Francis Ford Coppola

Francis Ford Coppola (born April 7, 1939) is an American filmmaker. He is widely acclaimed as one of Hollywood's most celebrated and influential film directors. He epitomized the group of filmmakers known as the New Hollywood, which included George Lucas, Martin Scorsese, Robert Altman, Woody Allen and William Friedkin, who emerged in the early 1970s with unconventional ideas that challenged contemporary filmmaking.

He co-authored the script for Patton, winning the Academy Award in 1970. His directorial fame escalated with the release of The Godfather in 1972. The film revolutionized movie-making in the gangster genre, garnering universal laurels from critics and public alike. It went on to win three Academy Awards, including his second, which he won for Best Adapted Screenplay, and it was instrumental in cementing his position as one of the prominent American film directors. Coppola followed it with an equally successful sequel The Godfather Part II, which became the first ever sequel to win the Academy Award for Best Picture. The film received yet higher praises than its predecessor, and gave him three Academy Awards—for Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Director and Best Picture. In the same year was released The Conversation, which he directed, produced and wrote. The film went on to win the Palme d'Or at the 1974 Cannes Film Festival. His next directorial venture was Apocalypse Now in 1979, and it was as notorious for its lengthy and troubled production as it was critically acclaimed for its vivid and stark depiction of the Vietnam War. It won his second Palme d'Or at the 1979 Cannes Film Festival.

Although some of Coppola's ventures in the 1980s and early 1990s were critically lauded, Coppola's later work has not met the same level of critical and commercial success as his '70s films.

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Recent movies

#	Name	Character	Rating
1	Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story (2025)	Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)		10
2	Megalopolis (2024)	Director / Writer		4
3	Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony (2021)	Self (archive footage)	-	-
4	Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age (2021)	Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)		7
5	Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound (2019)	Self (archive footage)		8.5
6	Friedkin Uncut (2018)	Self	-	-
7	Spielberg (2017)	Self		6.9
8	Five Came Back (2017)	Self	-	-
9	Listen to Me Marlon (2015)	Self (archive footage)	-	-
10	Palo Alto (2014)	The Judge (voice) (uncredited)		5.3
11	Milius (2013)	Self		8.3
12	Seduced and Abandoned (2013)	Self	-	-
13	The Godfather Legacy (2012)	Self	-	-
14	Twixt (2011)	Director / Writer		5
15	The People vs. George Lucas (2010)	Self (archive footage)		6.8
16	Tetro (2009)	Director / Writer		10
17	I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale (2009)	Self		7.7
18	Emulsional Rescue: Revealing 'The Godfather' (2008)	Self	-	-
19	Brando (2007)	Self (archive footage)	-	-
20	In Camera: The Naïve Visual Effects of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula' (2007)	Self		7
21	Youth Without Youth (2007)	Director / Writer		4.2
22	Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138' (2004)	Self		7
23	A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope (2004)	Self		7
24	Whether You Like It or Not: The Story of Hedwig (2003)	Self	-	-
25	Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood (2003)	Self	-	-
26	The Making of The Virgin Suicides (2000)	Self	-	-
27	The Rainmaker (1997)	Director / Writer		7.2
28	Jack (1996)	Director / Writer		5.9
29	The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 (1992)	Director / Writer		1
30	Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)	Director / Writer		7.4
31	Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (1991)	Self		7.7
32	Central Park (1990)	Self		5
33	The Godfather Family: A Look Inside (1990)	Self	-	-
34	The Godfather Part III (1990)	Director / Writer		7.4
35	New York Stories (1989)	Director / Writer		6
36	Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988)	Director / Writer		8.7
37	Peggy Sue Got Married (1986)	Director / Writer		5.9
38	Captain EO (1986)	Director / Writer		5.5
39	The Cotton Club (1984)	Director / Writer		5
40	The Outsiders (1983)	Director / Writer		7.3
41	Rumble Fish (1983)	Director / Writer		7.7
42	One from the Heart (1982)	Director / Writer		6
43	Apocalypse Now (1979)	Director / Writer		8.3
44	The Godfather Part II (1974)	Director / Writer		8.5
45	The Conversation (1974)	Director / Writer		7.3
46	The Great Gatsby (1974)	Director / Writer		5.8
47	The Godfather (1972)	Director / Writer		8.8
48	Bald: The Making of 'THX 1138' (1971)	Self		6
49	Patton (1970)	Director / Writer		6.8
50	Is Paris Burning? (1966)	Director / Writer		5.7
51	This Property Is Condemned (1966)	Director / Writer		6
52	You're a Big Boy Now (1966)	Director / Writer	-	-
53	Dementia 13 (1963)	Director / Writer		6
54	The Haunted Palace (1963)	Director / Writer		6.5