Taxi Driver
Taxi Driver at 48% is about as even as it gets. The voters are divided, and 362 matchups haven't settled the debate. Scorsese and De Niro's portrait of urban alienation remains one of American cinema's most unsettling achievements. Its uncompromising vision commands respect on any ballot, even from voters who find it hard to love.
Synopsis
A mentally unstable Vietnam War veteran works as a night-time taxi driver in New York City where the perceived decadence and sleaze feed his urge for violent action.
The split doesn't budge. 49% in the opening round, 41% in the semis, 56% in the final — Taxi Driver is contested at every stage, with neither side able to pull away.
Saving Private Ryan at 50% is as close to a dead heat as the platform produces. Every vote matters in this one. Taxi Driver owns Raging Bull at 77% but The Departed flips the script entirely: just 25%.
Spielberg vs. Scorsese: Taxi Driver clears Jaws in the opening round and dispatches Raging Bull at 77% in the final. A convincing start-to-finish run.
Martin Scorsese's 5 films span a wide range: Shutter Island at 77% to Raging Bull at 44%. Taxi Driver sits at #4.
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