The Last Temptation of Christ

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Year:1988
Director:Martin Scorsese
Written by:Nikos Kazantzakis (Novel), Paul Schrader (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Jesus, a humble Judean carpenter beginning to see that he is the son of God, is drawn into revolutionary action against the Roman occupiers by Judas -- despite his protestations that love, not violence, is the path to salvation. The burden of being the savior of mankind torments Jesus throughout his life, leading him to doubt. As he is put to death on the cross, Jesus is tempted by visions of an ordinary life married to Mary Magdalene.
*4590

The King of Comedy

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Year:1983
Director:Martin Scorsese
Written by:Paul D. Zimmerman (Author), Paul D. Zimmerman (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Aspiring comic Rupert Pupkin attempts to achieve success in show business by stalking his idol, a late night talk-show host who craves his own privacy.
*4582

The Departed

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Year:2006
Director:Martin Scorsese
Written by:William Monahan (Screenplay), Alan Mak (Screenplay), Felix Chong (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:To take down South Boston's Irish Mafia, the police send in one of their own to infiltrate the underworld, not realizing the syndicate has done likewise. While an undercover cop curries favor with the mob kingpin, a career criminal rises through the police ranks. But both sides soon discover there's a mole among them.
*4538

The Color of Money

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Year:1986
Director:Martin Scorsese
Written by:Walter Tevis (Novel), Richard Price (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Former pool hustler "Fast Eddie" Felson decides he wants to return to the game by taking a pupil. He meets talented but green Vincent Lauria and proposes a partnership. As they tour pool halls, Eddie teaches Vincent the tricks of scamming, but he eventually grows frustrated with Vincent's showboat antics, leading to an argument and a falling-out. Eddie takes up playing again and soon crosses paths with Vincent as an opponent.
4527

The Age of Innocence

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Year:1993
Director:Martin Scorsese
Written by:Edith Wharton (Novel), Jay Cocks (Screenplay), Martin Scorsese (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Tale of 19th century New York high society in which a young lawyer falls in love with a woman separated from her husband, while he is engaged to the woman's cousin.
4513

The Aviator

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Year:2004
Director:Martin Scorsese
Written by:John Logan (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:A biopic depicting the life of filmmaker and aviation pioneer Howard Hughes from 1927 to 1947, during which time he became a successful film producer and an aviation magnate, while simultaneously growing more unstable due to severe obsessive-compulsive disorder.
*4516

Taxi Driver

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Year:1976
Director:Martin Scorsese
Written by:Paul Schrader (Writer)

Script Synopsis:A mentally unstable Vietnam War veteran works as a night-time taxi driver in New York City where the perceived decadence and sleaze feed his urge for violent action, attempting to save a preadolescent prostitute in the process.
*4504

Shutter Island

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Year:2010
Director:Martin Scorsese
Written by:Dennis Lehane (Novel), Laeta Kalogridis (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:World War II soldier-turned-U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels investigates the disappearance of a patient from a hospital for the criminally insane, but his efforts are compromised by his troubling visions and also by a mysterious doctor.
*4433

Raging Bull

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Year:1980
Director:Martin Scorsese
Written by:Paul Schrader (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:When Jake LaMotta steps into a boxing ring and obliterates his opponent, he's a prizefighter. But when he treats his family and friends the same way, he's a ticking time bomb, ready to go off at any moment. Though LaMotta wants his family's love, something always seems to come between them. Perhaps it's his violent bouts of paranoia and jealousy. This kind of rage helped make him a champ, but in real life, he winds up in the ring alone.
*4381

Mean Streets

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Year:1973
Director:Martin Scorsese
Written by:Martin Scorsese (Screenplay), Mardik Martin (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:A small-time hood must choose from among love, friendship and the chance to rise within the mob.
*4269