Francis Ford Coppola

Career timeline

1. 1939 · Born

   Born in Detroit, Michigan, USA

2. 1966 · Screen debut

   Is Paris Burning? (Movie)

3. 1966 · Writing debut

   Is Paris Burning? (Movie)

4. 1972 · Breakthrough

   The Godfather (Movie)

5. 1972 · First production

   The Godfather (Movie)

6. 2024 · Latest release

   Megalopolis (Movie)

Career in numbers

1 1960s

11 1970s

11 1980s

11 1990s

7 2000s

5 2010s

1 2020s

• Drama37
• Crime9
• Romance9
• Comedy8
• Horror6
• Fantasy5

Highest-rated title The Godfather 1972 8.7 Most popular title The Godfather 1972 8.7

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Francis Ford Coppola in our catalogue.

Robert Duvall

5 titles together

Mario Puzo

4 titles together

Marlon Brando

3 titles together

Robert De Niro

3 titles together

John Cazale

3 titles together

Al Pacino

3 titles together

Tom Waits

3 titles together

Diane Keaton

3 titles together

Matt Damon

2 titles together

Tim Burton

2 titles together

1. 2014 Palo Alto as The Judge (voice) (uncredited) 6.1 Movie
2. 1979 Apocalypse Now as Director of TV Crew (uncredited) 8.3 Movie
3. 1978 The South Bank Show TV

1. 2024 Megalopolis 5.1 Movie
2. 2011 Twixt 5.1 Movie
3. 2000 The Virgin Suicides 7.1 Movie
4. 1998 First Wave 7.1 TV
5. 1997 The Rainmaker 7.0 Movie
6. 1996 Jack 6.3 Movie
7. 1994 Mary Shelley's Frankenstein 6.4 Movie
8. 1994 Don Juan DeMarco 6.8 Movie
9. 1992 Bram Stoker's Dracula 7.4 Movie
10. 1990 The Godfather Part III 7.4 Movie
11. 1988 Tucker: The Man and His Dream 6.7 Movie
12. 1986 Peggy Sue Got Married 6.1 Movie
13. 1984 The Cotton Club 6.5 Movie
14. 1983 The Outsiders 7.2 Movie
15. 1979 Apocalypse Now 8.3 Movie
16. 1977 Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television 8.6 TV
17. 1974 The Godfather Part II 8.6 Movie
18. 1974 The Conversation 7.5 Movie
19. 1973 American Graffiti 7.1 Movie
20. 1972 The Godfather 8.7 Movie

1. 1997 The Rainmaker 7.0 Movie
2. 1990 The Godfather Part III 7.4 Movie
3. 1984 The Cotton Club 6.5 Movie
4. 1983 Rumble Fish 7.0 Movie
5. 1977 Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television 8.6 TV
6. 1974 The Godfather Part II 8.6 Movie
7. 1974 The Great Gatsby 6.3 Movie
8. 1972 The Godfather 8.7 Movie
9. 1970 Patton 7.4 Movie
10. 1966 Is Paris Burning? 7.2 Movie

1. 2024 Megalopolis 5.1 Movie
2. 2011 Twixt 5.1 Movie
3. 1997 The Rainmaker 7.0 Movie
4. 1996 Jack 6.3 Movie
5. 1992 Bram Stoker's Dracula 7.4 Movie
6. 1990 The Godfather Part III 7.4 Movie
7. 1989 New York Stories 6.2 Movie
8. 1988 Tucker: The Man and His Dream 6.7 Movie
9. 1986 Peggy Sue Got Married 6.1 Movie
10. 1984 The Cotton Club 6.5 Movie
11. 1983 Rumble Fish 7.0 Movie
12. 1983 The Outsiders 7.2 Movie
13. 1982 Faerie Tale Theatre 8.1 TV
14. 1979 Apocalypse Now 8.3 Movie
15. 1977 Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television 8.6 TV
16. 1974 The Godfather Part II 8.6 Movie
17. 1974 The Conversation 7.5 Movie
18. 1972 The Godfather 8.7 Movie

1. 1979 Apocalypse Now 8.3 Movie

1. 2024 Megalopolis 5.1 Movie
2. 2011 Twixt 5.1 Movie
3. 1989 New York Stories 6.2 Movie
4. 1979 Apocalypse Now 8.3 Movie
5. 1977 Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television 8.6 TV
6. 1974 The Conversation 7.5 Movie

1. 2013 The Bling Ring 5.5 Movie
2. 2012 On the Road 5.6 Movie
3. 2010 Somewhere 6.1 Movie
4. 2006 The Good Shepherd 6.4 Movie
5. 2006 Marie Antoinette 6.7 Movie
6. 2004 Kinsey 6.6 Movie
7. 2003 Lost in Translation 7.4 Movie
8. 2003 Jeepers Creepers 2 6.2 Movie
9. 2001 Jeepers Creepers 6.5 Movie
10. 1999 Sleepy Hollow 7.2 Movie
11. 1997 The Odyssey 7.3 TV
12. 1993 The Secret Garden 7.4 Movie
13. 1991 Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse 7.9 Movie
14. 1987 Barfly 6.9 Movie
15. 1985 Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters 7.8 Movie
16. 1983 Rumble Fish 7.0 Movie
17. 1983 Koyaanisqatsi 7.9 Movie
18. 1980 Kagemusha 7.8 Movie
19. 1979 The Black Stallion 7.1 Movie
20. 1971 THX 1138 6.4 Movie

1. 1984 The Cotton Club 6.5 Movie

1. 1977 Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television 8.6 TV

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