Taxi Driver

Name: Taxi Driver
Director: Martin Scorsese
Genre: Crime, Drama
Released: 1976-02-09
Rating: 8

February 9, 1976· 1h 54m

Crime Drama

Directed by

Martin Scorsese

Cast

Robert De Niro Jodie Foster Cybill Shepherd Harvey Keitel Peter Boyle Leonard Harris +47 more ↓

Cinemagraphs Score8.0

Suffering from insomnia, disturbed loner Travis Bickle takes a job as a New York City cabbie, haunting the streets nightly, growing increasingly detached from reality as he dreams of cleaning up the filthy city.

Audience Sentiment

Overall8.0

1 — Hated it5 — Neutral10 — Masterpiece

Critics

8+ Great

6-8 Good

<6 Poor

4 reviews·Last updated 13d ago

Peak Moment

The brothel bloodbath

9.2at 1h 40m

Lowest Moment

The adult movie disaster

6.5at 44m

Biggest Swing

From Travis's social disaster with the adult movie date (6.5) to the powerful introduction of Iris that gives his story moral weight (8.8)

Critics consistently praised De Niro's tour-de-force performance and Scorsese's atmospheric direction throughout. The film maintains high regard even during its darkest moments, with reviewers appreciating the brutal honesty and compelling character work that made it a cinematic benchmark.

4 reviews analyzed|Sources: Tmdb