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Apocalypse Now 1979

Directed by Francis Ford Coppola

All-time standing

#17 of 4,399

In the top 1% of movies

By scope

1970s #2 of 338 Top 1% 1979 #1 of 39 Top 3%

Ballots (78)

All time 70

Rolling Stone

  • Published 2005
  • All-time list
  • Ranked #1
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Directors Guild of America

Directors Guild of America

  • Published 2016
  • All-time list
  • Ranked #7
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The Cinematheque

The Cinematheque

  • Published 2005
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  • Ranked #11
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Revista Bula

Revista Bula

  • Published 2023
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  • Ranked #13
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AlloCiné

AlloCiné

  • Published 2017
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  • Ranked #16
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The Hollywood Reporter

The Hollywood Reporter

  • Published 2014
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  • Ranked #17
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Sight & Sound

Sight & Sound

  • Published 2022
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  • Ranked #19
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Total Film

Total Film

  • Published 2005
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  • Ranked #20
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American Film Institute

American Film Institute

  • Published 2007
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  • Ranked #30
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Entertainment Weekly

Entertainment Weekly

  • Published 2013
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  • Ranked #35
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Toronto International Film Festival

Toronto International Film Festival

  • Published 2009
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  • Ranked #46
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Variety

Variety

  • Published 2022
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  • Ranked #51
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Writers Guild of America

Writers Guild of America

  • Published 2006
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  • Ranked #55
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Time Out

Time Out

  • Published 2024
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  • Ranked #59
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Cahiers du Cinéma

Cahiers du Cinéma

  • Published 2007
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  • Ranked #66
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Halliwell's

Halliwell's

  • Published 2005
  • All-time list
  • Ranked #377
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LaCinetek

LaCinetek

  • Published 2025
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  • Included, unranked
LaCinetek

LaCinetek

  • Published 2024
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  • Included, unranked
LaCinetek

LaCinetek

  • Published 2023
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  • Included, unranked
Fotogramas

Fotogramas

  • Published 2022
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  • Included, unranked
LaCinetek

LaCinetek

  • Published 2022
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  • Included, unranked
British Film Institute

British Film Institute

  • Published 2019
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  • Included, unranked
Positif

Positif

  • Published 2019
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  • Included, unranked
LaCinetek

LaCinetek

  • Published 2018
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  • Included, unranked
Empire

Empire

  • Published 2017
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  • Included, unranked
LaCinetek

LaCinetek

  • Published 2017
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  • Included, unranked
LaCinetek

LaCinetek

  • Published 2016
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  • Included, unranked
Steven Jay Schneider

Steven Jay Schneider

  • Published 2016
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  • Included, unranked
Kino Muzeum

Kino Muzeum

  • Published 2015
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  • Included, unranked
LaCinetek

LaCinetek

  • Published 2015
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  • Included, unranked
LaCinetek

LaCinetek

  • Published 2014
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  • Included, unranked
Tel Aviv Cinematheque

Tel Aviv Cinematheque

  • Published 2014
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  • Included, unranked
The Dissolve

The Dissolve

  • Published 2014
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  • Included, unranked
The Quietus

The Quietus

  • Published 2014
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  • Included, unranked

Complex

  • Published 2013
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  • Included, unranked
The Telegraph

The Telegraph

  • Published 2013
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  • Included, unranked
Cinemanía

Cinemanía

  • Published 2012
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  • Included, unranked
Filmspotting

Filmspotting

  • Published 2012
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  • Included, unranked
HitFix

HitFix

  • Published 2012
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  • Included, unranked
Newsday

Newsday

  • Published 2012
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  • Included, unranked
USC School of Cinematic Arts

USC School of Cinematic Arts

  • Published 2012
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  • Included, unranked
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El Pais

El Pais

  • Published 2010
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  • Included, unranked

The Guardian

  • Published 2010
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  • Included, unranked
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Total Film

Total Film

  • Published 2010
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  • Included, unranked
Film-Magazine (Iran)

Film-Magazine (Iran)

  • Published 2009
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  • Included, unranked
Kinema Junpo

Kinema Junpo

  • Published 2009
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  • Included, unranked
Cinema (Greece)

Cinema (Greece)

  • Published 2008
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  • Included, unranked
David Thomson

David Thomson

  • Published 2008
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  • Included, unranked
The Telegraph

The Telegraph

  • Published 2008
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  • Included, unranked
Steadycam

Steadycam

  • Published 2007
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  • Included, unranked
Steadycam

Steadycam

  • Published 2007
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  • Included, unranked

The Guardian

  • Published 2007
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  • Included, unranked
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Channel 4

Channel 4

  • Published 2006
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  • Included, unranked
Jim Emerson

Jim Emerson

  • Published 2006
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  • Included, unranked
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Senses of Cinema

Senses of Cinema

  • Published 2005
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  • Included, unranked
Bounty Books

Bounty Books

  • Published 2004
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  • Included, unranked
Jonathan Rosenbaum

Jonathan Rosenbaum

  • Published 2004
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  • Included, unranked
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Senses of Cinema

Senses of Cinema

  • Published 2004
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  • Included, unranked
The New York Times

The New York Times

  • Published 2004
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  • Included, unranked
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Ciak

Ciak

  • Published 2000
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  • Included, unranked
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Entertainment Weekly

Entertainment Weekly

  • Published 1999
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  • Included, unranked
Barry Norman

Barry Norman

  • Published 1998
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  • Included, unranked
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El Mundo

El Mundo

  • Published 1995
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  • Included, unranked
Fotogramas

Fotogramas

  • Published 1995
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  • Included, unranked
Télérama

Télérama

  • Published 1995
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Dirigido Por

Dirigido Por

  • Published 1992
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  • Included, unranked
Danny Peary

Danny Peary

  • Published 1986
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  • Included, unranked
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Edições Cinematógrafo

Edições Cinematógrafo

  • Published 1982
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  • Included, unranked
Channel 4

Channel 4

  • Year not recorded
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  • Included, unranked
Total Film

Total Film

  • Year not recorded
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  • Included, unranked

Decade 8

1970s

Forbes

Forbes

  • Published 1979
  • Decade list · 1970s
  • Ranked #2
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Rolling Stone

  • Published 1979
  • Decade list · 1970s
  • Ranked #16
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IndieWire

  • Published 1979
  • Decade list · 1970s
  • Ranked #29
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Cahiers du Cinéma

Cahiers du Cinéma

  • Published 1979
  • Decade list · 1970s
  • Included, unranked
Fotogramas

Fotogramas

  • Published 1979
  • Decade list · 1970s
  • Included, unranked
The Cinematheque

The Cinematheque

  • Published 1979
  • Decade list · 1970s
  • Included, unranked

1952-2002

Positif

Positif

  • Published 2002
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  • Included, unranked

1900-1999

Leonard Maltin

Leonard Maltin

  • Published 2000
  • Decade list · 1900-1999
  • Included, unranked
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