Every Best Picture Oscar Winner Ranked Worst To Best
2. The Godfather Part II (1974)
Everyone has their opinion on which Godfather movie is the best, and for this list the victor has to The Godfather Part II, a sequel that defied all the odds to improve on its predecessor with a story much richer and more ambitious than anyone was expecting.
It was always going to take a miracle to beat both Chinatown and The Conversation to the award, but with Part II there was no luck involved. Emotionally devastating, with enveloping performances from Al Pacino and Robert De Niro, the mob sequel is nothing short of an unattainable masterclass in filmmaking.
In fact, The Godfather Part II - for all its assessments of power, greed, and legacy set to the backdrop of a changing America and gorgeously filmed flashbacks - would be #1 on this list if it weren’t for one other film…