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Francis Ford Coppola
Director 87 years old

Francis Ford Coppola

Detroit, Michigan, USA

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,... Read full bio →

Directed Films

Every film this person directed

27 titles
Megalopolis

Megalopolis

Francis Ford Coppola 2024 2h 18m 5.3

In a futuristic New York known as New Rome, visionary architect Cesar Catilina dreams of building "Megalopolis," a utopian city that redefines society’s limits. Opposing him is the corrupt Mayor Franklyn Cicero, who clings to power and profit.

Twixt

Twixt

Francis Ford Coppola 2011 1h 28m 6.2

A washed-up horror novelist arrives in a sleepy town on a book tour, only to stumble into a string of eerie murders. Haunted by dreams of a ghostly girl named V and guided by the spirit of Edgar Allan Poe, he’s drawn into a nightmarish world where fiction and reality blur—and the story he’s chasing leads back to his own buried guilt.

Tetro

Tetro

Francis Ford Coppola 2009 2h 7m 8.2

Bennie travels to Buenos Aires to find his long-missing older brother, 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.

Youth Without Youth

Youth Without Youth

Francis Ford Coppola 2007 2h 5m 7.3

A love story wrapped in a mystery. Set in Europe before WWII, a timid professor is changed by a cataclysmic event and explores the mysteries of life.

The Rainmaker

The Rainmaker

Francis Ford Coppola 1997 2h 15m 6.9

Fresh out of law school and desperate for work, idealistic rookie Rudy Baylor takes on a powerful insurance company accused of denying a dying boy’s claim. Teaming up with a scrappy, unlicensed paralegal, he finds himself in a David-versus-Goliath courtroom battle that tests his ethics, courage, and belief in justice.

Jack

Jack

Francis Ford Coppola 1996 1h 53m 5.9

Born with a rare condition that makes him age four times faster than normal, ten-year-old Jack Powell looks like a forty-year-old man.

Dracula

Dracula

Francis Ford Coppola 1992 2h 8m 8.2

When Dracula leaves the captive Jonathan Harker and Transylvania for London in search of Mina Harker -- the spitting image of Dracula's long-dead wife, Elisabeta -- obsessed vampire hunter Dr. Van Helsing sets out to end the madness.

The Godfather: Part III

The Godfather: Part III

Francis Ford Coppola 1990 2h 42m 8.5

The last film from the Godfather trilogy ends the story of the mafia boss Michael Corleone sixteen years after the first two Godfathers. Critics and the public alike say it did not live up to the level or success as the firsts did although it was nominated for seven Oscars.

New York Stories

New York Stories

Woody Allen, Martin Scorsese 1989 2h 4m 7.1

Three tales of love, ambition, and neurosis unfold in the city that never sleeps. In "Life Lessons" (Martin Scorsese), a tormented painter channels heartbreak into his art. In "Life Without Zoë" (Francis Ford Coppola), a precocious 12-year-old navigates privilege and loneliness in a Manhattan hotel.

Tucker: The Man and His Dream

Tucker: The Man and His Dream

Francis Ford Coppola 1988 1h 51m 7.7

Based on a true story. Shortly after World War II, Preston Tucker is a grandiose schemer with a new dream, to produce the best cars ever made.

Peggy Sue Got Married

Peggy Sue Got Married

Francis Ford Coppola 1987 1h 43m 6.9

Peggy Sue faints at a Highschool reunion. When she wakes up she finds herself in her own past, just before she finished school.

Gardens of Stone

Gardens of Stone

Francis Ford Coppola 1987 1h 51m 7.0

A sergeant 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 of an old army buddy.

Captain EO

Captain EO

Francis Ford Coppola 1986 17m 5.0

Captain EO and his crew journey to a dark, mechanical world to deliver a gift to the tyrannical Supreme Leader, using the power of music and dance to transform her realm from darkness into light.

The Cotton Club

The Cotton Club

Francis Ford Coppola 1984 2h 10m 6.8

The Cotton Club was a famous night club in Harlem. The story follows the people that visited the club, those that ran it, and is peppered with the Jazz music that made it so famous

The Outsiders

The Outsiders

Francis Ford Coppola 1983 1h 31m 7.2

The Outsiders is Francis Ford Coppola’s translation of the novel by Susan Eloise of the same name. It tells the story of two rival youth gangs. Filmed in 1983 with a superstar hunk of a cast.

Rumble Fish

Rumble Fish

Francis Ford Coppola 1983 1h 34m 8.3

Rumble Fish is Coppola’s second gang film after ‘The Outsiders,’ based on the novel from S. E. Hinton. He tells the story of a young gang leader named Rusty James in an aesthetically black and white filmed tale.

One from the Heart

One from the Heart

Francis Ford Coppola 1982 1h 39m 7.3

In a dazzling, dreamlike Las Vegas, longtime couple Hank and Frannie break up on their fifth anniversary and each pursue the fantasy of new love over one neon-soaked night—he with a free-spirited acrobat, she with a seductive musician. But as illusion and reality blur, both must decide whether passion or devotion truly defines the heart.

Apocalypse Now

Apocalypse Now

Francis Ford Coppola 1979 2h 27m 8.7

During the Vietnam War, the assigned mission of Captain Willard take him through some strange and seemingly impossible scenarios in the jungle of Vietnam. Little by little Willard forgets his mission’s purpose as he becomes more and more hallucinatory and starts to lose sense of reality.

The Godfather: Part II

The Godfather: Part II

Francis Ford Coppola 1974 3h 22m 9.0

After the extraordinary success of the first Godfather film came this second saga of the New York mafia family. This mafia epic tells the story of Michael Corleone and his father Vito.

The Conversation

The Conversation

Francis Ford Coppola 1974 1h 55m 8.2

The Conversation is a Francis Ford Coppola thriller from 1974 about a professional surveillance man who is hired to record the conversations between two workers. Yet it looks like he’s gotten into more than he’s getting paid for as information about a murder may have been recorded.

The Godfather

The Godfather

Francis Ford Coppola 1972 2h 55m 9.0

The classic star-studded film from the brilliant direction of Francis Ford Coppola tells the saga of New York mafia family’s everyday life. The film from 1972 became the new ultimate gangster film in the new Hollywood movement.

The Rain People

The Rain People

Francis Ford Coppola 1969 1h 41m 8.0

When a homemaker finds out that she's pregnant, she runs out of town looking for freedom to reevaluate her life decisions.

Finian's Rainbow

Finian's Rainbow

Francis Ford Coppola 1968 2h 25m 5.0

An Irish immigrant and his daughter move into a town in the American South with a magical crock of gold that will change people's lives, including a struggling farmer and African American citizens threatened by a bigoted politician.

You're a Big Boy Now

You're a Big Boy Now

Francis Ford Coppola 1966 1h 37m 6.5

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

Dementia 13

Dementia 13

Francis Ford Coppola 1963 1h 15m 6.4

A scheming widow hatches a bold plan to acquire her late husband's inheritance, unaware that she is being targeted by an ax murderer who lurks in the family's estate.

The Bellboy and the Playgirls

The Bellboy and the Playgirls

Francis Ford Coppola, Fritz Umgelter 1962 1h 34m 5.0

The bellboy aspires to be a private eye and is reading a book to learn the trade. The 'suspicious' activities of women in the hotel give him a chance to practice his skills. Surprise! They are representatives of a lingerie manufacturer. To investigate further, he poses as a potential buyer, and the women take turns modeling their wares.

Nebo zovyot

Nebo zovyot

Francis Ford Coppola 1959 1h 9m 5.0

Two countries race to have the first successful landing on Mars.

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