Taxi Driver
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.
Critics Sentiment
Travis practices drawing weapons and talks to mirror
Travis takes Betsy to adult movie theater ruining relationship
The film drops significantly during Travis's social failure with Betsy at the porn theater, then soars to its peak with the iconic mirror scene.
Taxi Driver maintains strong critical appreciation throughout, building from atmospheric character establishment to the universally acclaimed mirror sequence. While some reviewers find pacing issues and dialogue weaknesses in the middle sections, the film's iconic moments and De Niro's performance sustain high sentiment. The ending divides critics between those who appreciate its dark irony and those who find it anticlimactic.
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Robert De Niro
Travis Bickle
Jodie Foster
Iris
Cybill Shepherd
Betsy
Harvey Keitel
Sport
Peter Boyle
Wizard
Leonard Harris
Charles Palantine
Albert Brooks
Tom
Diahnne Abbott
Concession Girl
Frank Adu
Angry Black Man
Victor Argo
Melio
Gino Ardito
Policeman at Rally
Garth Avery
Iris' Friend
Harry Cohn
Cabbie in Bellmore
Cooper Cunningham
Hooker in Cab
Brenda Dickson
Soap Opera Woman
Harry Fischler
Dispatcher
Nat Grant
Stick-Up Man
Richard Higgs
Tall Secret Service Man
Beau Kayser
Soap Opera Man
Victor Magnotta
Secret Service Photographer
Crew
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