Apocalypse Now
DramaWar
17+R
1979·2h 27m·Francis Ford Coppola·American Zoetrope·● Script read & verified
A psychological war film following Captain Willard's mission to travel upriver in Vietnam to find and eliminate a rogue Colonel Kurtz who has gone insane....
Watch with your child — Complex themes about war, morality, and madness require guidance and discussion
Heads Up for Parents
The film's reputation as an anti-war masterpiece may mask just how psychologically disturbing and graphically violent it actually is
What's In It
Violence
Extreme▸
Language
Mild▸
Scary
Extreme▸
Romance
None▸
Substances
Very Mild▸
Stimulation
Extreme▸
Cultural & Values Guide
Faith & Religion
●Hindu themes
Kurtz quotes directly from the Bhagavad Gita, speaking of 'horror' as divine judgment. Hindu philosophy about duty and moral action in war is woven into his philosophical monologues about the nature of conflict.
Community Notes
- Controversial depiction of Vietnamese people as enemies
- Potential glorification of violence despite anti-war message
Family Takeaways
What it gets right
- ✓Shows the psychological toll war takes on soldiers
- ✓Explores themes about protecting what matters
Cast:Martin SheenMarlon BrandoFrederic ForrestAlbert HallLaurence Fishburne