Taxi Driver (re-release)
Metascore
93 out of 100

Universal acclaim - based on 8 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
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  1. Chicago Reader
    Reviewed by: Jonathan Rosenbaum
    70
    Perhaps the most formally ravishing-as well as the most morally and ideologically problematic-film ever directed by Martin Scorsese. (Review of Original Release).
  2. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Roger Ebert
    100
    A brilliant nightmare and like all nightmares it doesn't tell us half of what we want to know. (Review of Original Release)
  3. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Mick LaSalle
    100
    Its deeply anarchic sensibility has kept Taxi Driver fresh all these years. (Review twenty years after release).
  4. ReelViews
    Reviewed by: James Berardinelli
    100
    One of Scorsese's most influential and disturbing films on the big screen. (Review twenty years after release).
  5. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Staff (Not credited)
    100
    An undeniably brilliant, nightmarish portrait of one man's personal hell. (Review of original release)
  6. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Michael Atkinson
    100
    You either love it or you love it; in any case, Martin Scorsese's history-making scald is truly a phenomenon from another day and age.
  7. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Desson Thomson
    100
    It hasn't aged so much as triumphantly metastasized. (Review twenty years after release).
  8. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Vincent Canby
    80
    Acting of this sort is rare in films. It is a display of talent, which one gets in the theater, as well as a demonstration of behavior, which is what movies usually offer. Were Mr. De Niro less an actor, the character would be a sideshow freak. (Review of Original Release)

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User Score
8.7 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 197 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 29 out of 32
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 32
  3. Negative: 2 out of 32
  1. grandpajoe6191
    9
    "Taxi Driver", with "Raging Bull", is THE true American crime movie i'm talking about. Martin Scorsese presents the true countenance of the cinema of crime with powerful characters and jazzy music. Stars Robert De Niro and Jodie Foster also skillfully handled the movie with appealing performances in the movie too (De Niro HAD to get a **** Oscar!!). Its a movie where you watch it and become spellbound by the sheer epicness of the film.… Full Review »
  2. moviebuff_420
    10
    This psychological drama thriller is hard-hitting as well as one of the best movies.I liked all the characters and the climax was the highlight of the movie.
    There are so many possibilities for Climax but i interpret as a Dream sequence in which Travis Bickle is fantasizing in his comma that how healthy he is now in the society and with Betsy.
    Travis fights mobsters and Pimps just to save a little girl, Iris stuck in hell-like-world ,Jodie Foster is too good in movie.
    As Albert Brooks debut was short but it was effective and proved to be useful for his further career,I liked him too.
    This movie is hard to forget as with such a great Storyline,Direction, and timeless Acting.
    So the Verdict,An all time classic and Martin Scorcese's masterpiece with Robert De Niro at his best.    … Full Review »
  3. cabrita
    10
    This is Scorcese's second best film next to goodfellas. It is an unbelievable film with excellent camerawork, excellent acting from deniro and this leads to an excellent film.… Full Review »
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