Martin Scorsese’splace in Hollywood history as one of its greatest auteurs is assured.
Scorsese’s career is filled with absolute masterpieces, overlooked classics, and underrated gems.
These are the ten most essential Martin Scorsese films ever made.
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If it were to be the director’s last, he would go out ona stunning revisionist western.
Scorsese has long shown his admiration for the western genre, with nods to it throughout his filmography.
The director leaves his own personal mark on the genre by turning its conventions upside down.
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That list includesLily Gladstone’s heartwrenching performance as Mollie Burkhart.
The closest he has ever come isthe forty-nine-minute documentaryItalianamerican.
It’s easilyScorsese’s most romantic and charming film ever made.
DiCaprio gives his funniest performance ever alongside an unhingedJonah Hill, and a star-making turn fromMargot Robbie.
His most powerful, and controversial, faith-based film isThe Last Temptation of Christ.
When he eventually did complete the film, it was unsurprisingly met with outrage from some Christian organizations.
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De Niro embodies LaMotta like a caged animal constantly fighting to escape his confines.
It’san essential gangster movie, an essential American classic, and absolutely essential to Scorsese’s career.
Scorsese is in total command of his craft, andGoodfellasis his masterclass in filmmaking.
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