The Top-Rated Films in Cinema History

Taxi Driver

In Martin Scorsese's critically acclaimed Taxi Driver, Robert De Niro plays Travis Bickle, a disturbed insomniac who makes a living as a cabbie in New York City. Unable to sleep, Bickle haunts the streets, increasingly obsessed with cleaning up the city. De Niro's performance is considered a tour-de-force, effectively painting the picture of a deranged man who believes it is his duty to save the world.

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