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  • Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974)
    Review preview for Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore

    Scorsese's direction isn't showy but he keeps his camera fluid, giving scenes a sense of movement even when the characters are static.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    A widowed single mum goes on a road trip with her son in a bid to reignite her singing career.
  • The Aviator (2004)
    Review preview for The Aviator

    The Aviator is a beautiful picture with flawless performances, wonderful cinematography and extravagant mise-en-scene.

    Josh Morrall · 5 out of 5
    The early years of movie mogul and planemaker, Howard Hughes.
  • Almost Paris (2016)
    Review preview for Almost Paris

    The film's weaknesses are more frustrating because first time feature director Domenica Cameron-Scorsese shows considerable talent.

    Jennie Kermode · 2.5 out of 5
    In the wake of the mortgage-lending crisis, a former banker returns to his hometown.
  • Bringing Out The Dead (1999)
    Review preview for Bringing Out The Dead

    The movie resembles ER on speed. The hospital... is like a war zone.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    A night-shift paramedic in Hell's Kitchen finds himself on the brink of breakdown.
  • Casino (1995)
    Review preview for Casino

    [Casino] will dazzle and seduce you. The stand-out performance belongs to Stone.

    Nick Jones · 4 out of 5
    The rise and fall of a Las Vegas casino-running mobster.
  • The Departed (2006)
    Review preview for The Departed

    After messy, overblown mishaps like Gangs Of New York, the maestro of Mean Streets is back. With a vengeance.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4.5 out of 5
    Two cops in Boston go undercover on either side of organised crime.
  • Feel Like Going Home (2003)
    The story of the blues.
  • Gangs Of New York (2002)
    Review preview for Gangs Of New York

    The acting is ensemble, which means no-one stands out and everyone chips in. Day-Lewis, unrecognisable behind a 'tache wedge, is the most memorable, due to The Butcher being a bigger sicko than anyone else.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2 out of 5
    Violent story of brutality on the streets in the early days of New York.
  • Goodfellas (1990)
    Review preview for Goodfellas

    This is Scorsese at the top of his game.

    Stephen Carty · 5 out of 5
    Biopic of mafiosi Henry Hill and his rise and fall through the mob.
  • Hugo (2011)
    Review preview for Hugo

    referential re-enactments of everything from Harold Lloyd to Fritz Lang will massage the ego of the informed but like most modern remakes, these scenes lack the heart and soul of their inspirations, and aren't imaginative or exciting enough out of context

    David Graham · 3 out of 5
    Set in 1930s Paris, an orphan who lives in the walls of a train station is wrapped up in a mystery involving his late father and an automaton.
  • The Irishman (2019)
    Review preview for The Irishman

    Scorsese shoots at what is truly important in life and does so, miraculously, by putting the spotlight on organised crime

    Anne-Katrin Titze · 5 out of 5
    Story of the union official with mob ties, Frank Sheeran, and the part he claims to have played in the disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa.
  • Killers Of The Flower Moon (2023)
    Review preview for Killers Of The Flower Moon

    It is Scorsese at his, one hesitates to say peak, but absolute.

    Andrew Robertson · 4.5 out of 5
    Members of the Osage tribe in the United States are murdered under mysterious circumstances in the 1920s, sparking a major FBI investigation involving J Edgar Hoover.
  • Kundun (1997)
    Review preview for Kundun

    Mathison's deep concern to honour the project with perfect truth lacks objectivity.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    The story of the childhood of the 14th Dalai Lama.
  • Mean Streets (1973)
    Review preview for Mean Streets

    A powerful experience, brimming with raw talent.

    Stephen Carty · 4 out of 5
    Trouble brews for a smalltime hood in Little Italy.
  • No Direction Home (2005)
    Review preview for No Direction Home

    Meandering through several hours of archive footage, interviews and concerts, Scorsese presents Dylan not as a hero but as a man.

    Chris · 4 out of 5
    A biography of Bob Dylan.
  • Raging Bull (1980)
    Review preview for Raging Bull

    De Niro’s renowned devotion to the art of acting has never been so tested as it is here.

    Robert Munro · 5 out of 5
    An emotionally self-destructive boxer's journey through life, as the violence and temper that leads him to the top in the ring destroys his life outside it.
  • Shine A Light (2008)
    Review preview for Shine A Light

    Not a film about lyrics. Not a documentary about these extraordinary long careers. Just a big, brilliant concert.

    Chris · 3.5 out of 5
    Documentary of the rock legends, with footage from their A Bigger Bang Tour.
  • Shutter Island (2010)
    Review preview for Shutter Island

    Even when one has a rough idea of where this mystery thriller is headed, the devil is in the detail, and each turn of the screw is handled with the sort of deft craftsmanship that becomes a pleasure unto itself.

    Anton Bitel · 4 out of 5
    Two US marshalls are sent to a remote island to investigate the disappearance of an inmate from a mental asylum.
  • Silence (2016)
    Review preview for Silence

    It looks as if Scorsese is battling his own demons, oblivious of the pain he inflicts upon an unsuspecting audience

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2 out of 5
    In the 17th century, two Jesuit priests face violence and persecution when they travel to Japan to locate their mentor.
  • Taxi Driver (1976)
    Review preview for Taxi Driver

    This is an extraordinary film. De Niro in the central role delivers one of those powerhouse performances that simply blows the audience away.

    Jennie Kermode · 5 out of 5
    A former soldier struggles to find direction and grows dangerously angry on the streets of New York.
  • Who's That Knocking At My Door (1967)
    Review preview for Who's That Knocking At My Door

    Inevitably, not all of this works, but there is rarely a dull moment.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    Snapshot of the life of a young man in 60s New York.
  • The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
    Review preview for The Wolf of Wall Street

    This is how you destroy people's dignity and make them yours, Scorsese seems to say.

    Anne-Katrin Titze · 4.5 out of 5
    Based on the true story of the rise and fall of a financial high roller.

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