A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies

A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies

1995 · 1 season · 3 eps · ★ 8.5 · Documentary

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Filmmaker Martin Scorsese celebrates US movies from the silent classics to the Hollywood of the seventies.

Directed by Martin Scorsese · Written by Martin Scorsese

Network: Channel 4

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Taxi DriverTaxi Driver · 1976
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8.11976
MovieCrimeDrama
Suffering from insomnia, disturbed loner Travis Bickle takes a job as a New York City cabbie, haunting the streets nightly, growing increasingly detached from reality as he dreams of cleaning up the filthy city.
Curb Your EnthusiasmCurb Your Enthusiasm · 2000
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The Wolf of Wall StreetThe Wolf of Wall Street · 2013
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Boardwalk EmpireBoardwalk Empire · 2010
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8.02010
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Atlantic City at the dawn of Prohibition is a place where the rules don't apply. And the man who runs things -- legally and otherwise -- is the town's treasurer, Enoch "Nucky" Thompson, who is equal parts politician and gangster.
CasinoCasino · 1995
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8.01995
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In Las Vegas, two best friends--a casino executive and a Mafia enforcer--compete for a gambling empire and a fast-living, fast-loving socialite.
Raging BullRaging Bull · 1980
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7.91980
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The life of boxer Jake LaMotta, whose violence and temper that led him to the top in the ring destroyed his life outside of it.
The StudioThe Studio · 2025
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7.72025
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Desperate for celebrity approval, the newly appointed head of a movie studio and his executive team at Continental Studios must juggle corporate demands with creative ambitions as they try to keep movies alive and relevant.
The IrishmanThe Irishman · 2019
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7.62019
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Pennsylvania, 1956. Frank Sheeran, a war veteran of Irish origin who works as a truck driver, accidentally meets mobster Russell Bufalino. Once Frank becomes his trusted man, Bufalino sends him to Chicago with the task of helping Jimmy Hoffa, a powerful union leader related to organized crime, with whom Frank will maintain a close friendship for nearly twenty years.
George Harrison: Living in the Material WorldGeorge Harrison: Living in the Material World · 2011
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30 Rock30 Rock · 2006
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7.52006
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Liz Lemon, the head writer for a late-night TV variety show in New York, tries to juggle all the egos around her while chasing her own dream.
Amazing StoriesAmazing Stories · 1985
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7.51985
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The BluesThe Blues · 2003
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7.42003
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The Blues (2003) is a seven-part documentary series produced by Martin Scorsese that explores the history and influence of blues music. Each episode, directed by a different filmmaker, traces a unique aspect of the genre’s evolution—from its African roots to its global impact. Originally airing on PBS, the series includes Scorsese’s Feel Like Going Home, Wim Wenders’ The Soul of a Man, Richard Pearce’s The Road to Memphis, Charles Burnett’s Warming by the Devil’s Fire, Marc Levin’s Godfathers and Sons, Mike Figgis’ Red, White and Blues, and Clint Eastwood’s Piano Blues.

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