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GenreCrime & Drama
RatedR
Runtime2 hr 42 mins
ReleasedDecember 25, 1990
StreamingSee Where to Watch
DirectorFrancis Ford Coppola
StarringAl Pacino, Diane Keaton, Talia Shire
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The Godfather Part III (1990)
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| The Godfather Part III's Details | |
| Genre | Crime & Drama |
| Rated | R |
| Released | 12/20/1990 (Beverly Hills); 12/25/1990 (United States) |
| Streaming | See Where to Watch on this page. |
| Running Time | 2 hr 42 mins |
| Budget | $54M (reported) |
| Box Office | Updated daily from Box Office Mojo. See the numbers below. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| The Godfather Part III's Interests | |
| General | Opera houses, Vatican banks, Sicily, family photos, very old grudges. |
| Music | Carmine Coppola, with Nino Rota's classic themes coming back around. |
| Movies | The Godfather (1972), The Godfather Part II (1974). Homework, the good kind. |
| Television | The Sopranos. The guys in that show quote these movies constantly. |
| Heroes | Michael Corleone. Pushing sixty, still can't catch a break. |
| The Godfather Part III's Crew | |
| Director | Francis Ford Coppola |
| Writers | Mario Puzo, Francis Ford Coppola |
| Producers | Francis Ford Coppola |
| Cinematography | Gordon Willis |
| Music | Carmine Coppola |
| Edited By | Barry Malkin, Lisa Fruchtman, Walter Murch |
| Production | Paramount Pictures, Zoetrope Studios |
| Distributed By | Paramount Pictures |
Michael Corleone tries to go legit by doing business with the Vatican, which is like hiding from the rain under a waterfall. That’s the plot, and most of it is paperwork. Board meetings, bank shares, holy men with ledgers. Al Pacino is still worth watching, older and soaked in guilt, and there’s a confession scene in the middle that’s as good as anything in the first two. Andy Garcia’s Vincent is the jolt of energy the movie badly needs, all temper and swagger. The weak link is Mary. The whole ending leans on that character, and the performance is too flat to carry the weight. At 162 minutes it gets soggy in the middle, though the opera finale is gorgeous. It made $136.9 million worldwide on a reported $54 million budget, so people showed up. A 5.8 because there’s a great, shorter movie buried under a pile of bank statements. $468 says you finish it and put Part II back on right away to fix the mood.
What works: Al Pacino’s guilt-heavy older Michael, a strong confession scene and Andy Garcia’s hot-tempered Vincent.
What doesn’t: The Vatican banking plot is a slog, and Mary’s performance is too flat to carry the ending the whole movie builds toward.
Who it’s for: Godfather completists who need to know how Michael’s story ends, and nobody looking for a fun night in.
Spoilers
At Anthony’s opera debut in Palermo, a bullet meant for Michael hits Mary on the opera house steps. The film ends years later with Michael old and alone in a Sicilian garden.
It's 1979, Michael Corleone (Al Pacino) is pushing sixty, and he wants out. He's giving millions to charity, collecting honors from the Church and going fully legit. His ex-wife Kay (Diane Keaton) isn't buying it, his son Anthony (Franc D'Ambrosio) wants to quit law school for opera, and his daughter Mary (Sofia Coppola) runs the family foundation. Then Vincent Mancini (Andy Garcia), the hot-headed son of Michael's late brother Sonny, shows up with a grudge against rival Joey Zasa (Joe Mantegna). Michael has a giant Vatican deal on the table, and his old life isn't done with him. Francis Ford Coppola directs. One hundred sixty-two minutes, plus one opera.
Anyone who has tried to leave the family business. Good luck with that.
| Al Pacino | Michael Corleone |
| Diane Keaton | Kay Adams |
| Talia Shire | Connie Corleone |
| Andy Garcia | Vincent Corleone |
| Eli Wallach | Don Altobello |
| Joe Mantegna | Joey Zasa |
| George Hamilton | B.J. Harrison |
| Bridget Fonda | Grace Hamilton |
| Sofia Coppola | Mary Corleone |
| Raf Vallone | Cardinal Lamberto |
| Franc D'Ambrosio | Anthony Corleone |
| Donal Donnelly | Archbishop Gilday |
| Richard Bright | Al Neri |
| Al Martino | Johnny Fontane |
| Helmut Berger | Frederick Keinszig |
| Don Novello | Dominic Abbandando |
| John Savage | Father Andrew Hagen |
| Franco Citti | Calò |
| Mario Donatone | Mosca |
| Vittorio Duse | Don Tommasino |
| Enzo Robutti | Don Licio Lucchesi |
| Michele Russo | Spara |
| Robert Cicchini | Lou Pennino |
| Rogerio Miranda | Armand |
- (cur | prev) 14:30, 18 October 2026 DataBot +40 Numbers refreshed: IMDb users 7.5 / 10 (462,015 votes) → 7.5 / 10 (462,032 votes).
- (cur | prev) 14:30, 17 October 2026 DataBot +480 Numbers refreshed: Worldwide box office $136.9M; Domestic box office $66.8M; Opening weekend $6.4M; Profit / loss (est.) -$12.6M; Rotten Tomatoes 67%; CinemaScore B+; box office chart updated; Rotten Tomatoes critics 67% (69 reviews); Metacritic 60 / 100; CinemaScore B+; IMDb users 7.5 / 10 (462,015 votes); movie.guru score 6.3.
- (cur | prev) 12:00, 17 October 2026 DataBot +2,000 Profile created from Wikipedia and Box Office Mojo: cast, crew, release dates, budget, official trailer.