The Departed currently dominates Taxi Driver 75–25
Who do you think should win?
The Verdict Director's Cut
This matchup has 12 votes. The picture may shift as more people weigh in.
Martin Scorsese directed both of these films, which turns this matchup into an internal debate about the best work in a single filmography. 12 votes and counting. The Departed leads 75% to 25% so far.
As crime films, Taxi Driver and The Departed are competing on the same turf. The vote comes down to which one captures what voters want from the genre.
Why does The Departed dominate here? The margin alone — 50 points — suggests it's not just preference but conviction.
The Numbers
| Taxi Driver | The Departed | |
|---|---|---|
| Head-to-Head | 25% | 75% |
| Overall Win Rate | 48% | 58% |
| Championships | 22 | 57 |
| Budget | $2M | $90M |
| Return | 15.0x | 3.2x |
Where This Matchup Sits
For genre context, The Departed is in the top quarter of Drama on BingeBracket.
Looking at Martin Scorsese's 4 films on BingeBracket, Taxi Driver ranks #3 and The Departed ranks #2.
The Departed with 57 titles and Taxi Driver with 22 — the tournament record and the head-to-head point the same direction.
Taxi Driver earned 15.0x its budget; The Departed returned 3.2x. 30 years apart, raw dollar figures are misleading — but even on ROI, The Departed wins the bracket despite the commercial disadvantage.
Voters who pick Taxi Driver decide in 1.1s; those who pick The Departed take 2.2s. One is a gut call — the other is a conviction vote.
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