If you’ve seen the movie Best Friends or The Irishman, you know very well who Martin Scorsese is. BAFTA and Golden Globe-winning American film director, screenwriter and producer Martin Scorsese is known as the name of the best films of recent times. In this article, we rank Martin Scorsese movies from worst to best.
New York, New York (6.6)
Telling the relationship between saxophonist Jimmy Doyle and singer Francine Evans, who met in the last days of World War II, “New York New York” is a powerful drama in which Martin Scorsese interprets musical forms in a different way. The love life of Jimmy and Francine, who play with great harmony as two musicians on the stage, passes through constant turmoil and problems.
On the Edge of Life (IMDb 6.8)
Ambulance officers are on duty to relieve all kinds of misfortunes on a new night in New York. It is not even clear where a scumbag, a death, a shock will spring from in these nights, where every street is gushing with a different coincidence. The chaos that holds the New York jigsaw puzzle is about to change the lives of many.
Silence (IMDb 7.1)
The film is about the violence and oppression faced by two 17th century priests. Two Jesuit priests, Rodrigues and Garrpe, who set out to promote Christianity in the seventeenth century and find their missing mentor Ferreira, face violence and persecution when they arrive in Japan. Coming to Japan at a time when Catholicism is illegal and their presence is prohibited, the couple’s faith will be put to a severe test.
Nose of Fear (IMDB 7.3)
Max Cady is a rapist who has just been released from prison for years. Sam Bowden, the lawyer who had defended him years ago, lives a quiet life in a small town with his 15-year-old daughter and wife. Sam hid evidence that could have acquitted Max, from his client, who saw his ignorance as an opportunity. Now not as ignorant as he used to be, Max comes to town for revenge and begins to weave his web around Sam’s lively daughter, Danielle. Because Sam and his wife Leigh, who are debating whether or not to have a relationship with his co-worker Lori, play out the extensions. 15-year-old Danielle, who is experiencing difficulties in this broken family structure, is very open to any kind of intimacy from the outside.
Hugo (IMDb 7.5)
Hugo Cabret is an orphan boy who lives secretly within the walls of the Paris train station and is responsible for the smooth running of the clocks. Hugo, who lost his watchmaker father in a museum fire, secretly tries to repair an “automaton” that is his heirloom. Meanwhile, he hides from the security guard of the Paris train station, steals mechanical parts from the toy shop owner, Mr. Georges, undercover. One day, Georges’s meeting with his adopted daughter Isabella will open the doors of a new world to Hugo.
Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore (IMDB 7.6)
Alice is left alone with her 11-year-old son after her husband dies. With no money and no one to help, Alice moves from California to Phoenix, Arizona, to start a new life. Life is not easy in Phoenix. Waitress is a job for a young widow, but more than her problems at the restaurant are created by her growing son, who is now tiring him and his mother with puberty problems. He gets close to a farmer named Ben, but this man is also not a solid shoe, he has a tendency to violence.
Kundun (IMDb 7.8)
A story from 1937 to 1959… Considered the 14th reincarnation of Buddha, the Dalai Lama will shine in the complex structure of the People’s Republic of China since his childhood. The experience of the Lama, who came from the countryside and far away and reigned at the head of the country, from the cradle to the youth, will confront him with a social structure of a kind his country has never seen before.
The Irishman (IMDb 7.8)
The Irishman focuses on the life of a mob hitman, Frank Sheeran. II. Frank Sheeran, a veteran who served in World War II, worked for the Bufalino crime syndicate for years. Sheeran, who has been a fraud and hit man for many famous names and known as the ‘Irish’, is also a labor union officer. In the film, which presents sections from the life of Frank Sheeran, the disappearance of worker leader Jimmy Hoffa, one of the most mysterious crime events in American history, is also mentioned.
Color of Money (IMDb 7.9)
One area is not only having talent, but mastering it over the years and then carrying it in a completely different way in old age. The movie reflects exactly that with its story. Eddie Felson is an important name who has mastered billiards. He is the one who stands behind now that he is old. One day, she meets a young man named Vincent in a neighborhood bar. His passion and talent for billiards impresses Eddie. Just like his youth. The duo take Vincent’s girlfriend with them and start touring the billiard tournaments in the country. Quickly climbing the ladder of success, Vincent will have to learn how to deal with the dangerous aspects of sudden success.
Money Hunter (IMDb 8.1)
The Money Hunter is about a real life story. Jordan Belfort is a young and ambitious 24-year-old man. Desiring to make money, he first becomes a broker on the Wall Street stock market and then a CEO of an investor firm called Stratton Oakmont, ready to do anything to get rich. The ’90s are the fastest days, and anything can happen in the New York trading hall. By deceiving many investors with junk bonds, Belfort soon turns into a money machine as well as a spending machine. While he can fill the accounts with millions of dollars in one day, he can spend them all at the same rate that night. Besides his professional life, he is involved in a dirty game of drugs, prostitutes, and extremely expensive luxury fantasies. While everything in this character’s life continues in an exaggerated way, the collapse is not far away.
Mole (IMDb 8.1)
The mole tells about the war between the mafia and the police force. The men who have been trained by the mafia to infiltrate the police force for many years are in extremely good positions within the organization. Likewise, the men trained by the police for the same purpose are running around in the mafia. But now is the time to reveal everything. When it is understood that there are moles on both fronts, the rush and adventure will begin, where the moles in question will face death.
Gangs of New York (IMDb 8.2)
In the mid-1800s, a fierce war reigns between two gangs living on the outskirts of Manhattan, USA. On the one hand, a group of natives of America, on the other hand, the community of Irish Catholics who later immigrated to this region. The natives are ruled by a ruthless leader named Bill the Butcher, while the Irish immigrants are led by a leader called the Dead Rabbits. During the bloody war between them, the leader of the Irish gang is killed and his son Amsterdam Vallon witnesses his father’s death personally. Amsterdam must take action both to take revenge on her father’s murderer and to take control of the city.
I Call First (IMDb 8.3)
JR is a typical Italian-American wandering the disorderly sidewalks of New York. When he meets the calm and beautiful girl, he decides to marry her and make a new start full of peace and security. But when he learns about the girl’s painful, dark past, he finds himself in a big showdown with the pressure of strict Catholic teaching and strict principles.
Best Friends (IMDb 8.6)
In Best Friends, a gangster named Henry Hill commits a heist along with his two friends Jimmy Conway and Tommy De Vito. His two friends, whose eyes are higher, kill the others participating in the robbery and begin to rise in the mafia. This situation has negatively affected Henry and he needs to do something about it.