Movies directed by Francis Ford Coppola

Finian's Rainbow (1968)

141 mins     Family, Fantasy, Musical      

How do you like your musicals? Do you like the classy singing & dancing of a Fred & Ginger musical or the big show numbers of a Rodgers and Hammerstein production or maybe prefer the energy and vibrancy of a 60s musical. Wel...

The Godfather (1972)

175 mins     Crime, Drama      

"The Godfather" is for me, and to be honest many, the greatest movie ever made, it is the movie that if I was told I could only watch one movie for the rest of my life I would chose. The reason is that it is the most complete...

The Godfather: Part II (1974)

200 mins     Crime, Drama      

Rule of thumb, sequels tend to suck, but there are the rare exceptions and probably the best exception is the stunning "The Godfather: Part II" a movie which is almost the equal of "The Godfather". And how did Francis Ford Co...

Apocalypse Now (1979)

153 mins     Drama, War      

Apocalypse Now: Francis Ford Coppola's visually stunning foray into the Vietnam War with Martin Sheen as Captain Willard and Marlon Brando as Colonel Kurtz...

Rumble Fish (1983)

94 mins     Drama      

Whilst some adore them I tend to dislike movies which end up being style over substance, trying to impress and entertain by being artsy rather than through the story. And I was sure before sitting down to watch "Rumble Fish" ...

The Cotton Club (1984)

127 mins     Crime, Drama, Musical      

Theoretically "The Cotton Club" should be a stunning movie, well at least on paper. It had a brilliant director in Francis Ford Coppola, no other than Mario Puzo had a hand in writing it, Robert Evans produced it and that is ...

Peggy Sue Got Married (1986)

103 mins     Comedy, Drama, Fantasy      

I have a theory about "Peggy Sue Got Married", to truly enjoy and appreciate it you had to be a teenager in the 60s and suffering a midlife crisis in the 80s. Now I wasn't born till the early 70s and as such whilst I enjoyed ...

The Godfather: Part III (1990)

162 mins     Crime, Drama, Mystery      

16 years is a long time not just in life but also when it comes to the movie world and sequels. A lot can change in 16 years, what audiences want, filming styles and of course characters will have grown older. And so I come t...

Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)

128 mins     Horror, Romance      

Bram Stoker's Dracula: Gary Oldman stars as the famous vampire who comes to London in search of Mina who looks just like his one true love...

Jack (1996)

113 mins     Comedy, Drama      

Director Francis Ford Coppola has made some great movies but sadly "Jack" which stars Robin Williams and Diane Lane isn't one of them. Inspired by the medical condition Werner Syndrome "Jack" is the tale of Jack Powell (Robin...

The Rainmaker (1997)

135 mins     Crime, Drama, Thriller      

Its been a long time since I read John Grisham's "The Rainmaker" and having recently watched Francis Ford Coppola's big screen adaptation I honestly couldn't remember enough to say whether it's a faithful adaptation. But it i...

Twixt (2011)

88 mins     Horror, Thriller      

Twixt: Val Kilmer stars as a washed up writer drawn into the strange case of missing children when he arrives in a small town on his book signing tour...