With out a doubt, this is director Martin Scorsese's best movie.  Robert De Niro plays taxi driver Travis Bickle, a down on his luck Vietnam vet who takes a job as a taxi driver to make ends meet.  What makes this movie amazing is how true to life it is.  All that Travis Bickle wants to do is be somebody.  He wants to be known for something.  The bad thing is he is willing to do anything to get his recognition.  Many people have connected with this movie because Travis Bickle's life seems to mirror theirs.  No one takes him seriously and nobody seems to care about him.  He is just another face in the crowd.  Many people have felt like him, maybe not to the point of murder, but they have related to him.  Scorsese directs this film like no other and De Niro plays Bickle brilliantly.  This movie has impressive camera work and one of the best shootouts ever.  Watch it!