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      Apocalypse Now

      R Released Aug 15, 1979 2h 33m War Drama List
      97% 97 Reviews Tomatometer 94% 250,000+ Ratings Audience Score In Vietnam in 1970, Captain Willard (Martin Sheen) takes a perilous and increasingly hallucinatory journey upriver to find and terminate Colonel Kurtz (Marlon Brando), a once-promising officer who has reportedly gone completely mad. In the company of a Navy patrol boat filled with street-smart kids, a surfing-obsessed Air Cavalry officer (Robert Duvall), and a crazed freelance photographer (Dennis Hopper), Willard travels further and further into the heart of darkness. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Feb 20 Buy Now

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      Francis Ford Coppola's haunting, hallucinatory Vietnam War epic is cinema at its most audacious and visionary.

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      Narciso R Perfect movie, incredible cast, redux is awesome. NRJ. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/05/24 Full Review Petros T (Redux) Boasting powerful photography, production design and acting as well as several iconic shots and lines, it stands out the most for being committed to creating anticipation around Kurtz (and the payoff is hard to resist) and to portraying this climactic, often stifling descent into madness. On the downside, it's overlong (the lengthy sequence with the French is totally superfluous), and its insights into the human condition are hardly as much of a mind-blowing revelation as it's suggested. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 04/29/24 Full Review John H One of the most haunting war movie ever made. A must see! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/10/24 Full Review Ramon G Slow and dull film. Marlon Brando and Martin Sheen's performances are too gestural. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 04/09/24 Full Review Chris H A stunning film; deep and rich and deserving of many viewings. There are a few versions floating around and in my humble opinion you want to see the shortest one, which has the best momentum. The story is gripping and the characters are gritty and realistic despite the druggy haze that floats over the whole thing, induced not by illicit substances but by the beautiful and terrifying Vietnam landscape. Watch this film and then read the equally brilliant book (Heart of Darkness, written in 1899 and not, of course, about Vietnam at all) and marvel at how well the film adaptation carries the story over whilst also, on the face of it, changing it completely. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/01/24 Full Review Sumadhu C Captivating, thought provoking, and a great movie! A must watch for movie lovers. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/23/24 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Ed Potton Times (UK) It’s a masterpiece, whichever way you slice it. Apr 1, 2024 Full Review Jay Scott Globe and Mail A hallucinatory celebration of irrationality, of pure feeling, and even. perhaps, of insanity. Aug 11, 2022 Full Review Amy Taubin Village Voice Apocalypse has the expressive extravagance of a Wagner opera-and not merely because the swooping helicopter scene is set to the "Ride of the Valkyries." Oct 8, 2019 Full Review Rene Jordan El Nuevo Herald (Miami) It doesn't have a central argument, or a point of view, and not one character that the spectator can identify themselves with. [Full review in Spanish] Jan 18, 2024 Full Review Cory Woodroof 615 Film This is the great American nightmare, the ultimate repudiation against anything Vietnam was supposed to accomplish. Jul 6, 2022 Full Review Andrew Bloom The Spool From the jump, Apocalypse Now conveys the sense of a man riddled with PTSD, who's all but lost himself in the trauma. Apr 13, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis In Vietnam in 1970, Captain Willard (Martin Sheen) takes a perilous and increasingly hallucinatory journey upriver to find and terminate Colonel Kurtz (Marlon Brando), a once-promising officer who has reportedly gone completely mad. In the company of a Navy patrol boat filled with street-smart kids, a surfing-obsessed Air Cavalry officer (Robert Duvall), and a crazed freelance photographer (Dennis Hopper), Willard travels further and further into the heart of darkness.
      Director
      Francis Ford Coppola
      Screenwriter
      Joseph Conrad, John Milius, Francis Ford Coppola, Michael Herr
      Distributor
      United Artists, Miramax Films, Paramount Pictures
      Production Co
      Zoetrope Studios
      Rating
      R
      Genre
      War, Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Aug 15, 1979, Original
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Sep 29, 2013
      Box Office (Gross USA)
      $78.8M
      Runtime
      2h 33m
      Sound Mix
      Surround
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