Taxi Driver Reviews and Ratings


  • eternalnightmare
    July 15, 2009
    eternalnightmare
    DeNiro is brilliant and painful to watch, great performance, great film. hard to do this one justice with words
  • enigma9565
    July 15, 2009
    enigma9565
    De Niro at his finest!!!!!!!!
  • shylassie85
    July 7, 2009
    shylassie85
    u talkin a me ?? lol
  • trisarahtops22
    July 7, 2009
    trisarahtops22
    Robert DeNiro WAS this movie. He was excellent in the role - it's hard to imagine anyone else doing it with the same effect.
  • Sebdinovitch
    July 5, 2009
    Sebdinovitch
    Yeah ! Own it and gonna see it !
  • adamgaboogaboo
    July 5, 2009
    adamgaboogaboo
    Shocking. A powerhouse performance is given by Robert De Niro. One of the finest I'll ever see, for sure...
  • revbaum
    July 3, 2009
    revbaum
    A classic of its time.
  • xtiandurden
    July 2, 2009
    xtiandurden
    Simply classic. Scorsese's greatest work with De Niro, De Niro's greatest performance with Scorsese. A violent realistic psychological film. Paul Schrader created one of the most violently famous villain in writing history. De Niro defines loneliness in Travis Bickle's life in th...( read more)e street, in his apartment and in his cab; he truly became the character he portrayed. Such a powerful style of Scorsese and a cunning performance from De Niro made this film a favorite of mine.
  • javaursula128
    July 1, 2009
    javaursula128
    I think someone should just take this city and just... just flush it down the fuckin' toilet.
  • juniorone786
    July 1, 2009
    juniorone786
    THIS COUNTRY CAN MAKE YOU NUTS. WATCH IT
  • amonra183
    June 28, 2009
    amonra183
    This is a masterpiece... just art... i havent seen "Raging Bull" yet...
  • R0L0D3X
    June 27, 2009
    R0L0D3X
    Pending Review
  • chanfan71
    June 26, 2009
    chanfan71
    Own it on Laser Disc
  • leeslynne
    June 26, 2009
    leeslynne
    GREAT ACTORS GREAT DIRECTOR GREAT MOVIE
  • xXxXHorrorFanxXxX
    June 26, 2009
    xXxXHorrorFanxXxX
    Director: Martin Scorsese
    Country: USA
    Genre: Drama / Thriller
    Length: 113 min


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    Travis Bickle (De Niro), who claims to be an honorably discharged Marine (it is implied that he is a Vietnam Veteran) is a lonely and depressed young man of 26. His origins are unknown. He sends his parents cards, lying about his life and saying he works with the Secret Service. He settles in Manhattan where he becomes a night time taxi driver due to chronic insomnia.[1] Bickle spends his restless days in seedy porn theaters and works 12 or 14 hour shifts during the evening and night time hours carrying passengers among all five boroughs of New York City.

    Bickle becomes interested in Betsy (Cybill Shepherd), a campaign volunteer for New York Senator Charles Palantine, who is running for the presidential nomination and is promising dramatic social change. She is initially intrigued by Bickle and agrees to a date with him after he flirts with her over coffee and sympathizes with her own apparent loneliness. She compares him to a character in the Kris Kristofferson song "The Pilgrim." On their date, however, Bickle is clueless about how to treat a woman and thinks it would be a good idea to take her to a Swedish sex education film (Language of Love). Offended, she leaves him and takes a taxi home alone. The next day he tries to reconcile with Betsy, phoning her and sending her flowers, but all of his attempts are in vain.[1]

    Rejected and depressed, Bickle's thoughts begin to turn violent. Disgusted by the petty street crime (especially prostitution) that he witnesses while driving through the city, he now finds a focus for his frustration and begins a program of intense physical training. He buys a number of pistols from an illegal dealer (Steven Prince) and practices a menacing speech in the mirror, while pulling out a pistol that he attached to a home-made sliding action holster on his right arm ("You talkin' to me?"). He develops an ominously intense interest in Senator Palantine's public appearances and it seems that he somehow blames the presidential hopeful for his own failure at wooing Betsy and maybe hopes to include her boss in his growing list of targets. In an accidental warm-up, Bickle randomly walks into a robbery in a run-down grocery and shoots the robber (Nat Grant) in the face; adding to the bizarre violence, the grocery owner (Victor Argo) encourages Bickle (who has no permit for his guns) to flee the scene and then proceeds to club the near-dead stickup man with a steel pole.

    Bickle is revolted by what he considers the moral decay around him. One night while on shift, Iris (Jodie Foster), a 12-year-old child prostitute, gets in his cab, attempting to escape her pimp.[1] Shocked by the occurrence Bickle fails to drive off and the pimp, "Sport" (Harvey Keitel), reaches the cab. Sport gives Bickle a crumpled twenty dollar bill, which haunts Travis with the memory of his failure to help. Later seeing Iris on the street he pays for her time, although he does not have sex with her and instead tries to convince her to leave this way of life behind. The next day, they meet for breakfast and Bickle becomes obsessed with saving this naïve child-woman who thinks hanging out with hookers, pimps and drug dealers is more "hip" than dating young boys and going to school.

    Any lingering doubt in the viewer's mind about Bickle's sanity is obliterated when he is suddenly and shockingly shown to be sporting a crude Mohawk haircut at a public rally in which he actually attempts to assassinate Senator Palantine. He is spotted by Secret Service men and flees.[1] Bickle returns to his apartment, then drives to "Alphabet City" (an area of New York's Lower East side consisting of Avenues A through E) where he shoots Sport, before storming into the brothel and killing the bouncer, Sport (who has followed Bickle), and Iris' mafioso customer. He then calmly tries repeatedly to fire a bullet into his own head from under his chin but all the weapons are empty so he resigns himself to resting on a convenient sofa until police arrive on the scene of mayhem and carnage.

    A brief epilogue shows Bickle recuperating from the incident. He has received a handwritten letter from Iris' parents who thank him for saving their daughter, and the media hails him as a hero for saving her as well.[1] Bickle blithely returns to his job, where one night one of his fares happens to be Betsy. She comments about his saving of Iris and Bickle's own media fame, yet Bickle denies being any sort of hero. He drops her off without charging her. As he is driving off, he gets a strange look on his face and adjusts his cab's rear view mirror, giving the impression that his irrationality is about to break through again.
  • sharkattack1978
    June 26, 2009
    sharkattack1978
  • DoctorXQuinzel
    June 24, 2009
    DoctorXQuinzel
    i wasn't quite as impressed as most by this film, it was okay.
  • shadyak47
    June 22, 2009
    shadyak47
    Not particularly amazing...
  • bernierdastous
    June 21, 2009
    bernierdastous
    I like it, i like it
  • michaelcorleone
    June 18, 2009
    michaelcorleone
    An unparalleled portrait of loneliness, Taxi Driver is also one of the finest character studies ever put to film. Martin Scorsese is the perfect director fpr this piece, because he soaks up the ugliness of the world that the main character (Travis Bickle) inhabits while also cons...( read more)tructing a meticulous examination of the man himself. Here is a man who is incessantly exposed to pornography, crime, immorality and beautiful women who torment his insecure mind from a distance. The movie's narrative perspective is tilted in favor of Travis's psychological view, so we can see the sadness of his isolation while also being terrified by the tunnel-vision aggression of his descent. Few actors can wield threatening power while also drawing empathy from their audience. Robert De Niro is one of those actors, and his exploration of Travis Bickle is fully deserving of its spot as one of the iconic American performances. Here is "God's lonely man", a bitter and delusional man lost in the crowds seething through New York. His world is dark and murky, potently underlined by Bernard Herrmann's jazzy score and Michael Chapman's documentary-esque cinematography. The movie inevitably ends in violence, and Travis's killing spree is ferocious in execution. However, the performances and writing are so phenomenal that it is the build-up we remember first and foremost.
  • ohagankieran
    June 13, 2009
    ohagankieran
    No matter what wars are going on, what the neighbours are screaming about next store, how many kids Sally Struthers pleads on behalf of, at the end of the day the media (movies, TV, books, etc.) more often than not present us with a candy-coated view of the world where in the end...( read more) everything turns out right. John Boy gets his goodnights in, the Tanners of Full House get their hugs and the boy and the girl live happily ever after. Happy endings are a good way to feel good, but the sheer percentage of happy endings as opposed to the blur of reality is far too great. Perhaps that's why Martin Scorsese's Taxi Driver is so frightening. It's got a happy ending of sorts, but the root of the happiness is deeply frightening.

    Made at a time when the world was skeptical and the powers that be were deemed untrustworthy, Taxi Driver resonates today as much as it did upon its initial release. The film focuses on a loner New York cabbie named Travis Bickle (Robert De Niro in one of his career-defining roles). Travis struggles to make any real friends, even failing to really get along with his coworkers over mid-shift coffee.

    Through Travis' eyes, Scorsese shows New York as an urban hell filled with drugs, pimps, weapons and politicians. This is established in the opening credits in a famous shot in which Travis' taxi emerges from a plume of steam that symbolizes the underworld of below.

    Travis is a Vietnam veteran who is unsure as to where to go with his life. All around him is human vermin and scum, surely not what he went to fight for. He is also alone in the world. He's shown with acquaintances, but there's never any sense of friendship until the end of the film, and even that "friendship" could be viewed as more familial than one of kinship.

    Looking at the world through a lens of trouble and disappointment, Travis is blind to love. When he lands a date with Betsy (Cybill Shepherd), a campaign organizer for a presidential hopeful, he takes her to a porno film their first time out. Amid the predictable fallout, Travis genuinely sees nothing wrong with his choice in date movies thinking that sex equaled love and vice versa. He has no concept on how to maintain a relationship. This, in part, allows Travis to become the violent anti-hero that he goes on to become later in the film. Because of his disconnect he isn't 'normal' and therefore Travis can go and commit murder and be admired for doing so. If he were your average guy in a suit, murder would not be so easy, even if it were to an abusive pimp who farms out young teenagers.

    Travis' motives are always pure. He simply wants a world filled with good. And just like he was willing to go to war earlier in his life on foreign soil, Travis is willing to fight on the streets of his homeland against enemies that aren't so easily identified. Travis is a soldier fighting the good fight.

    Taxi Driver is a grimy film that perfectly reflects its grimy subject matter. Paul Shrader's script combined with Scorsese's direction and topped off by De Niro's performance makes Travis Bickle one of film's most complex characters. When you talk about super heroes, he truly is one minus the tights and powers. This is a violent film that should be nothing less. Travis' world is an ugly place so what we see shouldn't be anything but.

    When Scorsese made Taxi Driver, he was still avoiding the glitz and glamour of a big-budget Hollywood production. Even if he was now in the spotlight, Taxi Driver maintains a gritty feel that was necessary for it to have any impact.

    The fact that this film is as applicable today as it was three decades ago is a sad testament that it is impossible for one man to make all the difference in the world. Although I don't think Scorsese meant for Taxi Driver to be a call to arms for would-be vigilantes around the world, it should be seen as an eye-opener - something that makes you more aware and educates about the sad reality of some people's lives.
  • RoryScorsese
    June 11, 2009
    RoryScorsese
    Martin Scorsese's masterpiece. Taxi Driver is a violent, compelling, and slightly strange character study of a bizzare man. It tells the story of mentally unstable Vietnam war veteran who works as a nighttime taxi driver in a city that constantly feeds his hunger to violently las...( read more)h out. When he meets a teenage prostitute, he risks everything to save her. This film is definitely unique. I dont think ive ever seen or heard of anything quite like it. Taxi Driver is one of those rare films you watch for the first time and cant stop thinking about after. It leaves an everlasting impact on you and burns its way into your psyche while you're watching it. Taxi Driver is an intense cinematic experience and one of the greatest films I have ever seen. Robert De Niro is spectacular. He is so breathtaking in this film. A young Jodie Foster is wonderful as well.

    Martin Scorsese is a filmmaker with a god given talent. The guy can make a movie like no other director in cinematic history. Scorsese is a cinematic legend and one of the worlds greatest directors. Taxi Driver is a powerful, compelling, and intense film.
  • kapamilya16
    June 9, 2009
    kapamilya16
    A film made with such an interesting pursuits such as changing the world from man-made mistakes..,
  • tamascmaple
    June 7, 2009
    tamascmaple
    Are you talkin to me ???
    eat this fuckers lol
  • TheExistential
    June 5, 2009
    TheExistential
    Martin Scorsese is a genius. Travis Bickle, played by Robert De Niro, is complex as he tries to find out, what seems to be his purpose, who he is and what makes him tick. I think, i like this movie for its approach toward its characters. The supposed hero is not exactly golden bo...( read more)y material, and the heroin, the savee, she is not an angel herself. During his nightly adventures, he discovers a young prostitute, played by Jodie Foster, who is a sexual slave to a pimp , played by Harvey Keitel. He becomes a vigilante and tries to 'save' her. I found this facinating and this is what made the movie great for me- that it defies norms of acceptables.

    Fantastic screenplay!

    Betsy: You know what you remind me of?
    Travis Bickle: What?
    Betsy: That song by Kris Kristofferson.
    Travis Bickle: Who's that?
    Betsy: A songwriter. 'He's a prophet... he's a prophet and a pusher, partly truth, partly fiction. A walking contradiction.'
    Travis Bickle: [uneasily] You sayin' that about me?
    Betsy: Who else would I be talkin' about?
    Travis Bickle: I'm no pusher. I never have pushed.
    Betsy: No, no. Just the part about the contradictions. You are that.
  • bnvka
    June 5, 2009
    bnvka
    De Niro Talking to Himself
  • rescueme39
    June 3, 2009
    rescueme39
    What is there to say about Taxi Driver that hasn't already been said? DeNiro nailed the role and the rest of the cast is fine, even though they're not in it all that much. This is still among Scorsese's best direction, and the storyline is tense and brooding. Very good, still uni...( read more)que to this day, with a shock of reality to jolt it along.
    Still though, Taxi Driver still features one of the most annoying soundtracks ever, and some scenes are just tiresome as they go along.
  • zanarkandguardian
    June 2, 2009
    zanarkandguardian
    I'm going to shoot her in the face with a .44 magnum.
  • Chosen718
    June 1, 2009
    Chosen718
    Good film, somewhat overrated though. Great performances by Robert De Niro, Cybill Shepherd, and Jodie Foster.
  • mrpopcorn
    May 28, 2009
    mrpopcorn
    "On every street in every city, there's a nobody who dreams of being a somebody."

    A mentally unstable Vietnam war veteran works as nighttime taxi driver in a city whose perceived decadence and sleaze feeds his urge to violently lash out, attempting to save a teenage pro...( read more)stitute in the process.

    REVIEW

    Travis Bickle remains one of the most iconic figures in cinema. His psychotic nature, profound intolerance and insomnia, are chillingly portrayed by a wired De Niro at the top of his game. While his role as the mercurial and masochistic Jake La Motta (Raging Bull) remains his finest hour, De Niro's performance is memorable. The reality of a New York with a hot underbelly is very much realised, and it gives substance to Travis' constant alienation from his immediate civilisation. The first person narrative structure allows us all to be immersed with Travis' unnerving state of mind. He is 'God's lonely man'.

    Scorsese's camera-work is especially riveting during the height of Travis' psychosis. When Travis has a gun in his hands, the camera becomes frighteningly close to the action, continuing this first person perspective that the film has from the start. Scorsese's distressing back seat cameo is a feat in itself. Paul Schrader's script smacks with attention to detail and palpable tension at every turn but it would never have been as effective without Herrmanns haunting score. It beautifully adapts to different moments in the film, evoking a whole range of emotions.
  • steveraivio
    May 27, 2009
    steveraivio
    An iconic performance by De Niro.
  • WORNGBIT
    May 23, 2009
    WORNGBIT
    excellent film loved it 10 out of 10
  • theohprieto
    May 20, 2009
    theohprieto
    el mejor loco del cine
  • salianom
    May 17, 2009
    salianom
    This is what happen when you make friend with loneliness. Travis, vietnam vet, is a taxi driver. he can't sleep. he doesn't have social life. so he makes plan to do something great, with his style. The best performance of Robert de Niro
  • leh6306
    May 17, 2009
    leh6306
    "You talkin' to me? Are you talkin' to me?" This line is considered one of the most memorable in movie history! It was an improve idea by DeNiro. He told Marty,"Point the camera at the mirror. I have an idea." Unbelievable huh?
  • jessixuxi
    May 14, 2009
    jessixuxi
    the ending could have been better
  • jad5379
    May 14, 2009
    jad5379
    Life lessons from Taxi Driver: Taking a woman to a porno flick on the 2nd date is a bad idea.
  • masteroffpeanuts
    May 7, 2009
    masteroffpeanuts
    A must-see film for movie lovers, this Martin Scorsese masterpiece is as hard-hitting as it is compelling, with Robert De Niro at his best.
  • EkYnEmO
    May 6, 2009
    EkYnEmO
    fuHhYYoo...VeRy SHoCk WhEn I ThInK It's My DaD..No LaH...HeHe..BuT WhEn He drIvE LiKe a RaCe..It's ReAlLy2 LiKe My dAd ...HeHuhU....
  • rainynightluv
    April 30, 2009
    rainynightluv
    one of the very best ever
  • flixsterman
    April 29, 2009
    flixsterman
    Today I got my Bickle on. I don't get my Bickle on every day. In fact, it had been a few years since I last got my Bickle on, but today I was on vacation, with nothing better to do.

    Anyone who knows me knows that I can be a bit obsessive. I can brain-lock on a subject and o...( read more)rbit it for days and days, weeks even! Bickle is like that. He gets obsessed with crime and moral degradation and pretty soon that's all he can think about. I can relate to that. Lucky for me I live in an area where the worst crime I see is my fat-ass neighbor encouraging her poodle to crap in MY lawn instead of her own. But hey, as psychotic as I am, I can even obsess about that. It won't be long before I buy a .44 magnum, shave my hair into a mohawk and then it's bye-bye Mister Fi-Fi...
  • groderick
    April 27, 2009
    groderick
    This movie nearly kept me away from any DeNiro movie - glad I tried the rest of his repetoire. DID NOT like this movie!!! Too sleazy - no redeeming points.
  • LYNNWOODS04
    April 26, 2009
    LYNNWOODS04
    Oh what a terrific film.. If you haven't seen it... I recommend you do.. Robert De Niro scares the crap out of me in this movie.. he definetly comes of creepy..
  • JcobCrim
    April 24, 2009
    JcobCrim
    Scorsese can do no wrong, and this is one of his finest films AND one of De Niros best roles.
  • RThornhill
    April 21, 2009
    RThornhill
    Tour de Force performance by DeNiro propels this one to the top of the charts. Highly recommended.
  • k4k5k
    April 21, 2009
    k4k5k
    Man who born to be good, live all his life as a good man ...
  • savioda
    April 16, 2009
    savioda
    Early keitel and De Niro-Its a must see film.
  • Diezel16N
    April 16, 2009
    Diezel16N
    Raw talent! De Niro iz a King!

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