# Taxi Driver (1976)

> A lonely Vietnam veteran driving through a decaying New York turns insomnia, obsession, and moral disgust into a dangerous fantasy of purification.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/74

## Facts

- Runtime: 114 min
- Genres: Crime, Drama
- Director: Martin Scorsese
- Cast: Robert De Niro, Jodie Foster, Cybill Shepherd, Harvey Keitel, Peter Boyle, Leonard Harris, Albert Brooks, Diahnne Abbott
- TMDB rating: 8.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075314/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: extreme
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: brooding, paranoid, foreboding, late night cinephile viewing, dark film marathon

## Synopsis

A haunting exploration of a man's descent into obsession and violence in a city that never sleeps.

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