The Godfather watch order
There are 3 The Godfather films, about 9 hours in total. The first was released in 1972, the latest in 1990. Watching in release order is the safest way to meet the story as audiences did.
Francis Ford Coppola’s trilogy films about the everyday life of a New York mafia family. With its star-studded cast these films would go down in history as some of the greatest Hollywood has ever produced.
- 1
The Godfather (1972)
14 Mar 1972 · 175 min
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.
- 2
The Godfather Part II (1974)
20 Dec 1974 · 202 min
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.
- 3
The Godfather Part III (1990)
25 Dec 1990 · 162 min
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.
Order and dates from TMDB collection data. Unreleased entries are added once they get a release date.