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
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
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
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
A slightly nerdy yuppie ends up going to SoHo one night for what he hopes will be a nice date, but ends up getting caught up in one weird turn of events after another with a menagerie of oddball characters. ... more about After Hours
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
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
Sam "Ace" Rothstein, the consummate bookie who can change the odds merely by placing a bet, has risen through the ranks of the Midwestern mob to be picked by the bosses to front their entree into Vegas. Ace lives and breathes the odds. ... more about Casino
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
The film consists of Martin Scorsese and a small film crew literally talking over dinner at his parents' New York apartment. ... more about Italianamerican
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
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
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