Taxi Driver is a 1976 film directed by Martin Scorsese. The film's plot is a raw and disturbing portrait of the life of Travis Bickle, an alienated taxi driver who becomes obsessed with violence and corruption on the streets of New York. 

Plot

The story follows Travis Bickle (played by Robert De Niro), a former Marine who becomes a taxi driver in New York. Travis is an alienated and disturbed man who suffers from chronic insomnia. As he drives his taxi through the dark and decaying streets of the city, he becomes increasingly disgusted by the corruption and violence he sees around him.

Travis falls in love with Betsy (played by Cybill Shepherd), a worker for a political campaign, but his social ineptitude and obsession with violence threaten their relationship. He decides to take violent actions to "cleanse" the city of corruption, and his descent into darkness becomes inevitable.

The film explores themes of alienation, loneliness, urban violence, and mental disintegration. De Niro's intense performance in the role of Travis has become iconic.

Director: Martin Scorsese

Writer: Paul Schrader

Producers: Michael Phillips, Julia Phillips

Music: Bernard Herrmann

Main Cast:

Robert De Niro as Travis Bickle

Jodie Foster as Iris Steensma

Cybill Shepherd as Betsy

Harvey Keitel as Sport

Albert Brooks as Tom

Major Awards:

The film received exceptional reviews from critics and was nominated for four Oscars.

Box Office Gross: The film grossed approximately $28 million worldwide.

Critical Reception: Taxi Driver was acclaimed by critics as one of the masterpieces of cinema. Robert De Niro's performance as Travis Bickle was universally praised, as were Martin Scorsese's direction and Paul Schrader's screenplay. The film was seen as a raw and powerful portrait of loneliness and alienation in a decaying New York City of the 1970s. It was also lauded for its cinematography and Bernard Herrmann's musical score. Overall, Taxi Driver is considered an American cinema classic and one of the greatest films ever made.