Raging Bull
Raging Bull's bracket record is tough at 43%, but the round breakdown tells the real story. The wins tend to come in the middle of a tournament — the final is where it fades. De Niro's most physically committed performance in a film that asks viewers to sit with someone deeply unlikeable. Respect for the craft is universal; affection for the experience is not. It sits near the bottom of Martin Scorsese's 5 films on BingeBracket.
Synopsis
The life of boxer Jake LaMotta, whose violence and temper that led him to the top in the ring destroyed his life outside of it.
The gap between 60% in the semis and 31% in the final is modest but meaningful. Raging Bull competes deeper into the bracket than most, but the last round exposes a limit.
The closest rivalry is with The Departed at 54% — a matchup tight enough that a handful of votes could flip the lead. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial is the easy matchup at 70%. Taxi Driver is the kryptonite at 22%. The gap between best and worst opponent says a lot about what Raging Bull can and can't handle.
The path through Spielberg vs. Scorsese always ends the same way for Raging Bull: a final against Taxi Driver, a 78% loss rate. So close and so consistent.
#5 of 5 for Martin Scorsese. Not every film in a filmography can lead — Raging Bull competes in the middle of a catalog headed by Shutter Island (73%).
Dead last in Spielberg vs. Scorsese.
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