Taxi Driver

Set in a dilapidated and morally bankrupt New York City following the Vietnam War, Taxi Driver is an American neo-noir psychological drama thriller film that follows Travis Bickle— an ex-marine and Vietnam veteran, who works as a taxi driver in nocturnal New York City. While his mental state steadily deteriorates, Travis finds himself determined to save an underage prostitute from her pimp in an attempt to clean the city of its corruption. Directed by the auteur filmmaker Martin Scorsese, this iconic piece of American cinema boasts critically acclaimed performances from Robert De Niro, Jodie Foster, Cybill Shepherd, Harvey Keitel, Leonard Harris, Peter Boyle, and Albert Brooks.