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Every Francis Ford Coppola Movie, Ranked – Viral News

Writer/Director Francis Ford Coppola on the set of ‘Megalopolis’. Photo Credit: Phil Laruso.

Unarguably, Francis Ford Coppola is one of the greatest filmmakers of all time!

Having directed such cinematic masterpieces as ‘The Godfather’, ‘The Godfather Part II’, ‘The Conversation’, ‘Apocalypse Now’ and ‘Bram Stoker’s Dracula,’ Coppola has more than cemented his place in cinematic history.

Now, Coppola returns to the theaters with his first film in thirteen years and a project he has been working on since 1977, ‘Megalopolis’, which stars Adam Driver and will be released in theaters on September 27th.

In honor of the new film, Moviefone is counting down every movie Francis Ford Coppola has ever directed, including his latest.

Let’s begin!


23. ‘Jack’ (1996)

Robin Williams in 'Jack'. Photo: Buena Vista Pictures.

Robin Williams in ‘Jack’. Photo: Buena Vista Pictures.

Jack Powell (Robin Williams) suffers from an affliction that makes him grow four times faster than normal, so the 10 year old boy looks like a 40 year old man. After years of being tutored at home, Jack convinces his overprotective parents to send him to public school. The children don’t know what to make of Jack, but with the help of his fifth-grade teacher (Jennifer Lopez), he makes an effort to win them over.

Jack

“Jack Powell is about to tackle his biggest adventure ever… the fifth grade!”

63

PG-131 hr 53 minAug 9th, 1996

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1963's 'Dementia 13'. Photo: American International Pictures.

1963’s ‘Dementia 13’. Photo: American International Pictures.

A widow deceives her late husband’s mother and brothers into thinking he’s still alive when she attends the yearly memorial to his drowned sister, hoping to secure his inheritance, but her cunning is no match for the demented, axe-wielding thing roaming the grounds of the family’s Irish estate.

Dementia 13

“Are you afraid of death by drowning? Have you ever attempted suicide? Have you ever thought of committing murder?”

55

NR1 hr 15 minJan 1st, 1983

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1966's 'You're a Big Boy Now'. Photo: Warner Bros. Pictures.

1966’s ‘You’re a Big Boy Now’. Photo: Warner Bros. Pictures.

Post-teen virgin moves to New York City, falls for a cold-hearted beauty, then finds true love with a loyal lass.

You're a Big Boy Now

“The odyssey of a young youth who wants no part of sex…he wants it all!”

63

Not Yet Rated1 hr 37 minDec 9th, 1966

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20. ‘Tetro’ (2010)

Alden Ehrenreich in 'Tetro'. Photo: American Zoetrope.

Alden Ehrenreich in ‘Tetro’. Photo: American Zoetrope.

Bennie (Alden Ehrenreich) travels to Buenos Aires to find his long-missing older brother (Vincent Gallo), a once-promising writer who is now a remnant of his former self. Bennie’s discovery of his brother’s near-finished play might hold the answer to understanding their shared past and renewing their bond.

Tetro

“Every family has a secret.”

67

R2 hr 7 minMay 4th, 2010


Teri Garr in 'One From the Heart'. Photo: Columbia Pictures.

Teri Garr in ‘One From the Heart’. Photo: Columbia Pictures.

The five-year romance of a window dresser (Teri Garr) and her boyfriend (Frederic Forrest) breaks up, as each of them finds a more interesting partner.

One from the Heart

“When Francis Ford Coppola makes a love story… don’t expect hearts and flowers.”

58

R1 hr 43 minFeb 11th, 1982

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Fred Astaire in 'Finian's Rainbow'. Photo: Warner Bros.

Fred Astaire in ‘Finian’s Rainbow’. Photo: Warner Bros.

An Irish immigrant (Fred Astaire) and his daughter (Petula Clark) arrive in Kentucky with a magical piece of gold that alters the course of several lives, including those of a struggling farmer and an African American community facing persecution from a bigoted politician.

Finian's Rainbow

“Let yourself glow.”

58

G2 hr 25 minOct 9th, 1968


(L to R) Diane Lane and Richard Gere in 'The Cotton Club'. Photo: Orion Pictures.

(L to R) Diane Lane and Richard Gere in ‘The Cotton Club’. Photo: Orion Pictures.

Harlem’s legendary Cotton Club becomes a hotbed of passion and violence as the lives and loves of entertainers and gangsters collide.

The Cotton Club

“It was the jazz age. It was an era of elegance and violence. The action was gambling. The stakes were life and death.”

65

R2 hr 7 minDec 14th, 1984

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Tim Roth in 'Youth Eithout Youth'. Photo: Sony Pictures Classics.

Tim Roth in ‘Youth Eithout Youth’. Photo: Sony Pictures Classics.

Professor of language and philosophy Dominic Matei (Tim Roth) is struck by lightning and ages backwards from 70 to 40 in a week, attracting the world and the Nazis. While on the run, the professor meets a young woman who has her own experience with a lightning storm. Not only does Dominic find love again, but her new abilities hold the key to his research.

61

R2 hr 5 minDec 14th, 2007


Robert Duvall in 'The Rain People'. Photo: American Zoetrope.

Robert Duvall in ‘The Rain People’. Photo: American Zoetrope.

When a housewife (Shirley Knight) finds out she is pregnant, she runs out of town looking for freedom to reevaluate her life decisions.

The Rain People

“Rain people are very fragile…one mistake in love and they dissolve.”

67

R1 hr 41 minAug 27th, 1969


14. ‘Twixt’ (2023)

(L to R) Val Kilmer and Elle Fanning in 'Twixt'. Photo: American Zoetrope.

(L to R) Val Kilmer and Elle Fanning in ‘Twixt’. Photo: American Zoetrope.

A declining writer (Val Kilmer) arrives in a small town where he gets caught up in a murder mystery involving a young girl (Elle Fanning).

Twixt

“Between the living and the dead, evil is waiting.”

51

R1 hr 29 minFeb 28th, 2023

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(L to R) Jeff Bridges and Martin Landau in 'Tucker: The Man and His Dream'. Photo: Paramount Pictures.

(L to R) Jeff Bridges and Martin Landau in ‘Tucker: The Man and His Dream’. Photo: Paramount Pictures.

Ypsilanti, Michigan, 1945. Engineer Preston Tucker (Jeff Bridges) dreams of designing the car of future, but his innovative envision will be repeatedly sabotaged by his own unrealistic expectations and the Detroit automobile industry tycoons.

Tucker: The Man and His Dream

“The true story of Preston Tucker.”

67

PG1 hr 51 minAug 12th, 1988


(L to R) Matt Damon and Danny DeVito in 'The Rainmaker'. Photo: Paramount Pictures.

(L to R) Matt Damon and Danny DeVito in ‘The Rainmaker’. Photo: Paramount Pictures.

When Rudy Baylor (Matt Damon), a young attorney with no clients, goes to work for a seedy ambulance chaser (Mickey Rourke), he wants to help the parents of a terminally ill boy in their suit against an insurance company. But to take on corporate America, Rudy and a scrappy paralegal (Danny DeVito) must open their own law firm.

The Rainmaker

“They were totally unqualified to try the case of a lifetime… but every underdog has his day.”

70

PG-132 hr 15 minNov 18th, 1997


(L to R) Kathleen Turner and Nicolas Cage in 'Peggy Sue Got Married'. Photo: Tri-Star Pictures.

(L to R) Kathleen Turner and Nicolas Cage in ‘Peggy Sue Got Married’. Photo: Tri-Star Pictures.

Peggy Sue (Kathleen Turner) faints at a high school reunion. When she wakes up she finds herself in her own past, just before she finished school.

Peggy Sue Got Married

“Knowing what you know now, what would you do differently?”

61

PG-131 hr 43 minOct 10th, 1986


Al Pacino in 'The Godfather III'. Photo: Paramount Pictures.

Al Pacino in ‘The Godfather III’. Photo: Paramount Pictures.

In the midst of trying to legitimize his business dealings in 1979 New York and Italy, aging mafia don, Michael Corleone (Al Pacino) seeks forgiveness for his sins while taking a young protege (Andy Garcia) under his wing.

The Godfather Part III

(L to R) James Earl Jones and James Caan in 'Gardens of Stone'. Photo: Tri-Star Pictures.

(L to R) James Earl Jones and James Caan in ‘Gardens of Stone’. Photo: Tri-Star Pictures.

A sergeant (James Caan) must deal with his desires to save the lives of young soldiers being sent to Vietnam. Continuously denied the chance to teach the soldiers about his experiences, he settles for trying to help the son (D.B. Sweeney) of an old army buddy.

Gardens of Stone

“The story of the war at home, and the people who lived through it.”

63

R1 hr 51 minMay 5th, 1987


(L to R) Emilio Estevez, Rob Lowe, C. Thomas Howell, Patrick Swayze and Ralph Macchio in 'The Outsiders'. Photo: Warner Bros.

(L to R) Emilio Estevez, Rob Lowe, C. Thomas Howell, Patrick Swayze and Ralph Macchio in ‘The Outsiders’. Photo: Warner Bros.

When two poor Greasers, Johnny (Ralph Macchio) and Ponyboy (C. Thomas Howell), are assaulted by a vicious gang, the Socs, and Johnny kills one of the attackers, tension begins to mount between the two rival gangs, setting off a turbulent chain of events.

The Outsiders

“They grew up on the outside of society. They weren’t looking for a fight. They were looking to belong.”

72

PG1 hr 31 minMar 25th, 1983

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(L to R) Matt Dillon and Mickey Rourke in 'Rumble Fish'. Photo: Universal Pictures.

(L to R) Matt Dillon and Mickey Rourke in ‘Rumble Fish’. Photo: Universal Pictures.

Rusty James (Matt Dillon), an absent-minded street thug, struggles to live up to his legendary older brother’s (Mickey Rourke) reputation and longs for the days when gang warfare was going on.

Rumble Fish

“Rusty James can’t live up to his brother’s reputation. His brother can’t live it down.”

70

R1 hr 34 minOct 21st, 1983

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Adam Driver and Nathalie Emmanuel in 'Megalopolis'.

(L to R) Adam Driver and Nathalie Emmanuel in ‘Megalopolis’. Photo: Lionsgate.

Genius artist Cesar Catilina (Adam Driver) seeks to leap the City of New Rome into a utopian, idealistic future, while his opposition, Mayor Franklyn Cicero (Giancarlo Esposito), remains committed to a regressive status quo, perpetuating greed, special interests, and partisan warfare. Torn between them is socialite Julia Cicero (Nathalie Emmanuel), the mayor’s daughter, whose love for Cesar has divided her loyalties, forcing her to discover what she truly believes humanity deserves.

“If you can’t see a better future, build one.”

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R2 hr 18 minSep 27th, 2024

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Genius artist Cesar Catilina seeks to leap the City of New Rome into a utopian, idealistic future, while his opposition, Mayor Franklyn Cicero, remains committed… Read the Plot


Gary Oldman in 'Bram Stoker's Dracula'. Photo: Columbia Pictures.

Gary Oldman in ‘Bram Stoker’s Dracula’. Photo: Columbia Pictures.

In 19th century England, Count Dracula (Gary Oldman) travels to London and meets Mina Harker (Winona Ryder), a young woman who appears as the reincarnation of his lost love.

Bram Stoker's Dracula

Gene Hackman in 'The Conversation'. Photo: Paramount Pictures.

Gene Hackman in ‘The Conversation’. Photo: Paramount Pictures.

A paranoid, secretive surveillance expert (Gene Hackman) has a crisis of conscience when he suspects that the couple he is spying on will be murdered.

The Conversation

“Harry Caul is an invader of privacy. The best in the business. He can record any conversation between two people anywhere. So far, three people are dead because of him.”

75

PG1 hr 54 minApr 7th, 1974

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Martin Sheen in 'Apocalypse Now.' Photo: United Artists.

Martin Sheen in ‘Apocalypse Now.’ Photo: United Artists.

At the height of the Vietnam war, Captain Benjamin Willard (Martin Sheen) is sent on a dangerous mission that, officially, “does not exist, nor will it ever exist.” His goal is to locate – and eliminate – a mysterious Green Beret Colonel named Walter Kurtz (Marlon Brando), who has been leading his personal army on illegal guerrilla missions into enemy territory.

Apocalypse Now

Al Pacino in 'The Godfather II'. Photo: Paramount Pictures.

Al Pacino in ‘The Godfather II’. Photo: Paramount Pictures.

In the continuing saga of the Corleone crime family, a young Vito Corleone (Robert De Niro) grows up in Sicily and in 1910s New York. In the 1950s, Michael Corleone (Al Pacino) attempts to expand the family business into Las Vegas, Hollywood and Cuba.

The Godfather Part II

(L to R) James Caan, Marlon Brando, Al Pacino and John Cazale in 'The Godfather'. Photo: Paramount Pictures.

(L to R) James Caan, Marlon Brando, Al Pacino and John Cazale in ‘The Godfather’. Photo: Paramount Pictures.

In the years 1945 to 1955, a chronicle of the fictional Italian-American Corleone crime family. When organized crime family patriarch, Vito Corleone (Marlon Brando) barely survives an attempt on his life, his youngest son, Michael (Al Pacino) steps in to take care of the would-be killers, launching a campaign of bloody revenge.

The Godfather

 

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