Films like Taxi Driver
15 picks with a similar feel
What defines Taxi Driver, going by its Boxlist taste profile: A serious, dark crime drama: original and gritty. Best if you like depth over escapism. Its strongest markers on Boxlist are themes of self-destruction, troubled leads and injustice and vengeance, plus tags such as junk food, firearm and illegal prostitution.
Here are 15 films with a similar feel, ranked by how closely they match that profile. Treat them as picks to try, not a definitive list.
Based on Taxi Driver (1976).
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Requiem for a Dream (2000)
Film8.0Faster-paced
Why it's like Taxi Driver: Also weighty and dark, with themes of self-destruction and troubled leads. Common ground: illegal prostitution.
- 2
25th Hour (2002)
Film7.4More intricate
Why it's like Taxi Driver: Also weighty and dark, with themes of self-destruction and troubled leads. Common ground: drug dealer.
- 3
Blue Ruin (2013)
Film6.8
Why it's like Taxi Driver: Also weighty and dark, with themes of injustice and vengeance and an all-consuming quest. Common ground: vigilante, neo-noir.
- 4
Casino (1995)
Film8.0
Why it's like Taxi Driver: Also weighty and dark, with themes of self-destruction and troubled leads. Common ground: illegal prostitution.
- 5
Cape Fear (1991)
Film7.3More intricate
Why it's like Taxi Driver: Also weighty and dark, with themes of troubled leads and injustice and vengeance.
- 6
Monster (2003)
Film7.2
Why it's like Taxi Driver: Also weighty and dark, with themes of self-destruction and troubled leads.
- 7
Payback (1999)
Film6.8
Why it's like Taxi Driver: Also weighty and dark, with themes of self-destruction and troubled leads. Common ground: neo-noir.
- 8
Gone Baby Gone (2007)
Film7.3More intricate
Why it's like Taxi Driver: Also weighty and dark, with themes of self-destruction and troubled leads. Common ground: neo-noir.
- 9
True Romance (1993)
Film7.6
Why it's like Taxi Driver: Also weighty and dark, with themes of troubled leads and injustice and vengeance. Common ground: illegal prostitution, neo-noir.
- 10
No Country for Old Men (2007)
Film7.9
Why it's like Taxi Driver: Also weighty and dark, with themes of injustice and vengeance and deep rivalry. Common ground: vietnam veteran, neo-noir.
- 11
Heat (1995)
Film7.9Faster-paced
Why it's like Taxi Driver: Also weighty and dark, with themes of self-destruction and troubled leads. Common ground: loner, obsession, neo-noir.
- 12
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Film8.3More intricate
Why it's like Taxi Driver: Also weighty and dark, with themes of troubled leads and deep rivalry.
- 13
L.A. Confidential (1997)
Film7.8More intricate
Why it's like Taxi Driver: Also weighty and dark, with themes of troubled leads and injustice and vengeance. Common ground: neo-noir.
- 14
Prisoners (2013)
Film8.0Faster-paced
Why it's like Taxi Driver: Also weighty and dark, with themes of injustice and vengeance and deep rivalry. Common ground: vigilante, neo-noir.
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Film7.3
Why it's like Taxi Driver: Also weighty and dark, with themes of self-destruction and troubled leads. Common ground: obsession.
Boxlist compares Taxi Driver with every film in its catalogue on ten taste scores (pace, tone, weight, realism and more), story themes, genres and TMDB keywords, and ranks the closest. Every pick has a TMDB rating of 6.7 or more from at least 1,000 votes, new releases wait until their ratings settle, and only one title per franchise makes the list. It is an approximation of feel, so treat it as a starting point. Ratings are TMDB audience scores out of 10.
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- What should I watch if I like Taxi Driver?
- Picks with a similar feel include Requiem for a Dream, 25th Hour, Blue Ruin and Casino. Each shares part of Taxi Driver's taste profile, themes or tags; the full list has 15 films.
- How are these films like Taxi Driver chosen?
- Boxlist compares Taxi Driver with every film in its catalogue on ten taste scores (pace, tone, weight, realism and more), story themes, genres and TMDB keywords, and ranks the closest. Every pick has a TMDB rating of 6.7 or more from at least 1,000 votes, new releases wait until their ratings settle, and only one title per franchise makes the list. It is an approximation of feel, so treat it as a starting point.