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Our Godfather

2019

1h 33m

Documentary

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100%

5 Reviews

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42%

Fewer than 50 Ratings

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Tommaso Buscetta, the first high-ranking Italian Mafia boss to turn against Cosa Nostra, helped convict more than 400 Mafiosi and became the mob's most wanted man in the world.

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Frank Scheck

Hollywood Reporter

With the gripping tension and fast pacing of a first-rate thriller, Our Godfather will prove fascinating for anyone interested in the milieu.

May 14, 2019

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M.N. Miller

Ready Steady Cut

Our Godfather is a gripping, yet polarizing documentary feature that has no heroes, just one man wanting a second chance at life.

Rated: 3.5/5

Aug 27, 2022

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Katherine Steinbach

Nonfics

Tommaso's Italian traditions, his portrayal of masculinity, and his profound identity crisis after exiting the Mafia give the documentary a contemplative core.

Sep 18, 2019

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Hunter Lanier

Film Threat

Through interviews with Buscetta's living family, home movies, and his own words, Franchetti and Meier give a human face to a figure who has been primarily filtered through catchy headlines and ominous news footage.

Rated: 8/10

Jul 29, 2019

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Amy Glynn

Paste Magazine

For anyone interested in the workings of organized crime, Our Godfather is a useful look at a subject that is frequently, and in general wrongly, romanticized.

Rated: 8.1/10

Jun 19, 2019

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Audience Member

As good as any mafia film very informative sad and ruthless .

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/23/23

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william k

Very insightful documentary explores, not without some suspense, the personal fate and human toll of a Mafia renegade, and on its way reveals some insight in this form of organized crime.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

Between 2.5 and 3. More interesting as a historical document than for its cinematographical values.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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Audience Member

It would have been great if more than 25% would have been in English... 75% in Italian...jeez

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/14/23

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Audience Member

I dont know if I was expecting the thrilling music and narration of Bill Curtis, like in a crime documentary but to be quite honest, I was bored to absolute tears with this. I assumed that this would be more about his crimes but this was almost completely about his personal life and family.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

09/18/19

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Mark Franchetti

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Andrew Meier

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Rudy Giuliani

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Mark Franchetti

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Andrew Meier

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Mark Franchetti

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Synopsis

Tommaso Buscetta, the first high-ranking Italian Mafia boss to turn against Cosa Nostra, helped convict more than 400 Mafiosi and became the mob's most wanted man in the world.

Director: Mark Franchetti, Andrew Meier
Screenwriter: Mark Franchetti, Andrew Meier
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English (United Kingdom)
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 10, 2019
Runtime: 1h 33m