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The Godfather Part II (1974)

0.4712Canon Score · ranked #7 all time

Aggregated from 17 of 31 authoritative lists, weighted by authority and adjusted for each list's scope and age. How scoring works →

About the film

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.

Why it ranks #7

Every list on which The Godfather Part II appears, with its position as published.

ListAuthorityPosition
Total Film 100 Greatest (2005)Editorial list#5 / 100
Halliwell's Top 1000 (2005)Critics' canon#5 / 1041
DGA 80 Greatest Directorial (2016)Critics' canon#6 / 78
THR Hollywood's 100 Favorite (2014)Critics' canon#7 / 100
Letterboxd Top 500 (2026-07 snapshot)Editorial list#8 / 500
WGA 101 Greatest Screenplays (2006)Critics' canon#10 / 101
Empire 100 Best (2025)Editorial list#16 / 100
Variety 100 Greatest (2022)Critics' canon#19 / 100
Empire 500 Greatest (2008)Editorial list#19 / 500
Sight & Sound Directors' 100 (2022)Major international poll#27 / 104
Village Voice 100 Best of 20th C (2000)Critics' canon#31 / 100
Sight & Sound Critics' 250 (2022)Major international poll#105 / 264
Ebert Great Movies (I–IV)Critics' canonSelected
1001 Movies (2003-2024 union)Critics' canonSelected
NYT Best 1000 Movies (2004)Critics' canonSelected
TIME All-TIME 100 (2005)Editorial listSelected
Academy Award Best Picture winnersAwardWinner