A crime family's epic saga unfolds with melancholy, as a son expands the empire his father built.
Suspenseful. A full-attention watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it is devastating.
Streaming on Prime Video and Paramount+.
Some innuendo or implied sex and brutal violence, about what an R should carry.
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In the continuing saga of the Corleone crime family, a young Vito Corleone grows up in Sicily and in 1910s New York. In the 1950s, Michael Corleone attempts to expand the family business into Las Vegas, Hollywood and Cuba.
No. Brace yourself.
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