A Taxi Driver fingerprintHigh energy, strong craft, no humor.
Tense and thrilling
Deeply moving and cathartic
Much of it is about family.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
History, society, and everyday modern life
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances, direction, and storytelling
Standout cinematography, editing, and score
Tense and thrilling
A Taxi Driver is tense, thrilling, and spectacular.
Deeply moving and cathartic
Much of it is about family.
Emotionally, it's deeply moving, cathartic, and melancholic. Much of it is about family.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
History, society, and everyday modern life
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around history, society, and everyday modern life. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances, direction, and storytelling
The performances, direction, and storytelling stand out.
Standout cinematography, editing, and score
Look and sound: the cinematography, editing, and score stand out.
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Based on true events, an untold story of a taxi driver.
Overall: Similar vibe.
Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
A Taxi Driver is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video, Peacock, Rakuten Viki, and Amazon Prime Video with Ads in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy, Pluto TV, and Rakuten Viki. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Yes. It's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 81/100 (IMDb 7.9, Rotten Tomatoes 97%, and Metacritic 69). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
Content advisories: violence and disturbing imagery.
2 h 18 min
A Taxi Driver runs 2 h 18 min.
Yes. It's based on real events or a real person's life.
Yes. Critics average 83 and audiences 79 out of 100, so both groups see A Taxi Driver much the same way.
Yes, a big one. It cost about $13 million to make and earned $82 million worldwide, 6.4 times its budget.
It was made in Korean, with some Japanese, English, German. Produced in South Korea.
+24GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for A Taxi Driver in 38 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 54 storytelling tropes for A Taxi Driver, including Was It Really Worth It?, Never My Fault, Fat Bastard.
7.9
