🎬 Movies Like The Godfather

Loved The Godfather (1972)? Spanning the years 1945 to 1955, a chronicle of the fictional Italian-American Corleone crime family. Here are 24 films with the same DNA — matched on shared themes, tone, people and story elements by CinePick's similarity engine, with the reasons each one made the list. Or explore The Godfather itself.

1. 1
   The Godfather Part II1974

   9.0 IMDb96% RT critics90% Metacritic97% RT audience86% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim96·97

   Often recommended together; Shared talent: director Francis Ford Coppola, writer Mario Puzo

2. 2
   The Godfather Part III1990

   7.5 IMDb66% RT critics68% RT audience74% TMDB

   Often recommended together; Shared talent: director Francis Ford Coppola, writer Mario Puzo

3. 3
   Apocalypse Now1979

   8.4 IMDb93% RT critics91% RT audience83% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim93·91

   Shared talent: director Francis Ford Coppola, Marlon Brando; Matching cerebral, emotional tone

4. 4
   The Irishman2019

   7.8 IMDb95% RT critics86% RT audience76% TMDB

   Often recommended together; Shared themes: sicilian mafia, organized crime, mafia

5. 5
   One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest1975

   8.6 IMDb92% RT critics96% RT audience84% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim92·96

   Both are drama films; Matching emotional, light tone

6. 6
   Casino1995

   8.2 IMDb79% RT critics93% RT audience80% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim79·93

   Often recommended together; Both are crime/drama films

7. 7
   A Clockwork Orange1971

   8.2 IMDb86% RT critics93% RT audience82% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim86·93

   Both are crime films; Matching dark, cerebral tone

8. 8
   The Shining1980

   8.4 IMDb84% RT critics93% RT audience82% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim84·93

   Matching dark, tense tone; Same era (1980s)

9. 9
   West Side Story1961

   7.6 IMDb92% RT critics84% RT audience72% TMDB

   Both are crime/drama films; Matching dark, emotional tone

10. 10
    Scarface1983

    8.3 IMDb77% RT critics93% RT audience82% TMDB🍿 Crowd-pleaser77·93

    Shared themes: rise to power, mafia, loss of loved one; Both are crime/drama films

11. 11
    The Getaway1972

    7.3 IMDb84% RT critics81% RT audience71% TMDB

    Both are crime films; Matching tense, intense tone

12. 12
    The Sting1973

    8.2 IMDb93% RT critics95% RT audience80% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim93·95

    Both are crime/drama films; Matching funny, emotional tone

13. 13
    The Way We Were1973

    7.0 IMDb65% RT critics81% RT audience70% TMDB🍿 Crowd-pleaser65·81

    Shared talent: writer Francis Ford Coppola; Shared themes: 1950s, 1940s, set in united states

14. 14
    A Bronx Tale1993

    7.8 IMDb97% RT critics92% RT audience79% TMDB

    Often recommended together; Shared themes: mafia, gangster, set in new york city

15. 15
    The Day of the Jackal1973

    7.8 IMDb91% RT critics88% RT audience75% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim91·88

    Both are crime/drama films; Matching tense, dark tone

16. 16
    Lolita1962

    7.5 IMDb89% RT critics84% RT audience73% TMDB

    Both are crime/drama films; Matching dark, emotional tone

17. 17
    Live by Night2016

    6.4 IMDb34% RT critics42% RT audience63% TMDB

    Often recommended together; Shared themes: organized crime, set in united states

18. 18
    Death on the Nile1978

    7.3 IMDb80% RT critics79% RT audience71% TMDB

    Both are crime/drama films; Matching cerebral, dark tone

19. 19
    The Green Mile1999

    8.6 IMDb78% RT critics61% Metacritic94% RT audience85% TMDB🍿 Crowd-pleaser78·94

    Both are crime/drama films; Matching dark, emotional tone

20. 20
    Cool Hand Luke1967

    8.0 IMDb100% RT critics95% RT audience78% TMDB

    Both are crime/drama films; Matching dark, emotional tone

21. 21
    House of Gucci2021

    6.6 IMDb62% RT critics83% RT audience66% TMDB🍿 Crowd-pleaser62·83

    Often recommended together; Both are crime/drama films

22. 22
    A Walk Among the Tombstones2014

    6.5 IMDb68% RT critics53% RT audience63% TMDB

    Often recommended together; Shared themes: mafia, set in new york city, set in united states

23. 23
    The Alto Knights2025

    5.9 IMDb39% RT critics71% RT audience62% TMDB🍿 Crowd-pleaser39·71

    Often recommended together; Shared themes: mafia, 1950s

24. 24
    All the Money in the World2017

    6.8 IMDb79% RT critics66% RT audience65% TMDB

    Often recommended together; Both are crime/drama films