Taxi Driver

Why watch

Starlit Cine editors

• Best for fans of classic American psychological crime films.
• Directed by Martin Scorsese from a Paul Schrader script, with Robert De Niro and Jodie Foster.
• Set in New York after the Vietnam War; about 1 hour 54 minutes long.

Synopsis

Taxi Driver is a 1976 American neo-noir psychological drama film directed by Martin Scorsese and written by Paul Schrader. Set in New York City in a time of urban decay following the Vietnam War, it stars Robert De Niro as taxi driver Travis Bickle, whose mental state deteriorates as he works nights in the city, eventually having a mental breakdown and becoming a vigilante. The film also features Jodie Foster, Cybill Shepherd, Harvey Keitel, Peter Boyle, Leonard Harris and Albert Brooks.

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Director & cast

• M

  Martin Scorsese

  Director

• R

  Robert De Niro

  Travis Bickle

• J

  Jodie Foster

  Iris

• C

  Cybill Shepherd

• H

  Harvey Keitel

• P

  Peter Boyle

• A

  Albert Brooks

• L

  Leonard Harris

• M

  Martin Scorsese