Movies like Apocalypse Now

Key Features:: Vietnam War, Moral decay, Existentialism, Quest, Madness, Loss of innocence, Jungle adventure, Surrealism, Anti-war, Psychological horror, Director-driven, Cult classic
Tone:: serious, gritty, dramatic
Target Audience:: War film enthusiasts, Cerebral viewers, Classic film aficionados, Counter-culture cinema fans
Emotional Arc:: Intrigue → Dread → Disillusionment

Apocalypse Now

1979-05-19

At the height of the Vietnam war, Captain Benjamin Willard is sent on a dangerous mission that, officially, "does not exist, nor will it ever exist." His goal is to locate - and eliminate - a mysterious Green Beret Colonel named Walter Kurtz, who has been leading his personal army on illegal guerrilla missions into enemy territory.

Genres

Drama, War

Cast

Martin Sheen, Marlon Brando, Frederic Forrest, Albert Hall, Laurence Fishburne, Sam Bottoms, Robert Duvall, G. D. Spradlin, Harrison Ford, Jerry Ziesmer

Crew

Francis Ford Coppola, Francis Ford Coppola, John Milius, Michael Herr

Rating

★8.271(8737 votes)