Top 10 Films of Martin Scorsese

Updated on: 05 October, 2023 03:15 PM IST |Shreyas Pande

Making films even at the age of 80, Martin Scorsese is the true lover of the medium. With a career spanning multiple decades, he has left an undeniable mark on Cinema. Here is a list of his top 10 films.

Released in 1976, Taxi Driver became an instant classic.

Taxi Driver (1976)

Taxi Driver is a masterclass in filmmaking. Scorsese filled the film with frames that evoked feelings of alienation and anxiety that reflected the mindset of Travis Bickle, one of the most memorable characters in cinema history. It is a must-watch for Robert De Niro's distrubing performance.

Raging Bulls remains the most provocative films on boxing even to this day.

Raging Bull (1970)

With his constant muse Robert De Niro, Scorsese continued his thematic exploration in this film centered around a short-tempered boxer's rise and eventual fall. The climax of the film is memorable.

A darkly comic and tragic exploration of celebrity obsession that could have only be done by Scorsese.

King of Comedy (1982)

A film that inspired Todd Philips' Joker (2019) in many ways, King of Comedy presents a darker and deadlier turn celebrity obsession can take. It is at once an exploration of loneliness, grief and psychological distress.

Goodfellas set the stage for many later gangster films to follow.

Goodfellas (1990)

Adapted for the screen from the book Wiseguy, the film tells the story of gangster Henry Hill and his friends from 1955 to 1980. The film is iconic for its use of various filmmaking techniques to tell the story.

Daniel Day Lewis gave an iconic performance in the film as William Cutting.

Gangs of New York (2002)

Best known for an eletrifying performance from Daniel Day Lewis, Martin Scorsese told a violent story from 18th Century America in this film which shocked many at the time of its release.

At the 77th Academy Awards, The Aviator was nominated for 11 Award categories.

The Aviator (2004)

The Aviator is a biographical film based on the life of Howard Hughes who was an aviation pioneer and also a film director in the 1930s.

The Departed had an ensemble cast of jack Nicholson, Leonardo DiCaprio and Matt Damon

The Departed (2006)

A crime thriller with a series of twists and turns to keep you glued, Martin Scorsese finally won the Academy Award for Best Director for the film.

Shutter Island is a psychological thriller that has gone to achieve a cult following among fans

Shutter Island (2010)

This film gave Scorsese his biggest box-office opening to date owing to its thrilling plot that was full of moments of fear and twists that changed the narrative at each corner.

The Wolf of Wall Street remains Scorsese`s most famous film

The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)

With a banger of a performane from DiCaprio and a stunning piece of editing, Wold of The Wall Street is scorsese's most watched film owing to its star cast. It appears on many films list as one of the best films ever.