Taxi Driver

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Taxi Driver (1976)

R 02/09/1976 (US) Crime, Drama 1h 54m

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On every street in every city, there's a nobody who dreams of being a somebody.

Overview

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.

Martin Scorsese

Director
Paul Schrader

Screenplay

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Robert De Niro

Travis Bickle
Jodie Foster

Iris
Cybill Shepherd

Betsy
Harvey Keitel

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Peter Boyle

Wizard
Leonard Harris

Charles Palantine
Albert Brooks

Tom
Diahnne Abbott

Concession Girl
Frank Adu

Angry Black Man
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Taxi Driver has had many things said about it, and I don't wish to add to all that but it is the yardstick I measure all other films by, it is by far my favourite of all the films I have ever watched.

It's brutal honesty and use of themes such as paranoia, mental health issues, and society degradation make it a film that has been imitated, and referenced since its opening in cinemas back in 1976.

Robert De Niro puts in a tour-de-force performance as Travis Bickle, a Vietnam War veteran with symptoms of PTSD and paranoia, who becomes a New York City taxi driver because of his inability to... read the rest.

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