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This list was originally published on April 5, 2018.
It has been updated to includeMegalopolis.
The rest fall under what well call the S.E.
What to rank higher, the Coppola films that are more conventionally satisfying pieces of craftsmanship, likeThe Outsiders?
Or the audacious messes that often happen when the director tries to reinvent himself, likeRumble Fish?
Jackis the worst, though.
On that point, we can surely agree.
23.Jack(1996)
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(And this is all before the retrospective horror of Bill Cosby in a major role.)
22.Dementia 13(1963)
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21.Gardens of Stone(1987)
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20.Finians Rainbow(1968)
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19.Twixt(2011)
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18.Megalopolis(2024)
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17.Youth Without Youth(2007)
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16.Youre a Big Boy Now(1966)
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15.The Godfather Part III(1990)
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14.The Cotton Club(1984)
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For better or worse, Coppola cannot hide where his true passions lie.
13.The Rainmaker(1997)
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12.The Outsiders(1983)
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In 1983, Coppola adapted two S.E.
11.Rumble Fish(1983)
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The film hangs on this lovely visual metaphor for precious, self-destructive youth.
10.Tetro(2009)
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9.One From the Heart(1982)
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Would that more conventionally successful films dream this big.
8.Peggy Sue Got Married(1986)
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7.The Rain People(1969)
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6.Bram Stokers Dracula(1992)
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And yes, the dialogue and atmosphere is exceedingly florid, courting camp if not crossing that line altogether.
5.Tucker: The Man and His Dream(1988)
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4.Apocalypse Now(1979)
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Coppolas famous quote about the finished film (Apocalypse Nowis not about Vietnam.
3.The Godfather(1972)
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Thats the thrillingly rendered pulp of Mario Puzo, who wrote the novel and co-wrote the screenplay with Coppola.
In their quixotic pursuit of legitimacy, they find only the rot of illicit power.
2.The Godfather Part II(1974)
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1.The Conversation(1973)
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