Overview
A powerful crime family struggles to escape its violent past while navigating the treacherous waters of ambition and betrayal.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Brutal
- brooding
- operatic
- remorseful
- crime movie night
- classic cinema marathon
What critics said
Critics generally found the film intermittently powerful in its criminal and family drama but weakened by convoluted plotting, uneven performances, and limited standalone closure.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Michael pursues Vatican-linked financial respectability while seeking release from his Mafia past.
Michael mentors Vincent while the younger gangster's ambitions threaten the existing Corleone order.
The plot links Corleone finances with the Vatican and repeatedly connects confession, ritual, and criminal power.
The Corleone family's private relationships unfold alongside international finance, Mafia politics, and public succession rituals.
Films like The Godfather Part III, and why
The Godfather
shared organized crime drama, family power struggles, moral decline, and operatic scale
The Godfather Part II
shared mafia politics, generational succession, criminal loyalty, and tragic family consequences
Goodfellas
shared Italian American organized crime, aging gangsters, betrayal, and violent power transitions
Once Upon a Time in America
shared crime epic structure, conflicted underworld leadership, and attempts to escape criminal identity
Movie Details
- Director
- Francis Ford Coppola
- Release Date
- 1990-12-25
- Runtime
- 162 min
- Rating
- 7.4 / 10 (7084)
Cast
- Al Pacino
- Diane Keaton
- Talia Shire
- Andy Garcia
- Eli Wallach
- Joe Mantegna
- George Hamilton
- Bridget Fonda
- Sofia Coppola
- Raf Vallone
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus
- Rent
- JustWatch TV, Apple TV Store, Plex
- Buy
- Apple TV Store
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Godfather Part III about?
- An aging Mafia patriarch reaches for legitimacy and redemption as younger ambitions pull his family back toward bloodshed.
- What is The Godfather Part III like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Godfather Part III as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is The Godfather Part III violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in The Godfather Part III as brutal.
- What did critics think of The Godfather Part III?
- Critics generally found the film intermittently powerful in its criminal and family drama but weakened by convoluted plotting, uneven performances, and limited standalone closure.
- Which films are like The Godfather Part III?
- Films with a similar feel include The Godfather, The Godfather Part II, Goodfellas, and Once Upon a Time in America.
- How long is The Godfather Part III?
- The Godfather Part III runs 162 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Godfather Part III?
- In United States, The Godfather Part III streams on fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus.
