Movies like The Godfather (1972)

Name: The Godfather
Released: 1972

10 films to watch after The Godfather, ranked by how well they match its tone — not just its genre.

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)

Fit 74%

Shares Drama and Crime with The Godfather.

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 Irishman (2019)

Fit 73%

Shares Crime and Drama with The Godfather.

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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Casino (1995)

Fit 71%

Shares Crime and Drama with The Godfather.

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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The Valachi Papers (1972)

Fit 68%

Shares Crime and Drama with The Godfather.

When Joe Valachi has a price put on his head by Don Vito Genovese, he must take desperate steps to protect himself while in prison. An unsuccessful attempt to slit his throat puts him over the edge to break the sacred code of silence.
5

A Bronx Tale (1993)

Fit 67%

Shares Drama and Crime with The Godfather.

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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Live by Night (2016)

Fit 57%

Shares Crime and Drama with The Godfather.

A group of Boston-bred gangsters set up shop in balmy Florida during the Prohibition era, facing off against the competition and the Ku Klux Klan.
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The Alto Knights (2025)

Fit 50%

Shares Crime and Drama with The Godfather.

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 Outfit (1973)

Fit 44%

Shares Crime and Drama with The Godfather.

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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A Walk Among the Tombstones (2014)

Fit 43%

Shares Crime and Drama with The Godfather.

Private investigator Matthew Scudder is hired by a drug kingpin to find out who kidnapped and murdered his wife.
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Dogman (2018)

Fit 42%

Shares Crime and Drama with The Godfather.

Marcello, a small and gentle dog groomer, finds himself involved in a dangerous relationship of subjugation with Simone, a former violent boxer who terrorizes the entire neighborhood. In an effort to reaffirm his dignity, Marcello will submit to an unexpected act of vengeance.