Creator explainer
Martin Scorsese
Crime, faith, status, and remorse recur across Martin Scorsese's films, but never in quite the same moral shape.
Why this group matters
Putting these films together makes it easier to see how ambition becomes self-deception, punishment, or regret.
Recurring concerns: crime, faith, status, guilt.
Methods: subjective momentum, rise-and-fall structures, moral aftermath.
1993The Age of InnocenceExplains the endingCompare with the bookRomantic drama / Period drama2h 19m / Martin ScorseseRecap: Useful recapConvention / Desire1980Raging BullExplains the endingBiographical drama / Sports drama2h 9m / Martin ScorseseRecap: Useful recapJealousy / Self-destruction1995CasinoExplains the endingCompare with the bookCrime drama / Gangster2h 58m / Martin ScorseseRecap: Strong recapGreed / Control2013The Wolf of Wall StreetBased on real eventsExplains the endingBiographical drama / Black comedy3h 0m / Martin ScorseseRecap: Strong recapExcess / Fraud2019The IrishmanBased on real eventsExplains the endingCrime drama / Biographical drama3h 29m / Martin ScorseseRecap: Useful recapLoyalty / Regret1976Taxi DriverExplains the endingCrime storyPsychological drama / Crime1h 54m / Martin ScorseseRecap: Strong recapAlienation / Violence2006The DepartedExplains the endingCrime storyCrime thriller / Drama2h 31m / Martin ScorseseRecap: Fast recapUndercover identity / Betrayal1990GoodfellasBased on real eventsExplains the endingCrime / Biographical drama2h 26m / Martin ScorseseRecap: Fast recapCrime / Status
