The Godfather (1972)Audience Picks SeriesBest Picture chronicles the epic tale of a 1940's mobsterfamily in New York City, where the father builds an organized-crime empire andhis three sons, to varying degrees, follow in his footsteps. Marlon Brando wonBest Actor as the head of the "family."Rating RRunning Time 177 minutes
The Godfather II (1974)Audience Picks SeriesThis sequel follows Vito Corleone's rise to the top of hisMafia family and his son Michael's fall from grace after taking over for hisfather. Best Picture winner.Rating RRunning Time 202 minutes
The Godfather III (1990)Audience Picks SeriesIll and guilt-ridden Michael Corleone worries about hisempire and his offspring as this opens in 1979.Rating RRunning Time 162 minutes
The Patriot (2000) Celebrating America 250: 1776- 2026In 1776 South Carolina, a pacifist plantation owner joinsthe War for Independence after a British officer murders his 15-year-old son.Rated RRunning Time 165 minutes