A mentally unstable Vietnam War veteran works as a night-time taxi driver in New York City where the perceived decadence and sleaze feed his urge for violent action, attempting to save a preadolescent prostitute in the process.
Nominated for 4 Oscars. 22 wins & 20 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
New York may have changed, but Taxi Driver is as powerful and painful as ever.
– Ben Walters,
Time Out,
9 Feb 2006
rotten:
[Scorsese] seems to need scripts with well-designed humor and performers with the spirit of Ellen Burstyn to compensate for what seems to be a fundamentally depressed view of life and the belief that sobriety is the equivalent of seriousness.
– Richard Schickel,
TIME Magazine,
30 Aug 2009
fresh:
Like Werner Herzog's Aguirre or Coppola's Apocalypse Now, Taxi Driver is auteurist psychodrama.
– J. Hoberman,
Village Voice,
15 Mar 2011
fresh:
Bickle is complex, intriguing and never one-note.
– Dave Calhoun,
Time Out,
10 May 2011
fresh:
It's a powerful film and a terrific showcase for the versatility of star Robert De Niro.