The Godfather (1972)

Francis Ford Coppola's 1972 crime epic earned $245 million globally on a $6.5 million budget and won three Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Actor (Marlon Brando), and Best Adapted Screenplay. It is ranked the second greatest American film by the AFI (after Citizen Kane) and the #2 rated film on IMDb with 1.9 million votes. The phrase "I'm gonna make him an offer he can't refuse" is ranked the second most famous movie quote in cinema history.