Taxi Driver fingerprintHigh energy, immersive world, emotionally cool.
Nerve-racking and violent
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Melancholic and moving
Some satire and cringe comedy
Not a comedy at heart.
The mind, society, and everyday modern life
Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.
Standout direction, performances, and characters
Standout cinematography, score, and editing
Nerve-racking and violent
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Taxi Driver is nerve-racking and violent. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Some satire and cringe comedy
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some satire and cringe comedy.
The mind, society, and everyday modern life
Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.
Its world is built around the mind, society, and everyday modern life. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in. It holds up on a rewatch. It leaves some questions open.
Standout direction, performances, and characters
The direction, performances, and characters stand out.
Standout cinematography, score, and editing
Look and sound: the cinematography, score, and editing stand out.
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On every street in every city in this country, there's a nobody who dreams of being somebody. He's a lonely forgotten man desperate to prove that he's alive.
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Taxi Driver is included with a subscription to Netflix and Apple TV in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Tubi TV. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Yes. It's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 89/100 (IMDb 8.2, Rotten Tomatoes 89%, and Metacritic 94). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: violence, sexual content, strong language, drug use, and disturbing imagery.
1 h 54 min
Taxi Driver runs 1 h 54 min.
Yes. Critics average 92 and audiences 87 out of 100, so both groups see Taxi Driver much the same way.
Yes, a big one. It cost about $2 million to make and earned $29 million worldwide, 15.0 times its budget.
It was made in English, with some Spanish. Produced in United States.
+111GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Taxi Driver in 125 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 133 storytelling tropes for Taxi Driver, including Guns Akimbo, Plucky Comic Relief, Film Noir.
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