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Taxi Driver (1976)

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All Time

of 190,142

25

1970's

of 10,575

7

1976

of 3,599

1
Crime
- Crime All Time
  
  of 6,077
  
  5
  
  Crime of 1976
  
  of 43
  
  1
  
  Crime of the 1970's
  
  of 444
  
  4
Drama
- Drama All Time
  
  of 37,999
  
  15
  
  Drama of 1976
  
  of 182
  
  1
  
  Drama of the 1970's
  
  of 1,855
  
  5
Thriller
- Thriller All Time
  
  of 7,011
  
  6
  
  Thriller of 1976
  
  of 51
  
  1
  
  Thriller of the 1970's
  
  of 462
  
  3

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Taxi Driver (1976) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars

Overall Rating:3.8124

Avg Critic Score:3.7097

Taxi Driver (1976) Movie Reviews

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ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

Twenty years after its initial release, Taxi Driver has reached screens in a new, pristine print featuring a remastered stereo soundtrack. And, despite the passage of two decades, the only thing dated about this film are the fashions. ...read the complete Taxi Driver movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)

Martin Scorsese's ("The King of Comedy"/"Raging Bull") brilliantly jarring urban psychological drama was inspired by Arthur Bremer's diaries of the would-be assassin of George Wallace. ...read the complete Taxi Driver movie review at Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)

Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

It is the last line, "Well, I'm the only one here," that never gets quoted. It is the truest line in the film. ...read the complete Taxi Driver movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

In March 1977, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences committed another in their seemingly-endless series of injustices, awarding the Best Picture Oscar to John Avildsen's Rocky, thereby snubbing one of the great modern American classics, ...read the complete Taxi Driver movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

"Taxi Driver" shouldn't be taken as a New York film; it's not about a city but about the weathers of a man's soul, and out of all New York he selects just those elements that feed and ...read the complete Taxi Driver movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

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The Life And Reviews Of Daniel Brader-Classic Review

Martin Scorsese made two of the best films of the 1970’s,one of them was his landmark feature Mean Streets and the other was Taxi Driver :an incredible visceral portrait of loneliness and alienation, which brought to attention the three remarkable...read the complete Taxi Driver (1976) review at The Life And Reviews Of Daniel Brader-Classic Review

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filmsgraded.com (Brian Koller)

"Taxi Driver" is a brooding, sometimes violent character study. Although controversial, it has generally been highly praised. While it is a good film, it lacks focus, and De Niro's character transitions sometimes lack credibility....read the complete Taxi Driver (1976) review at filmsgraded.com (Brian Koller)

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New York Times (Vincent Canby)

You may want to argue with Taxi Driver at the end, and with good reason, but it won't be a waste of time....read the complete Taxi Driver (1976) review at New York Times (Vincent Canby)

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filethirteen.com

"The script of 'Taxi Driver' is the genuine thing. It came from the gut, and while it banged around town everyone who read it realized it was authentic, the real item. After a number of years enough people said somebody should make it so that somebody...read the complete Taxi Driver (1976) review at filethirteen.com

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