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Name: The Godfather Part III
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Genre: crime, drama, thriller
Released: 1990
Duration: 2 h 42 min
Rating: 7.5

The Godfather Part III has an iRankMovies score of 69.5/100, based on a weighted combination of IMDb (×3.0), Rotten Tomatoes (×2.0), Metacritic (×1.5), and TMDb (×1.0).

The Godfather Part III (1990)

All the power on earth can't change destiny.

Release:1990

Runtime:2h 42m

Country:United States

Director:Francis Ford Coppola

Language:English

Genre

CrimeDramaThriller

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Keywords

DaughterNew York CityHelicopterAssassinationItalian AmericanItalyGangsterConfession

iRank70

The Godfather Part III rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb7.5/10· 455K votes

Rotten Tomatoes66%

Metacritic60%

TMDb7.419/10· 7K votes

With 66% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7.5/10 on IMDb and 60/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been mixed.

About The Godfather Part III

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.

Cast of The Godfather Part III

Al Pacino
as Michael Corleone
Diane Keaton
as Kay Adams
Talia Shire
as Connie Corleone Rizzi
Andy Garcia
as Vincent Mancini
Eli Wallach
as Don Altobello
Joe Mantegna
as Joey Zasa
George Hamilton
as B.J. Harrison
Bridget Fonda
as Grace Hamilton
Sofia Coppola
as Mary Corleone
Raf Vallone
as Cardinal Lamberto
Franc D'Ambrosio
as Anthony Corleone
Donal Donnelly
as Archbishop Gilday

The Godfather Part III facts

Budget: $54M
Box office: $136.8M
Collection: The Godfather Collection

Our take on The Godfather Part III

Francis Ford Coppola closes his crime saga with this 1990 drama set in 1979 New York and Italy, following an aging Michael Corleone as he tries to legitimize his business dealings while seeking forgiveness for a lifetime of sins. Taking a young protégé under his wing, Michael confronts the cost of power and the pull of family legacy in a story steeped in guilt and reckoning. Slower and more elegiac than its predecessors, it trades kinetic gangland tension for operatic regret. It suits viewers already invested in the Corleones who want a mournful coda about conscience and mortality; newcomers or those craving the earlier films' propulsion may feel its stately pace.

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Audience opinions

What the audience liked

•Francis Ford Coppola examines family legacy and redemption themes deeply
•Assassination and gangster elements maintain crime drama intensity effectively
•Helicopter sequence demonstrates masterful technical filmmaking and tension building