A masterclass in urban alienation, TAXI DRIVER births the most ubiquitous Schrader protagonist, “God’s lonely man,” here in the form of Travis Bickle: a deeply affected reactionary at odds with the physical world around him. After his misguided attempts at romance with political organizer Betsy (Cybill Shepherd) fizzle, he turns his eye towards violence as his obsessions with justice and emotional purity lead him to a conflict between an underrage prostitute (Jodie Foster) and her pimp (Harvey Keitel). (Jake Isgar)

1976 / Sony / dir. Martin Scorsese