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10 Best Movies Like The Godfather Part II

If you loved The Godfather Part II, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
The Godfather Part III

The Godfather Part III

1990★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Godfather Part II for fans of Drama & Crime. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

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...

#2
The Godfather

The Godfather

1972★ 8.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Godfather Part II for fans of Drama & Crime. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

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 attemp...

#3
Schindler's List

Schindler's List

1993★ 8.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Godfather Part II for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The true story of how businessman Oskar Schindler saved over a thousand Jewish lives from the Nazis while they worked as slaves in his factory during World War II....

#4
Spirited Away

Spirited Away

2001★ 8.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Godfather Part II for fans of Animation. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A young girl, Chihiro, becomes trapped in a strange new world of spirits. When her parents undergo a mysterious transformation, she must call upon the courage she never knew she ha...

#5
12 Angry Men

12 Angry Men

1957★ 8.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Godfather Part II for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The defense and the prosecution have rested and the jury is filing into the jury room to decide if a young Spanish-American is guilty or innocent of murdering his father. What begi...

#6
The Dark Knight

The Dark Knight

2008★ 8.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Godfather Part II for fans of Drama & Crime. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Batman raises the stakes in his war on crime. With the help of Lt. Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations t...