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Taxi Driver

1976 · Movie · 114 min

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Scores

  • IMDb8.2/10as of 2026-03-07
  • Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer89%as of 2026-01-16
  • Rotten Tomatoes average9.1/10as of 2021-10-10
  • Metacritic94/100as of 2026-01-16

What it is

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.

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Genres
Crime / Thriller / Action / Drama
Original language
English

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