Movies like The Godfather Part II

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   The Godfather

   Same saga

   1972 · 175 min · Crime · Drama

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   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.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • the same saga or cinematic universe
   • the same director

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   The Godfather Part III

   Same saga

   1990 · 162 min · Crime · Drama · Thriller

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   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.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • the same saga or cinematic universe
   • the same director

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   Carlito's Way

   Similar atmosphere

   1993 · 144 min · Crime · Drama · Thriller

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   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.

   Why it connects

   • strong shared themes: gangster and lawyer
   • strong genre and movie-style overlap
   • similar audience response

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   Analyze This

   Shared cast

   1999 · 103 min · Comedy · Crime

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   Countless wiseguy films are spoofed in this film that centers on the neuroses and angst of a powerful Mafia racketeer who suffers from panic attacks. When Paul Vitti needs help dealing with his role in the "family," unlucky shrink Dr. Ben Sobel is given just days to resolve Vitti's emotional crisis and turn him into a happy, well-adjusted gangster.

   Why it connects

   • a principal cast member

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   The Conversation

   Same director

   1974 · 115 min · Crime · Drama · Mystery

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   A paranoid, secretive surveillance expert has a crisis of conscience when he suspects that the couple he is spying on will be murdered.

   Why it connects

   • the same director
   • strong genre and movie-style overlap
   • a closely matched era

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   The Outsiders

   Same director

   1983 · 91 min · Crime · Drama

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   In 1960s Tulsa, class divisions ignite a violent rivalry between the working-class Greasers and the privileged Socs. When a deadly encounter forces two Greasers, Ponyboy and Johnny, to flee, their struggle for survival and redemption exposes the fragile innocence and enduring bonds of youth on the wrong side of town.

   Why it connects

   • the same director
   • strong genre and movie-style overlap
   • shared production studio: American Zoetrope

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   Taxi Driver

   Similar atmosphere

   1976 · 114 min · Crime · Drama

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   Suffering from insomnia, disturbed loner Travis Bickle takes a job as a New York City cabbie, haunting the streets nightly, growing increasingly detached from reality as he dreams of cleaning up the filthy city.

   Why it connects

   • strong genre and movie-style overlap
   • shared revenge movie style
   • a closely matched era

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   The Cotton Club

   Same director

   1984 · 130 min · Crime · Drama

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   Harlem's legendary Cotton Club becomes a hotbed of passion and violence as the lives and loves of entertainers and gangsters collide.

   Why it connects

   • the same director
   • strong genre and movie-style overlap
   • shared production studio: American Zoetrope

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   Capone

   Strong story similarity

   1975 · 101 min · Crime · Drama

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   Young Al Capone catches the eye of Johnny Torrio, a criminal visiting New York from Chicago. Torrio invites Capone to move to Illinois to help run his Prohibition-era alcohol sales operation. Capone rises through the ranks of Torrio's gang and eventually takes over. On top, he works to consolidate his power by eliminating his enemies, fixing elections to his advantage and getting rich. In his spare time, Capone courts the principled Iris Crawford.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • strong shared themes: gangster and murder
   • strong genre and movie-style overlap

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    The Brotherhood

    Similar atmosphere

    1968 · 96 min · Crime · Drama

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    The son of a powerful Mafia don comes home from his army service in Vietnam and wants to lead his own life, but family tradition, intrigues and powerplays involving his older brother dictate otherwise, and he finds himself being slowly drawn back into that world.

    Why it connects

    • strong shared themes: italian american and mafia
    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
    • shared production studio: Paramount Pictures

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