The Godfather (1972)
Drama, Crime
100Kernel Score — Universal Acclaim, 0 reviews
The Kernel take
A Metascore of 100 on a $6M budget is the kind of critical-to-cost ratio that defines generational cinema; the $245M gross so far suggests audiences were equally convinced.
Director track record: Francis Ford Coppola
The Godfather (100) sits well above Francis Ford Coppola's own 62.3-point average across 17 other scored films — and remarkably, it exceeds even Apocalypse Now (94), his previous best-reviewed work.
Lead track record: Marlon Brando
The Godfather (100) sits well above Marlon Brando's own 72.7-point average across 16 other scored films — and remarkably, it exceeds even A Streetcar Named Desire (97), his previous best-reviewed work.
Box office
Budget $6M · Box office $245.1M