reported rumors that Lars von Trier, Martin Scorsese, and Robert De Niro planned to work on a remake of Scorsese's film Taxi Driver with the film made with same restrictions as were used in The Five Obstructions. In 2014 Paul Schrader, the screenwriter for Taxi Driver said that it was not being made. He said, "It was a terrible idea" and "in Marty's mind, it never was something that should be done." Reception The Five Obstructions received strongly positive reviews from critics. It holds a 79/100 on Metacritic, and Rotten Tomatoes reports 88% approval among 59 critics. It was later voted one of the 30 best films of the 2000s in a poll for Sight & Sound. References Further reading Hjort, Mette. The Five Obstructions. In External links Movies You May Have Missed – Episode 18: "We Challenge You to Watch The Five Obstructions" (9 September 2009) 2000s avant-garde and experimental films 2003 documentary films 2003 drama films 2003 films 2000s business films Danish avant-garde and experimental films Danish documentary films Danish drama films 2000s Danish-language films Documentary films about actors Documentary films about animation Documentary films about Cuba Documentary films about film directors and producers Documentary films about films Documentary films about food and drink Documentary films about women in film Documentary films about women in India Films about cities Documentary films about prostitution in India Films directed by Jørgen Leth Films directed by Lars von Trier Films set in Brussels Films set in Denmark Films set in Mumbai Films shot in Brussels Films shot in Cuba Films shot in Denmark Films shot in Mumbai 2000s French-language films 2000s Spanish-language films 2000s English-language films 2003 multilingual films Danish multilingual films