On Rotten Tomatoes , The Godfather 's rating is more than 98 % .
`` On Rotten Tomatoes , the film has a 99 % rating based on 85 reviews with an average rating of 9.2/10 and the site 's critical consensus reads , `` '' One of Hollywood 's greatest critical and commercial successes , The Godfather gets everything right ; not only did the movie transcend expectations , it established new benchmarks for American cinema '' '' . ''
The Godfather