Movies Re Ranked: Francis Ford Coppola's Filmography 2.0

[GoodBadHBK]

Re Ranked: Francis Ford Coppola's Filmography



(My Favourites/Best Films)

1. The Godfather
My Fav Coppola film and his best film.


2. Apocalypse Now Redux - arguably his best work considering the amount of effort/money/pain he put into the project. My fav Coppola film to rewatch.



3. The Godfather Part II - Best movie sequel of all time



4. Bram Stoker's Dracula - a film I like more and more on rewatch. Oldman delivers, Monica is topless, Winona wears see thru shirt. Beautiful cinematography and a great overall cast including Keanu.



5. The Conversation - The best Coppola film you never seen. Most would consider this top 4 but I don't like it as much as the other 4 films on rewatch.



6. Peggy Sue Got Married - a romantic comedy that is both meaningful and funny. Nic Cage is at his funniest alongside Jim Carrey and Kathleen Turner gives my favourite female performance in a Coppola film.



7. The Outsiders - a film I like a lot because we read the book in school and watched the movie. One of the best casts in a Coppola film. I prefer the first half more than the second but still like the entire film.



8. Jack - The first Coppola film I ever seen. Robin Williams is always amazing to watch. This film only works because of him. Bill Cosby being his teacher only adds to the dark humour to me.



9. Rumblefish - really good artsy film and cast but I absolutely hate Tom Waits in this movie. He is chomping on gum and smacking his lips the entire time hes on screen drives me insane.

10. The Godfather Part III - the more I rewatch this the more it grows on me. I try to focus on what I like instead of what I dislike. This should have been way way better than it ended up. Theres a lot of great kills/death set ups. Eli Wallach is the best addition to the cast.


11. One From The Heart - this could have been a top 5 Coppola film if they casted a stronger lead. Frederic Forrest is a great co star or small role actor, he is not a lead. This film would have be excellent with Pacino starring in it.

12. The Cotton Club Encore - i dont really care for Gere's character/story but I do enjoy the musical talent/dancing of the Black actors/actresses and the mafia story running the cotton club.

13. The Rainmaker - would have liked this more if it was starring Danny Devito over Matt Damon. Devitos character was much more interesting than Damon's.

14. Tucker - good 1940s white america movie about cars and competing against the top car companies.

15. Finian's Rainbow - a musical for kids that displays both talent and intentional/unintentional humour. Its fun but drags and is too long.


16. The Rain People - i like everything about the movie except the ending. Caan shows up out of nowhere with no explanation. Essentially its just about a woman who ruins everyone's lives trying to make sense of her own.

17. Megalopolis - its known as his biggest flop but I like it somewhat. Its a bad movie that has its moments. Its a mix of bizarre, weird, strange, interesting, and fun.

18. Tetro - i liked it more the first time I saw it but on rewatch it doesnt hit the same. Its alright just nothing special.

19. Gardens of Stone - it has a decent cast but lacks a good story. Not a movie I would recommend.

20. Twixt - its a terrible movie but having Val kilmer and Bruce dern in it makes it watchable. Its a movie so bad i hated it on first viewing but on rewatch it has the so bad its somewhat interesting feel.

21. You're A Big Boy Now - Coppolas 2nd ever movie influenced from his small jobs making a few pornos. It has its moments but lacks a strong lead and it can get boring at times.

22. Youth Without Youth - good premise but doesnt deliver for me. It gets confusing and boring to me.

23. Dementia 13 - Coppolas first movie with a cast i never heard of in a story I dont care about. Is it his worst film? Probably not. But its the film i least want to watch again.


Ranked: Favourite Performances

1. Al Pacino as Michael Corleone in The Godfather
2. Martin Sheen as Captain Willard in Apocalypse Now Redux
3. Marlon Brando as Vito Corleone in The
Godfather
4. Robert De Niro as Vito Corleone in Godfather Part II
5. James Caan as Sonny Corleone in The Godfather
6. Gary Oldman as Dracula in Dracula
7. Gene Hackman as Harry Caul in The Conversation
8. Kathleen Turner as Peggy Sue in Peggy Sue Got Married
9. Robin Williams as Jack in Jack
10. John Cazale as Fredo Corleone in The Godfather Part II
11. Robert Duvall as Tom Hagen in The Godfather Part II
12. Gregory Hines as Sandman Williams in The Cotton Club Encore
13. Matt Dillon as Rusty James in Rumblefish
14. Dennis Hopper as Photo Journalist in Apocalypse Now Redux
15. Michael V Gazzo as Frankie Pentangeli in The Godfather Part II
16. Danny Devito as Deck Shifflet in The Rainmaker
17. Terri Garr as Frannie in One From The Heart
18. Jeff Bridges as Preston Tucker in Tucker
19. Diane Keaton as Kay Corleone in The Godfather Part II
20. Laurence Fishbourne as Bumpy Rhodes in The Cotton Club Encore

Honorable Mention: Nic Cage as Charlie Bodell in Peggie Sue Got Married

 

[Danespina]

7. Jack

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Synopsis: Because of an unusual disorder that has aged him four times faster than a typical human being, a boy looks like a 40-year-old man as he starts fifth grade at public school after being homeschooled.

My Rating: 7/10

My Opinion: The first ever FFC film i ever saw and it was with my family at the theater when i was 10. This film is rated 1 of the lowest in FFC filmography and i strongly disagree. Its vastly underrated and under appreciated. Only Robin could pull off this role and he makes this film entertaining and funny.
Jack's mother is Diane Lane, his teacher is Jennifer Lopez, the woman who has the hots for him is Fran Drescher and his tutor is Bill Cosby. You can't beat that. This film is very funny and very serious and its one of my favourite FFC films.

I didn’t think I saw Jack before, but once he started gaining confidence during the basketball game all the memories from my childhood flooded back. I agree that Robin Williams is probably the only one who could have made it work. It's a nice story, and FFC kind of does the reverse later with Youth Without Youth.

My ranking of the FFC movies I’ve seen would be something like.

14. Life Without Zoe (from New York Stories)
13. One From The Heart
12. The Godfather: Part III
11. The Rain People
10. You’re a Big Boy Now
9. Youth Without Youth
8. The Rainmaker
7. Jack
6. The Conversation
5. Megalopolis
4. Apocalypse Now
3. Bram Stoker's Dracula
2. The Godfather: Part II
1. The Godfather

 

[GoodBadHBK]

5. Megalopolis

I was entertained with this film and think it's getting way too much undeserved hate. I plan on seeing it again this week. Critics were trashing the Jon Voight scene with Aubrey and Shia, but I thought it was hilarious and good.

I would suggest to you The Cotton Club Encore. I was pleasantly surprised on how good it is.

 

[Danespina]

I was entertained with this film and think it's getting way too much undeserved hate. I plan on seeing it again this week. Critics were trashing the Jon Voight scene with Aubrey and Shia, but I thought it was hilarious and good.

I would suggest to you The Cotton Club Encore. I was pleasantly surprised on how good it is.

I was thinking of seeing Megalopolis again too but probably just wait till it releases on home video. The sense of humor is dry for sure, but at one point I borderline felt drunk and got the case of the giggles. The comedy sneaks up on you.

I'm sure I'll watch Cotton Club as well as a bunch of his other films one day. I love FFC's genuine passion for film.

 

[GoodBadHBK]

Let it be know you guys are all assholes and that's not because revoltub told me so

It's cause it is so

 

[franquito]

This was a good thread that didn't get much attention. Appreciate all the work you put in.
Tried to rewatch Bram's Dracula for Halloween this year but could not find it anywhere. Agree that it is generally underrated.

Do we know what exactly was planned for the last scene of G pt 2?
As great as it would have been to have Brando back for that, I think his absence is even more poignant. The flashback is my favorite scene of the entire Godfather epic

 

[GoodBadHBK]

Do we know what exactly was planned for the last scene of G pt 2?

He was supposed to be at the table eating and talking with everyone, he refused to do it so they changed it to they're at the table waiting for him to get home

 

[Deleted member 110072]

I would say the first two Godfathers, The Conversation, Apoc Now and Rumblefish are very clearly his best work for me, all of those I'd have as classic films.

Besides them Dracula and The Outsiders are decent and look great but are a bit of a mess, havent watched One From The Heart for so long I'v a tough time remembering, his attempts at normal mainstream Hollywood films are all pretty bad besides Peggy Sue which is decent, havent watched the recent stuff.

 

[GoodBadHBK]

I would say the first two Godfathers, The Conversation, Apoc Now and Rumblefish are very clearly his best work for me, all of those I'd have as classic films.

Besides them Dracula and The Outsiders are decent and look great but are a bit of a mess, havent watched One From The Heart for so long I'v a tough time remembering, his attempts at normal mainstream Hollywood films are all pretty bad besides Peggy Sue which is decent, havent watched the recent stuff.

From The Outsider's to The Rainmaker, all of those films were made just to get himself out of the debt One From the heart put him in.

He put himself in a bigger debt with Megalopolis.

 

[Deleted member 110072]

From The Outsider's to The Rainmaker, all of those films were made just to get himself out of the debt One From the heart put him in.

He put himself in a bigger debt with Megalopolis.

Rumblefish always seemed like the film he actually cared about more to me compared to The Outsiders and its the last great bit of cinema by him I'v seen.

When you think about it Apoc Now being the sucess it was bailing him out from putting so much money into it is a bit crazy, its got to be one of the most overtly arty films ever to be a major box office hit.

These days I think he's considerably richer with the wine business so I doubt Megalopolis has put him in too much of a hole, didn't he sell of one of multiple vineyards to fund it?

 

[Spam On Rye]

Solid list. I've never seen the Godfather films. I've seen maybe 5,000 films and saved them and now I'm just afraid they'll never meet the hype. I did this with Citizen Kane as well but watched it on my 40th birthday and didn't disappoint. Also love Peggy Sue, Dracula, Outsiders, and Conversation. Thanks TS. Will watch GF trilogy after Helloween season.

 

[RoastBeast]

Never heard of the Cotton Club and Conversation films. I'll have to check those out. Thanks.