Taxi Driver
Directed by Martin Scorsese
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.
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- batnikkoFebruary 22, 2025A haunting character study wrapped in neo-noir grit, Taxi Driver is a masterful exploration of isolation, alienation, and urban decay. Robert De Niro delivers an unforgettable performance as Travis Bickle, a lonely cab driver whose descent into paranoia and violence is both mesmerizing and deeply unsettling. Scorsese’s direction is hypnotic, immersing the audience in the grime and chaos of 1970s New York, while Bernard Herrmann’s eerie score amplifies the film’s creeping tension. Dark, thought-provoking, and iconic—Taxi Driver is a cinematic powerhouse that lingers long after the credits roll.
- cferacoSeptember 22, 2025Taxi Driver is where Scorsese dives headfirst into his dark age, dragging us through the sleepless neon rot of 1970s New York. De Niro’s Travis Bickle is isolation, paranoia, and rage wrapped in one broken man, a performance so raw it feels less like acting and more like a possession. Every shot bleeds grime and unease, every line echoes with madness, and by the time “You talkin’ to me?” hits, you know Scorsese has carved a masterpiece out of shadows, loneliness, and the sickness of the American dream.
Taxi Driver Trivia
Taxi Driver was released on February 9, 1976.
Taxi Driver was directed by Martin Scorsese.
Taxi Driver has a runtime of 1h 54m.
Taxi Driver was produced by Julia Phillips, Michael Phillips.
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.
The key characters in Taxi Driver are Travis Bickle (Robert De Niro), Iris (Jodie Foster), Betsy (Cybill Shepherd).
Taxi Driver is rated R.
Taxi Driver is a Crime, Drama film.
Taxi Driver has an audience rating of 9.3 out of 10.
Taxi Driver had a budget of $1.9M.
Taxi Driver has made $28.6M at the box office.