Cinafilm has over 5 million movie reviews and counting …

About Us
Contact Us
Sitemap
Follow us onCinafilm - Twitter Cinafilm - Pinterest

You're here:
Home
Movies
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (1991)
Movie Reviews
Review by Tenno A

Last updated: 04 Jul 2026 at 10:21 UTC

Back to movie details

Review of Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (1991) by Tenno A — 28 Aug 2007

Share

Tweet

Utterly required viewing for ANY artist (in ANY medium)! Genius. As much as I adore APOCALYPSE, this documentary is EVEN BETTER. - Complete Genius. Beautiful!

This review of Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (1991) was written by Tenno A on 28 Aug 2007.

Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse has generally received very positive reviews.

Was this review helpful?

Yes

No

More reviews of this movie:

More Reviews of Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse

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

By Sam M (1,488) on 17 Nov 2013

An interesting documentary about the making of the film Apocalypse Now and insight of Francis Ford Coppola…

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

By Irvin C (321) on 31 May 2013

I'm a huge fan of Francis Ford Coppola's film Apocalypse Now and I was aware of the fact that it was a troubled production and he went through…

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

By Harry W (1,900) on 04 May 2014

As Apocalypse Now is one of the single greatest films I've ever seen and is famously for its largely troubled production, Hearts of Darkness…

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

By Coleman M (78) on 23 Apr 2015

A great view upon the struggle to getting the endless long production of Apocalypse Now done. A hail Coppola…

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

By Robert B (2,055) on 13 Sep 2015

The characters behind the movie turn out to be as compelling, if not more so, as the characters in it…

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

By John C (2,737) on 12 Apr 2014

One of the great documentaries about filmmaking ever made…

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

By Mike C (1,722) on 17 Apr 2014

Watching this changed how I felt about apocalypse now. Very honest look in to someone's mind. Great documentary about one of best films ever made…

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

By Jason K (1,459) on 24 Oct 2012

The quintessential Hollywood documentary. This is where so much of the crazy Hollywood image was revealed…

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

By Johannes J (261) on 12 Oct 2012

Francis Ford Coppola: My movie is not about Vietnam... my movie is Vietnam…

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

By Scott C (2,765) on 18 Nov 2012

A making-of that's almost as good as the film itself…

More reviews of this movie

Reviews of Similar Movies

Review of Muppet Guys Talking: Secrets Behind the Show the Whole World Watched (2017)

By Kristy Puchko (422) for CBR (174) on 26 Mar 2017

Muppet Guys Talking boasts an easy vibrancy and radiant joy in this conversation that we feel lucky to be the fly on its wall…

Review of Swim Team (2016)

By Jennie Kermode (588) for Eye for Film (1,537) on 25 May 2017

Well paced and well produced, Swim Team is engaging throughout and would be easy to enjoy as light viewing, but there's more going on beneath…

Review of The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin (2017)

By Glenn Dunks (375) for Film Experience (395) on 19 Jul 2017

But as a history lesson it is effective, filling in another piece of queer history puzzle…

Review of Kim Dotcom: Caught in the Web (2017)

By Anthony P (714) on 01 Sep 2017

An interesting film about Kim Dotcom's story story and his fight for freedom for the internet…

Review of Dixie Chicks: Shut Up and Sing (2006)

By Christopher M (1,030) on 20 Jan 2008

Honestly, I thought this was about the censorship and backlash of the whole Dixie Chicks vs. USA…

Review of How to Cook Your Life (2007)

By Marie E (39) on 04 Nov 2007

This was way below my expectations. It's been a while since I've nearly dozed off in a movie theater, and it happened twice on this film…

Review of The Yes Men (2003)

By Andrew R (1,534) on 19 Apr 2008

I have to say that the tactics these guys use are entertaining but fall too close in line with those used by those they criticize…

Share This Page

Share

Tweet

Popular Movies Right Now

2019

81%299 Reviews

2021

74%254 Reviews

Spider-Man: No Way Home

2021

79%458 Reviews

2019

70%94 Reviews

2020

70%170 Reviews

Three Thousand Years of Longing

2022

65%84 Reviews

2023

84%62 Reviews

2014

67%866 Reviews

2022

68%181 Reviews

War for the Planet of the Apes

2017

78%1,656 Reviews

Movies You Viewed Recently

Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse

1991

84%331 Reviews

2009

83%640 Reviews

Lawrence of Arabia

1962

88%853 Reviews

2018

45%6 Reviews

2008

80%213 Reviews

2009

50%492 Reviews

1991

45%42 Reviews

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets

2017

59%1,531 Reviews

1993

75%63 Reviews

Howard Zinn: You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train

2004

72%67 Reviews

Get social with CinafilmFollow us for reviews of the latest moviesCinafilm - Twitter Cinafilm - Pinterest Cinafilm - RSS

© 2026 Cinafilm Internet Productions

Prime Video logo is a trademark of Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates

Our website support team can be reached by email at [email protected], or by phoning +44 3300 431 396

Cinafilm IP, Office 12693, PO Box 15113, Birmingham, West Midlands, B2 2NJ, United Kingdom