Taxi Driver

Drama, Crime | 1976 | R. 1hr 54min
CAST: Robert De Niro, Jodie Foster, Cybill Shepherd, Peter Boyle, Harvey Keitel DIRECTOR: Martin Scorsese WEIRD ELEPHANT SERIES

A mentally unstable veteran works as a nighttime taxi driver in New York City, where the perceived decadence and sleaze fuels his urge for violent action, while attempting to liberate a twelve-year-old prostitute.

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Reviews

Martin Scorsese's unflinching plunge into the darkest recesses of the human soul feels painfully relevant.

Tom Huddleston, Time Out

This is an extraordinary film. De Niro in the central role delivers one of those powerhouse performances that simply blows the audience away.

Jennie Kermode, Eye for Film