When you think of that decade, what better captures its grit, grime, and freewheeling cynicism than Taxi Driver? Along with Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, and Francis Ford Coppola, Scorsese was among the rabble-rousers who shook filmmaking to its core in the 1970s, when all conventional wisdom (and filming permits) were thrown out the window for a more dangerous yet personal style of cinema. Pick any decade since the 1970s American New Wave, reach in to grab some of the best movies of those years, and chances are you’ll be pulling out some Martin Scorsese pictures.
Thumbnail: Stephane Cardinale - Corbis) All Martin Scorsese Movies Ranked by Tomatometer (Photo by Warner Bros/courtesy Everett Collection.
