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Eleanor Coppola

Eleanor Coppola

Director, cinematographer, writer, actor and producer · Died April 12, 2024, aged 87 · Los Angeles, California, USA

Eleanor Jessie Coppola (née Neil; May 4, 1936 – April 12, 2024) was an American documentary film director, screenwriter, and artist. She was married to director Francis Ford Coppola from 1963 until her death. She was best-known for her 1991 documentary film Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse as well as other documentaries chronicling the films of her husband and children. Description above from the Wikipedia article Eleanor Coppola, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
May 4, 1936
Died
April 12, 2024 (aged 87)
From
Los Angeles, California, USA
Works as
Director, cinematographer, writer, actor and producer
Titles
12 on MovieCove · 20 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Up 25% in 30 days

What are Eleanor Coppola's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Documentary4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 91st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 25th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
33%
Self
24%
Ideas
20%
Society
9%
Survival
8%
Power
7%
Art3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 4 · Serious 1 · Dark 2

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 7 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 4 · Charged 2 · Intense 1

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 5 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 4 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 2

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative
6
Warm
3
Joyful
2
Tense
1
Bittersweet
1
Other
4

How their films linger

Feel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet3
  • Ambiguous2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Eleanor Coppola's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 12 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Eleanor Coppola's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

20 credits, 12 with a MovieCove page; 7 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Making Marie Antoinette(2026)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Last Showgirl(2024)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Megalopolis(2024)

    In Memory Of

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Love Is Love Is Love(2020)

    Director · Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Paris Can Wait(2016)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Coda: Thirty Years Later(2007)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Francis Ford Coppola Directs 'John Grisham's the Rainmaker'(2007)

    Director · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Making of Marie Antoinette (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director

  • The Making of The Virgin Suicides (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Director · as Self

  • A Visit to China’s Miao Country (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Director · Editor · as Narrator

  • Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse(1991)

    Director · as Self

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Apocalypse Now(1979)

    Documentation & Support

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Joyce Goldstein (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Director

  • Peeling a Potato Is a Work of Art (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Director

  • Refrigerator (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Director

  • Victorian House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Director

  • The Rain People(1969)

    as Gordon's Wife (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • You're a Big Boy Now(1966)

    Title Designer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Dementia 13(1963)

    Set Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Making Marie Antoinette (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 19 titles, 18 of them dated from 1963 to 2024.

Biggest box office

Paris Can Wait (2016)

$13M worldwide

Highest rated

Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (1991)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Paris Can Wait (2016)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting2 of 19: 1 only acting, 1 with another roleDirecting13 of 19: 9 only directing, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score53rdWriting3 of 19: 0 only writing, 3 with another roleProducing2 of 19: 0 only producing, 2 with another roleEditing1 of 19: 0 only editing, 1 with another roleOther crew5 of 19: 5 only other crew, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score44th

19 titles, 4 with more than one role.

By decade

1960s3 · 1 acting · 2 crew1970s5 · crew1990s2 · 1 acting · 2 crew2000s4 · crew2010s1 · crew2020s3 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Eleanor Coppola's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 57th percentile, the median of all 12; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 73rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

73rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 12 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 12 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · director, writer

Love Is Love Is Love (2020)

76th percentile spread · 50% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor, director

Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (1991)

Midcredits 99th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 70/100 and the pacing 40/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Eleanor Coppola work with?

People who share at least 2 of Eleanor Coppola's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Francis Ford Coppola shares the most, 3.

Actors

Composers

Producers

Mixed roles