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TopTenREVIEWS presents the film career and movie reviews of Martin Scorsese.

Martin Scorsese
Director Facts
Birth:
November 17, 1942
Biography:
After serious deliberations about entering the priesthood - he entered a seminary in 1956 - Martin Scorsese opted to channel his passions into film. He graduated from NYU as a film major in 1964. ...more about Martin Scorsese

Martin Scorsese

DIRECTOR RANKINGS:

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CAREER SPAN

Decade
Movie Score
# Movies
1950s
No Reviews
1
1960s
0.2359
1
1970s
2.8475
8
1980s
3.2272
5
1990s
3.1844
7
2000s
3.1489
8
Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews & awards for each movie.
Overall Director Score: Martin Scorsese is ranked overall as 3.3809 of of 4 directors3.3809
Martin Scorsese Movie Rankings
1
Martin Scorsese directed by Taxi Driver
Martin Scorsese scores a combined 3.8124 out of 4 directors for Taxi Driver3.8124
A New York City cab driver becomes increasingly disgusted with the scum and low lives of the city. When he meets an underage prostitute, he sets himself on a mission to save her and the city. ...more about Taxi Driver
Director Awards
  • BAFTA Awards - Best Direction
  • Directors Guild of America, USA - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
  • Kinema Junpo Awards - Best Foreign Language Film Director
  • National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA - Best Director
  • Writers Guild of America, USA - Best Drama Written Directly for the Screen
2
Martin Scorsese directed by Goodfellas
Martin Scorsese scores a combined 3.7646 out of 4 directors for Goodfellas3.7646
Goodfellas follows Irish-Italian Henry Hill as he rises from petty theft crimes to the top of the mobster ranks. The film explores the rites, rituals and rules of organized crime and how quickly your best friends can become your worst enemies. ...more about Goodfellas
Director Awards
  • Academy Awards, USA - Best Director
  • BAFTA Awards - Best Direction
  • Boston Society of Film Critics Awards - Best Director
  • Chicago Film Critics Association Awards - Best Director
  • Directors Guild of America, USA - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
  • Golden Globes, USA - Best Director - Motion Picture
  • Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards - Best Director
  • Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards - Best Director
  • National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA - Best Director
  • New York Film Critics Circle Awards - Best Director
  • Venice Film Festival - Best Director
3
Martin Scorsese directed by Raging Bull
Martin Scorsese scores a combined 3.4999 out of 4 directors for Raging Bull3.4999
Middleweight boxing champion, Jake LaMotta, becomes suspicious of the relationship between his wife and brother. His life quickly spirals out of control when he is overcome by jealously and paranoia. ...more about Raging Bull
Director Awards
  • Academy Awards, USA - Best Director
  • Directors Guild of America, USA - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
  • Golden Globes, USA - Best Director - Motion Picture
  • National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA - Best Director
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Departed, The (2006)
Martin Scorsese scores a combined 3.4663 out of 4 directors for Departed3.4663
Irish-American mafia boss, Frank Costello, enrolled some of his most promising youngsters in the police academy. Meanwhile, the police have infiltrated the gang with one of their own. Neither organization knows there is a spy among them. ...more about Departed
Director Awards
  • Academy Awards, USA - Best Achievement in Directing
  • Boston Society of Film Critics Awards - Best Director
  • Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards - Best Director
  • Central Ohio Film Critics Association - Best Director
  • Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards - Best Director
  • Directors Guild of America, USA - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
  • Florida Film Critics Circle Awards - Best Director
  • Golden Globes, USA - Best Director - Motion Picture
  • Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards - Best Director
  • National Board of Review, USA - Best Director
  • New York Film Critics Circle Awards - Best Director
  • Online Film Critics Society Awards - Best Director
  • Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards - Best Director
  • Satellite Awards - Best Director
  • Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards - Best Director
  • Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards - Best Director
5
King of Comedy, The (1983)
Martin Scorsese scores a combined 3.3078 out of 4 directors for King of Comedy3.3078
Rupert Pupkin will do anything to be a comedian. He believes one appearance on his favorite late night talk show will make him a star, but when the host won't commit to an appearance he conspires with an obsessed fan to hold him hostage. ...more about King of Comedy
Director Awards
  • BAFTA Awards - Best Direction
6
Mean Streets (1973)
Martin Scorsese scores a combined 3.1864 out of 4 directors for Mean Streets3.1864
Charlie is an aspiring mobster in Little Italy, working for his uncle collecting debts and playing muscle; however, he struggles with his faith vs. career and the dichotomy begins to tear him in two. ...more about Mean Streets
Director Awards
  • Writers Guild of America, USA - Best Drama Written Directly for the Screen
7
After Hours (1985)
Martin Scorsese scores a combined 3.1773 out of 4 directors for After Hours3.1773
Paul meets Marcy at a coffee shop after work, and gets her phone number. He calls her, she asks him to come over, and things take a turn for the bizarre. ...more about After Hours
Director Awards
  • Independent Spirit Awards - Best Director
8
My Voyage to Italy (2001)
Martin Scorsese scores a combined 3.1690 out of 4 directors for My Voyage to Italy3.1690
A four-hour odyssey through the history of Italian cinema and its influences on Scorsese's work. ...more about My Voyage to Italy
9
Last Waltz, The (1978)
Martin Scorsese scores a combined 3.0805 out of 4 directors for Last Waltz3.0805
Thanksgiving, 1976, San Francisco's Winterland: the Band performs its last concert after 16 years on the road. ...more about Last Waltz
10
Casino (1995)
Martin Scorsese scores a combined 3.0791 out of 4 directors for Casino3.0791
This Martin Scorsese film depicts the Janus-like quality of Las Vegas--it has a glittering, glamorous face, as well as a brutal, cruel one. ...more about Casino
Director Awards
  • Golden Globes, USA - Best Director - Motion Picture
11
Shine a Light (2008)
Martin Scorsese scores a combined 3.0581 out of 4 directors for Shine a Light3.0581
After THE LAST WALTZ with the Band and NO DIRECTION HOME with Bob Dylan, Academy Award winner Martin Scorsese turns his talents to the Rolling Stones with this concert film. ...more about Shine a Light
  • Not Available on DVD
12
Aviator, The (2004)
Martin Scorsese scores a combined 3.0415 out of 4 directors for Aviator3.0415
Leonardo DiCaprio stars as aviation pioneer Howard Hughes in this biopic directed by Martin Scorsese. ...more about Aviator
Director Awards
  • Academy Awards, USA - Best Achievement in Directing
  • Academy Awards, USA - Best Achievement in Art Direction
  • Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards - Best Director
  • Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards - Best Director
  • Directors Guild of America, USA - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
  • Directors Guild of Great Britain - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in International Film
  • Golden Globes, USA - Best Director - Motion Picture
  • Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists - Best Director - Foreign Film (Regista del Miglior Film Straniero)
  • Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards - Best Director
  • Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards - Best Art Direction
  • Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards - Best Director
  • London Critics Circle Film Awards - Director of the Year
  • Online Film Critics Society Awards - Best Director
  • Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards - Best Director
  • Satellite Awards - Best Art Direction/Production Design
  • Satellite Awards - Best Director
13
Age of Innocence, The (1993)
Martin Scorsese scores a combined 3.0304 out of 4 directors for Age of Innocence3.0304
Newland Archer is drawn to his fiancé’s cousin, Countess Ellen Olenska and her unconventional disregard for New York society life. However, honor and ethics outweighs passion, until years later he accidentally meets the Countess on the street and he can no longer deny his love for her. ...more about Age of Innocence
Director Awards
  • Academy Awards, USA - Best Art Direction-Set Decoration
  • Directors Guild of America, USA - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
  • Golden Globes, USA - Best Director - Motion Picture
  • National Board of Review, USA - Best Director
14
Kundun (1997)
Martin Scorsese scores a combined 3.0127 out of 4 directors for Kundun3.0127
The film follows the life of the 14th Dalai Lama from childhood, through monk training and leader of the Buddhist world. When China invades Tibet in 1959, he flees to India and is exiled. ...more about Kundun
Director Awards
  • Academy Awards, USA - Best Art Direction-Set Decoration
15
Gangs of New York (2002)
Martin Scorsese scores a combined 3.0065 out of 4 directors for Gangs of New York3.0065
As waves of immigrants swell the population of New York, lawlessness and corruption thrive in Manhattan's Five Points section. ...more about Gangs of New York
Director Awards
  • Academy Awards, USA - Best Art Direction-Set Decoration
  • Academy Awards, USA - Best Director
  • Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards - Best Director
  • Chicago Film Critics Association Awards - Best Director
  • Directors Guild of America, USA - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
  • Florida Film Critics Circle Awards - Best Director
  • Golden Globes, USA - Best Director - Motion Picture
  • Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists - Best Director - Foreign Film (Regista del Miglior Film Straniero)
  • Online Film Critics Society Awards - Best Art Direction
  • Online Film Critics Society Awards - Best Director
  • Satellite Awards - Best Art Direction
  • Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards - Best Director
  • World Stunt Awards - Best Stunt Coordinator and/or 2nd Unit Director: Feature
16
Last Temptation of Christ, The (1988)
Martin Scorsese scores a combined 3.0018 out of 4 directors for Last Temptation of Christ3.0018
A what if story of Jesus of Nazareth, if he would have taken the devils final temptation, was not crucified and lived the rest of his life as a man. ...more about Last Temptation of Christ
Director Awards
  • Academy Awards, USA - Best Director
17
Bringing Out the Dead (1999)
Martin Scorsese scores a combined 2.9177 out of 4 directors for Bringing Out the Dead2.9177
An Easter story. Frank is a Manhattan medic, working graveyard in a two-man ambulance team. He's burned out, exhausted, seeing ghosts, especially a young woman he failed to save six months' before, and no longer able to save people: he brings in the dead. ...more about Bringing Out the Dead
18
Color of Money, The (1986)
Martin Scorsese scores a combined 2.8993 out of 4 directors for Color of Money2.8993
Pool hustler Fast Eddie Felson finds the young, promising pool player Vincent in a local bar and he sees in him a younger version of himself. To try and make it as in the old days, Eddie offers to teach Vincent how to be a hustler. ...more about Color of Money
Director Awards
  • Academy Awards, USA - Best Art Direction-Set Decoration
19
Cape Fear (1991)
Martin Scorsese scores a combined 2.8816 out of 4 directors for Cape Fear2.8816
Sam Bowden is a small-town corporate attorney/"Leave It to Beaver"-esque family-man. Max Cady is a tattooed, cigar-smoking, bible-quoting, psychotic rapist. ...more about Cape Fear
20
New York, New York (1977)
Martin Scorsese scores a combined 2.7831 out of 4 directors for New York2.7831
The day WWII ends, Jimmy, a selfish and smooth-talking musician, meets Francine, a lounge singer. From that moment on, their relationship grows into love as they struggle with their careers and aim for the top. ...more about New York
21
No Direction Home: Bob Dylan (2005)
Martin Scorsese scores a combined 2.7320 out of 4 directors for No Direction Home: Bob Dylan2.7320
Portrait of an artist as a young man. Roughly chronological, using archival footage intercut with recent interviews, a story takes shape of Bob Dylan's (b. 1941) coming of age from 1961 to 1966 as a singer, songwriter, performer, and star. ...more about No Direction Home: Bob Dylan
Director Awards
  • DVD Exclusive Awards - Best Director (of a DVD Premiere Movie)
  • Emmy Awards - Outstanding Directing for Nonfiction Programming
23
Italianamerican (1974)
Martin Scorsese scores a combined 2.0023 out of 4 directors for Italianamerican2.0023
The film consists of Martin Scorsese and a small film crew literally talking over dinner at his parents' New York apartment. ...more about Italianamerican
  • Not Available on DVD
24
American Boy: A Profile of: Steven Prince (1978)
Martin Scorsese scores a combined 1.8729 out of 4 directors for American Boy: A Profile of: Steven Prince1.8729
  • Not Available on DVD
25
Big Shave, The (1967)
Martin Scorsese scores a combined 1.4259 out of 4 directors for Big Shave1.4259
This short film is a metaphor for the Vietnam War. A man walks into a meticulously clean and sterile bathroom, concentrating on the polished porcelain and shiny metal motif. He then proceeds to shave. ...more about Big Shave
  • Not Available on DVD
26
Made in Milan (1990)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD
27
Silence (2008)
No Reviews Available
Two Jesuit priests, Sebastian Rodriguez and Francis Garrpe, travel to seventeenth century Imperial Japan (which has isolated itself from all foreign contact) to see how the evangelical mission is going. ...more about Silence
  • Not Available on DVD
28
Street Scenes (1970)
No Reviews Available
In the late Spring of 1970, nationwide protests against the war in Vietnam focused in the Wall Street area of New York City and ultimately in a major anti-war demonstration in Washington, D.C. ...more about Street Scenes
  • Not Available on DVD
29
Untitled Airbus Documentary Project (2006)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD
30
Vesuvius VI (1959)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD