koslow, related to the Polish mafia, must deal with both Klimek the General, his ruthless boss, and the twisted ambitions of two federal agents, as he tries to survive and protect the lives of his loved ones.

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Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile

2019

Movie · Drama / Crime

A chronicle of the crimes of Ted Bundy, from the perspective of his longtime girlfriend, Elizabeth Kloepfer, who refused to believe the truth about him for years.

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A Walk Among the Tombstones

2014

Movie · Crime / Drama

Private investigator Matthew Scudder is hired by a drug kingpin to find out who kidnapped and murdered his wife.

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Once Upon a Time in America

1984

Movie · Drama / Crime

A former Prohibition-era Jewish gangster returns to the Lower East Side of Manhattan over thirty years later, where he once again must confront the ghosts and regrets of his old life.

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Donnie Brasco

1997

Movie · Crime / Drama

An FBI undercover agent infiltrates the mob and identifies more with the mafia life at the expense of his regular one.

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Carlito's Way

1993

Movie · Crime / Drama

Free after years in prison, Carlito Brigante intends to give up his criminal ways, but it's not long before the ex-con is sucked back into the New York City underworld.

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Gotti

1996

Movie · Crime / Drama

John Gotti, the head of a small New York mafia crew breaks a few of the old family rules. He rises to become the head of the Gambino family and the most well-known mafia boss in America. Life is good, but suspicion creeps in, and greed, rule-breaking and his high public profile all threaten to topple him.

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Crime/Drama

The Godfather

1972Dir. Francis Ford Coppola

The aging patriarch of an organized crime dynasty transfers control of his clandestine empire to his reluctant son.

Crime/Drama

Goodfellas

1990Dir. Martin Scorsese

The story of Henry Hill and his life in the mob, covering his rise through the ranks of organized crime and his eventual fall.

Our Verdict

This is cinema's greatest debate without a clear answer. The Godfather is the more formally perfect film — a cathedral of American cinema. Goodfellas is the more exciting, viscerally alive film. If you're watching one, watch both: they represent the full spectrum of what the crime genre can achieve.

The Godfather vs Goodfellas — Head to Head

Category
The Godfather
Goodfellas
Tone
Operatic, classical, deliberate
Kinetic, electric, darkly funny
Pacing
Slow and majestic — 3 hours
Propulsive — barely stops for breath
Style
Formal, theatrical, Shakespearean
Visceral, documentary-esque, voiceover-driven
Violence Level
Present but restrained
Graphic and sudden — always shocking
Best For
Fans of classic Hollywood, family drama
Fans of kinetic storytelling, crime thrillers
Legacy
#2 on AFI's 100 greatest films
Scorsese's masterpiece — constantly in top 10 lists

Watch The Godfather if…

Watch The Godfather if you want the most perfectly crafted American film — operatic, majestic, and unforgettable.

Watch Goodfellas if…

Watch Goodfellas if you want the most thrilling, kinetic, and darkly funny crime film ever made.

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