Apocalypse Now (1979)

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

What to watch after Apocalypse Now

• Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (1991) — Albert Hall and Frederic Forrest appear in both
• The Godfather Part II (1974) — Same subject: macabre
• The Departed (2006) — Same feel: dark, dramatic
• Scarface (1983) — Same feel: dark, dramatic
• Full Metal Jacket (1987) — Same subject: vietnam war, vietnam
• The Conversation (1974) — Francis Ford Coppola directed both