31 Francis Ford Coppola Movies & TV Shows, Ranked Best to Worst

Michael Corleone returns from WWII as a decorated war hero and is reluctant to enter the family business headed by his father Vito Corleone, a powerful New York mafia boss. However, after his aging father clashes with a treacherous rival for denying assistance regarding a drug deal, Michael is dragged into a mob war that tears his family apart.

Both a prequel and a sequel to the widely acclaimed crime film The Godfather, it continues the story of Michael Corleone as he survives several misfortunes while expanding the family business, and puts it in contrast to the early struggles of his father, Vito Corleone, recording his introduction into a life of crime.

Set in the time of the Vietnam War, Apocalypse Now details a soldier's descent into madness, when he is tasked with assassinating a rogue Special Forces officer, who has apparently set himself up as a 'God' deep in the Cambodian jungle.

Harry Caul, a sound surveillance expert, is engaged by a client, ‘the director,’ to provide the tape of conversation between a young couple, Mark and Ann, as they walk across San Francisco’s Union Square. From the recordings Harry learns that the couple’s lives are under threat. He tries to dig deep into the matter only to get entangled in a dangerous mystery.

In the final film in The Godfather trilogy, Michael Corleone is almost successful in legitimizing his family business and is keen to leave the underworld. However, there are numerous issues that he has to deal with, starting from his own health to a feud between Vincent Mancini and Joey Zasa and a blooming romance between Vincent Mancini and Mary.

In the 15th century, Vlad Dracula returns from a war to find that his wife has committed suicide. In the 19th century, he returns as the client of solicitor Jonathan Harker, whose fiancé Mina, he believes is the reincarnation of his wife. Dracula captures Jonathan and wreaks havoc, especially on Mina’s friend Lucy. Now Lucy’s friends and a vampire killer, Van Helsing, decide to end his terror.

The Rainmaker is a legal drama film, revolving around an inexperienced young lawyer, who agrees to fight for a helpless boy dying from leukemia, after the insurance company refuses to pay for his operation that would save his life. 

In an Oklahoma town during the mid-1960s, two rival teen gangs, working-class ‘Greasers’ and well-to-do ‘Socials’ are frequently at loggerheads with each other. One night, Socs gang attacks two Greasers, Ponyboy and Johnny, who fight back, killing a Socs member in the scuffle. As they hide in an abandoned church, this incidence leads to a chain of grim events involving all the Greasers.

Rumble Fish is a crime drama film, which tells the story of an absent-minded street thug named Rusty James, who struggles to live up to the reputation of his legendary older brother.

This biographical drama film tells the story of Preston Tucker, the well-known auto designer, who had revolutionized the auto industry. The film shows how he had struggled in his early days, and how his dreams are challenged by the established auto manufacturers of Detroit.    

Tetro is a drama film which tells the story of Bennie, a young boy, who arrives in Argentina to search for his estranged brother. After meeting Tetro, his brother, he finds that he is not the same person, but he has become a self-destructive soul and has also abandoned his writing career. Bennie thinks of secretly completing one of his brother’s plays, and submitting it, hoping to win a literary prize.

Starting from a musician, and the gorgeous girlfriend of a well-known gangster, the lives of various characters intersect at Cotton Club.

Peggy Sue attends a high school reunion after separating from her cheating husband. However, she faints during the reunion. When she wakes up, she finds herself in her own past, just before she finished school, and gets a chance to relive her life, making different choices.

New York Stories is an anthology drama film which tells us three different stories, all of them taking place in New York. The first one tells the story of Lionel, a middle-aged artist, who is infatuated with his assistant. The second story revolves around a 12 year old girl who lives in a luxurious hotel. The third one deals with a New York lawyer dealing with his possessive mother.     

Sergeant Clell Hazard wants to be an instructor for new recruits during the Vietnam War, but he is disheartened when he is instead stationed as a guard at a cemetery. When Private Jack Willow, the son of an old friend, is stationed under him, Hazard tries to teach him about war, before he is deployed to Vietnam.  

One from the Heart is a romantic drama musical film which tells the story of Hank and Frannie, who have been in a live-in relationship for five years. However, they eventually break up on the fifth anniversary of their relationship, as they both meet a more interesting partner, with whom they both plan to celebrate the 4th of July.   

Dominic is an old professor of linguistics who is thinking of suicide. His life takes a turn when he is transformed into his younger self after being struck by lightning. With the Nazis hot on his pursuit, he travels the world attempting to understand the mysteries of life and love.  

Jack is a 1996 coming-of-age comedy-drama film revolving around a 10-year old boy named Jack, who suffers from a condition that makes him look much older than he actually is. This leads him to facing a lot of problems at school.

After John Haloran passes away, his widow Louise is worried that she will not receive any inheritance. She tries to come up with a way to get her hands on it, and moves into the estate belonging to her husbands’ family. However, she is unaware of the fact that there is an axe murderer loose in the estate, and she might be the next target.

The Terror is a horror film which tells the story of André, a lieutenant in Napoleon’s army, who gets separated from his unit accidentally. While wandering near the coast, he sees a young mysterious woman, whom he asks for directions. She doesn’t answer or even greet him. André continues following her and reaches the castle of Baron Von Lepp. Upon trying to enter the castle, the Baron tells him that there is no woman in the castle, but shows him a picture of the Baroness who died twenty years ago. André is shocked to see that it is the same woman he has been following.

Twixt is a mystery horror film which tells the story of a struggling horror writer who is visiting a small town. He soon gets involved a murder mystery involving a young girl, who is going to be responsible for his upcoming story.

Russian spaceship, Homeland, has been built on a space station and the crews are waiting for the command to start on their mission to Planet Mars. Meanwhile, American spaceship, Typhoon, arrives at the same station with some mechanical problems. The film portrays the rivalry beet Russia and America to become the first nation to land on Mars.  

Two men, Samuel and Benjamin, meet up at the Herald Club, just before a show and they wire something into the electrical box which is set to blow up at midnight.

The Bellboy and the Playgirls

This documentary short film shows us behind-the-scenes footage from the making of the 1969 film ‘The Rain People’.

In the documentary, Lucas and producer Francis Ford Coppola discuss director’s vision for the film and his thoughts about the science fiction genre. Apart from the discussion, the documentary also features recordings of actors preparing for their roles in THX 1138 by removing their hair, which was essential for the film. 

Palo Alto is a teen drama film which revolves around the lives of multiple teenagers in a small Californian town, who due to lack of parental guidance, get into substance abuse and casual sex, which leads them down a path of destruction.

Set in the time of the Vietnam War, Apocalypse Now details a soldier's descent into madness, when he is tasked with assassinating a rogue Special Forces officer, who has apparently set himself up as a 'God' deep in the Cambodian jungle.

At the end of the Korean War, Private, Roy Loomis, encounters a psychotic soldier named Raymond Endore who has a habit of crossing enemy lines at night and slitting their throats. When an armistice is declared, Loomis discovers Endore has been training a young orphan named Charlie and has no intention of leaving Korea. 

Joe Machin is a womanizer and a reckless auto-racer who stops at nothing to win race or women. When Steve Children, a former-racer-turned-writer, realizes that his girlfriend had an affair with Joe, Steve accompanies Joe on tour, determined to expose his conduct. When Joe realizes Steve’s plan, the two compete in a personal grudge match. What will be the outcome of the race?