Taxi Driver currently dominates Raging Bull 67–33
Taxi Driver leads Raging Bull. De Niro's restraint edges his own volatility.
The Verdict Director's Cut
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De Niro's Bickle and De Niro's LaMotta are performances that could have come from different actors. Bickle is stillness that turns violent without warning. LaMotta is violence that never finds stillness. Scorsese directs both with the same obsessive attention to physical detail: the cab's interior in Taxi Driver, shot like a coffin on wheels, and the ring in Raging Bull, shot like the inside of LaMotta's skull. The narrow lead for Taxi Driver suggests the quieter performance has a slight edge, but Raging Bull's physicality is clearly making its case. Two versions of masculine self-destruction from the same director and the same actor, and the implosion is edging out the explosion.
The Numbers
| Taxi Driver | Raging Bull | |
|---|---|---|
| Head-to-Head | 67% | 33% |
| Overall Win Rate | 50% | 49% |
| Championships | 11 | 11 |
| Budget | $2M | $18M |
| Box Office | $29M | $23M |
Where This Matchup Sits
Within Martin Scorsese's filmography on the platform, Taxi Driver at #3 and Raging Bull at #4 out of 4.
Looking at shared opponents, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial draws a line between them: Raging Bull dominates that matchup, but Taxi Driver comes out on the wrong side.
Despite the lopsided head-to-head, the tournament records are competitive: Taxi Driver with 11 titles, Raging Bull with 11. The broader record is tighter than this specific matchup.
Raging Bull was made for $18M. Taxi Driver cost $2M. Despite the budget gap, Taxi Driver wins the head-to-head on BingeBracket.
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