Every Martin Scorsese Movie Ranked!

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After years of requests, it's finally time for a Martin Scorsese ranking!
MOVIE TO RANK
Who's THat Knocking at My Door
Boxcar Bertha
Mean Streets
Alice Doesn't Live Here ANymore
Taxi Driver
New York New York
Ragin Bull
The King of Comedy
After Hours
The Color of Money
The Last Temptation of Christ
Goodfellas
Cape Fear
Age of Innocence
Casino
Kundun
Bringing Out of the Dead
Gangs of New York
The Aviator
The Departed
Shutter Island
Hugo
The Wolf of Wall Street
Silence
The Irishman
Killers of the Flower Moon
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This video contains Sean Chandler Talks About's Every Martin Scorsese Movie Ranked!
All 26 martin scorsese films ranked
Scorsese Ranked
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[@SeanChandlerTalksAbout]

My Scorsese Reviews Martin Scorsese Films Ranked - kzbin.info/www/bejne/qGW1YaeOhcusbpY Taxi Driver - Extended Thoughts - kzbin.info/www/bejne/apibpnWXpbCdpas The Departed Review - kzbin.info/www/bejne/fYuxq2uVlNCLkNU Irishman Review - kzbin.info/www/bejne/hH_MhGWNhLlpi7s Killers of the Flower Moon Review - kzbin.info/www/bejne/rqnEhp6prNela8U The Wolf of Wall Street - kzbin.info/www/bejne/d5qtgJyeg8Rsd5Y

[@AlwaysBoredAndTired]

Thanks Man!

[@michaal105]

My favourite is Silence. God bless you and your family Sean.

[@ericfurst6091]

Please say the 2 books you mentioned

[@kellyrob4296]

I LOVE you picked The Departed for #1 because a lot of reviewers have tried to put it down and denigrate it somehow or say it has less to say when I also connected w/ the story more so than say, Goodfellow’s, because of the concise storyline. It explains Leo’s character and his evolution enough so he’s relatable. I didn’t realize it was because it was ‘relatable’ as you put it but maybe you’re exactly right!

[@saurabhtantry5550]

0:31 New York New York 2:50 Last temptation of Christ 5:10 Who's That Knocking at My Door 7:27 Boxcar Bertha 9:04 Bringing Out the Dead 10:34 Silence 13:38 Kundun 15:22 After hours 17:32 Age of innocence 19:22 Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore 21:05 Gangs of New York 23:28 Cape Fear 25:17 The Color of Money 27:23 Casino 29:44 Shutter Island 31:21 Mean streets 34:33 Hugo 36:43 Irishman 39:00 The aviator 40:34 Killers of the Flower Moon 43:04 The King of Comedy 45:00 Raging Bull 47:21 Goodfellas 50:36 Wolf of Wall Street 52:35 Taxi driver 55:30 The departed

[@thehitman6963]

You’re a Legend 👏

[@michaal105]

Casino starts at @ 27:23, not 27:27.

[@marioraetzel]

this is really unneccessary@@michaal105

[@ChubbyChecker182]

Casino became Far too much about the guys toxic relationship Ginger and her ex

[@LarryGonzalez00]

No Last Waltz?

[@ShowgoSakamoto]

“Silence” is another Scorsese’s underrated masterpiece that’s pretty faithful to the novel of the same name. And such a tragic part of Japanese history has been hardly taught in schools in Japan.

[@EthanS1481]

I honestly respect Scorsese for pulling this movie off, and the subject matter is astonishing, but at the same time , it is possibly one of the most agonisingly boring movies I’ve ever pushed myself to sit through…

[@detroitpolak9904]

I was really surprised at HOW MUCH I liked Silence. Given the subject, I knew I would like it, but he really did a great job. Garfield especially so.

[@elijahalbiston]

It may have been the first Scorsese film I ever saw, and I'm shocked to see it at the bottom. I honestly think it's an incredible religious film and I believe it's ranked so low because of personal bias Side note: Andrew Garfield was so robbed that year at awards, he had Hacksaw Ridge and this

[@Rockstar-bq5fm]

My favourite Jake Lamotta quote and story. After watching a screening of the movie, Jake turned to his Ex wife Vicky (the same Vicky in the movie) who watched the move with him , he was rather distressed and asked “I wasn’t that bad was I?” “Jake” she said “You was worse”

[@PrinceSmith7]

Oh I love that little anecdote! I saw that in his documentary. And what a masterpiece Raging Bull is, it's my favorite Scorsese movie.

[@Anthonycheesman33]

I’m guessing it will be a movie that either has Robert De Niro or Leonardo DiCaprio in it .

[@Thespeedrap]

Those seem to be Marty's go to dudes anything else is like ok🙏

[@DTTW]

After Hours is so underrated. It’s top 5 for me.

[@glennhowardcunnington6362]

Totally agree 👍

[@misterlint8077]

Agreed.

[@michaelbower802]

Same

[@BishopWalters12]

Meh

[@seansalata717]

Nah

[@thedisneynerd7866]

This Ranking Video Is Not Intended For All Audiences. It May Contain Rankings That Will Trigger Younger Audience Members. Viewer Discretion Is Advised

[@NinthShinigami]

Is a Scorsese ranking sometimes that polarizing 💀

[@scottv8124]

​@NinthShinigami no but fans of mcu often aren't keen on Marty's style

[@dqreps]

Gangs of New York is sure as hell triggered LOL

[@FallenKnight2244]

I’m sorry but why specifically younger audiences will get triggered?

[@scottv8124]

@FallenKnight2244 because younger audiences are less likely to have watched his films. Especially ones that gravitate towards mcu and other popcorn flicks. A generation that's grown up w the internet in the palm of theirs hands hsve a shorter attention span and his movies are longer and build up.

[@MattsMovieReviews]

Silence is a masterpiece.

[@EthanS1481]

….and in the same breath- one of the most agonisingly boring movies ever made…

[@spongeboyrectanglepants4112]

The Departed is also my favorite Scorsese film. I was absolutely shocked by the ending.

[@jardam9466]

I've seen Internal Affairs before Departed. For me, it was just unimaginative remake.

[@spongeboyrectanglepants4112]

@@jardam9466 OK, fair enough. I haven't seen Internal Affairs so I can't really comment on it.

[@bane6176]

@@jardam9466I’ve seen both but I prefer the departed

[@dagrimmreepa]

​@@jardam9466if you'd really seen it you'd probably know it's called Infernal Affairs 🙄

[@YorgosL1]

@@bane6176disagree. Infernal affair is better acted movie

[@cheekyjawa9017]

I'm sorry, but Goodfelles is not just Scorsese's best film. It's one of the greatest films of all time.

[@thegamegeezer5424]

No it’s one of the most overrated films of all time

[@cheekyjawa9017]

@thegamegeezer5424 Ok, you're wrong, but I'll accept your opinion.

[@soldierfuckinboy]

​@@thegamegeezer5424 nope marvel fangay😂. Goodfellas is one of the best films ever made and the problem is in you an you're wrong. F you

[@ONENONLYWINDEXBOI]

@@cheekyjawa9017I personally think it’s a 9/10. It’s just not all that.

[@nickcds3419]

Facts

[@avengersfan4990]

26. New York New York 25. Boxcar Bertha 24. Who’s That Knocking at My Door 23. Kundun 22. Mean Streets 21. Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore 20. After Hours 19. The Age of Innocence 18. The Last Temptation of Christ 17. Bringing Out the Dead 16. The King of Comedy 15. The Color of Money 14. Gangs of New York 13. Cape Fear 12. Silence 11. Hugo 10. The Aviator 9. Shutter Island 8. Killers of the Flower Moon 7. The Irishman 6. Casino 5. The Wolf of Wall Street 4. Taxi Driver 3. Raging Bull 2. The Departed 1. Goodfellas

[@NinthShinigami]

Of the 10 that I’ve seen so far, I’d go: 10. Hugo 7/10 9. Shutter Island 8/10 8. Casino 8.5/10 7. The Irishman 8.5/10 6. Raging Bull 8.5/10 5. The Wolf of Wall Street 8.5/10 4. Killers of The Flower Moon 8.5/10 3. Taxi Driver 9/10 2. Goodfellas 9/10 1. The Departed 9/10 Even if I’ve only seen 10, I can tell Scorsese is truly one of the greats 👍

[@kingchrisa4188]

How was KOTFM Im thinking about watching it

[@dqreps]

Goodfellas is probably one of my favorite two or three films of all time along with the godfather. The departed is awesome too. This guy can definitely make amazing mob type movies.

[@Judgeholden95]

Since I didn’t see it on your list. Please seek out after hours and the king of comedy. So underrated but two amazing films

[@jeffcunningham0389]

So no 10/10s? Lol

[@XIXRayderXIX]

Lol what masterpieces have u been watching most of those films are 10/10 some 11/10

[@raymondwatt9773]

I'm Catholic and I consider Last Temptation of Christ to be a masterwork

[@MichaelTomsyck]

As a point of reference, I watched and took a ton of notes on all 26 of these movies over the last seven months in order to participate in this long awaited ranking. These are my updated thoughts on all of these films. Also, I’m not a Scorsese fanatic, so if some of my placements are unpopular, that’s why. 26. Boxcar Bertha-While there’s a certain amount of artistic vision here, this is Scorsese’s worst film because the characters aren’t interesting and it feels like a movie made over ten years before it actually did, which isn’t in this movie’s favor 25. New York, New York-It certainly doesn’t help that isn’t the type of film I normally get into, and that’s compounded by the 2.5 hour runtime and De Niro’s character being so incredibly unlikeable for me to root for the romance between him and Liza Minelli 24. Who’s That Knocking at My Door-Other than getting some novelty out of watching Scorsese’s first feature film as well as seeing Harvey Keitel in his very first credited acting role, I didn’t get much out of this movie because of its budget and especially its age 23. The Age of Innocence-Like several other films on this list, I can respect the artistic vision here, but of movies I actually got something out of, I wasn’t all that interested in the story or the themes, so I didn’t particularly care for this one 22. The Last Temptation of Christ-As a Christian, I simply don’t like the direction this movie takes to explore its characters and themes, despite having quite a bit of artistic merit and a few interesting enough moments 21. Kundun-When it comes to the style and sound design, this movie’s pretty interesting, but when it comes to the story, characters, and themes this movie was tackling, I didn’t resonate with this film 20. Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore-Much like a bunch of these earlier Scorsese films, this isn’t really something I get much out of, but it’s nice to see Ellen Burstyn, Kris Kristofferson, Harvey Kietel, and Jodie Foster all in one film, so that was enough to put this one a bit higher 19. Silence-I absolutely recognize that there’s plenty of artistic and thematic merit to this film, but this simply isn’t a movie that lines up with the way I connect with and love film, which is why this one doesn’t crack the Top 15 18. Gangs of New York-One of the more frustrating entries in Scorsese’s filmography for me because I feel like I enjoy multiple pieces of this film in the basic concept, the set design, the style, and Day-Lewis’ performance as Bill the Butcher, a good bit more the overall film itself 17. Bringing Out the Dead-It definitely is difficult to watch at times, but the film actually does have quite a bit to say about salvation, suffering, and redemption, making for a pretty effective film, and it certainly helps that I love Nicolas Cage 16. The Color of Money-It’s certainly nice to see younger Tom Cruise in a Scorsese film and Scorsese’s overall direction is pretty good, but when it comes to the story and the actual characters, there wasn’t anything to write home about 15. Mean Streets-Much like Who’s That Knocking at My Door, its age and budget holds this movie back quite a bit for me, but because this movie had a significantly bigger budget than that film, and the fact that this is the first collaboration between Scorsese and De Niro, it was a lot more watchable and engaging 14. The Aviator-Even though this isn’t one I get a ton out of, this is still an interesting, engaging film that has great production value and aesthetics, and as always, DiCaprio giving a very good central performance 13. After Hours-While this is certainly foreign to Scorsese’s filmography, I personally got more out of the black comedy, zaniness, and style more than the films below it because it’s pretty short and so different, which made for a film that broke up this set of films nicely 12. Hugo-Much like After Hours, I appreciated watching a very different Scorsese film during this watchthrough of very layered, long movies, and this movie shows how Scorsese actually has a softer side than certain people might think 11. Casino-I do think that this is a very good movie with very solid performances all around, great direction from Scorsese, and the back half of this movie is pretty great, but I do think the first 30 to 40% of the film isn’t the easiest to disest for me because there’s so much exposition via voiceover 10. Shutter Island-Despite not quite being top tier Scorsese or DiCaprio, this is a very good psychological thriller that’s yet another acting showcase for Leo DiCaprio, while also having solid sprinkles of noir and horror elements, all with great cinematography and atmosphere 9. Cape Fear-A very good movie that takes a story that shouldn’t be all that interesting or edge of your seat, but makes it very tense because of great style and a fantastic performance from Robert De Niro as Max Cady 8. The Irishman-Don’t get me wrong, this is an incredibly well made movie that tells a very compelling story with some of the greatest actors of all time giving fantastic performances, but at the same time, I do think this movie could’ve been trimmed up by about twenty-ish minutes, and because this is a Netflix exclusive you watch at home, it’s not a film that’s easy for me to watch and get 100% invested in because of the inherent distractions of not being in a theater 7. Goodfellas- I’m prepared to get absolutely lambasted in this comments section, but this is still a great mobster movie that explores mob life in a very compelling way through a rock solid script from Pileggi and Scorsese as well as very good performances from Liotta, De Niro, and especially Pesci 6. Killers of the Flower Moon-Trying to keep recency bias out of this, this was another great film from Scorsese that made me feel all of the very heavy emotions I was supposed to feel, all told with phenomenal direction, amazing performances, and fantastic storytelling 5. Raging Bull-While not necessarily being one of the easiest of movies to watch, that doesn’t stop this film from being a very interesting exploration of aggression and the perception of self, with yet another excellent performance from Robert De Niro as Jake LaMotta tying those ideas and themes together 4. The King of Comedy-A movie that was ahead of its time with the themes, ideas, message, and ending, which are more relevant to today than when this film came out, which is rather impressive because this movie was released 40+ years ago 3. The Departed-When you put it all together, Scorsese’s direction is fantastic, DiCaprio, Damon, and Nicholson’s performances are all great, William Monahan’s script is exciting and very tightly written, and all of it pays off so well in the third act, which makes for a very high placement on this list 2. The Wolf of Wall Street-An outrageous, high energy film that has my favorite DiCaprio performance, absolutely amazing sequences, and is an overall fantastic showcase on how film can explore ideas, evoke emotions, and take you on a journey that no other medium can quite accomplish 1. Taxi Driver-I understand this might be a bit unpopular, but when it comes to all twenty six of these movies, this is the Scorsese film that has always stuck with me the most and the one I’ve gotten the most out of because of its great tension, slower pace, and exploring Travis’ loneliness

[@NinthShinigami]

Nice ranking man 👌

[@scottv8124]

Taxi Driver as #1 is quite popular actually. Most introverts, myself included, relate to the character and empathize w him

[@thefoxcritic1]

You always say "As a point of reference" at the beginning of your comments. You're just Sean💀

[@MichaelTomsyck]

@@thefoxcritic1 1. Because I’ve been watching Sean for nearly five years, it would make sense that I would be inspired by a lot of the vocabulary he uses. 2. I don’t think Sean’s the person who invented saying “As a point of reference” at the beginning of sentences.

[@thefoxcritic1]

@@MichaelTomsyck Yeah of course you'll get inspired by his vocabulary. Didn't know he didn't invent it, I'll keep that in mind👍

[@LinkMarioSamus]

The Last Temptation of Christ was based on a book of the same name, so Scorsese didn’t really come up with the concept. Also, Roger Corman mentored Scorsese, so there’s nothing that peculiar about them working together. Corman also mentored future Oscar winners Francis Ford Coppola, James Cameron, Ron Howard, and Jonathan Demme, in addition to making cameos in some of their later films.

[@DannerBanks]

I want to see your ranking of MCU & Scorsese films at the same time 😂

[@EdsCollegeLife]

I started laughing when he said oh I’m a Christian and this is the reason why this movie should be ranked low 😂😂

[@themtgdude486]

I’m surprised Silence and Last Temptation of Christ are so low. I think those are very well made films.

[@mackos007]

A little empathy and taking a step back to see a broader picture is very welcomed when watching films that are thematically distant. Saying it's his second worst movie just because he's christian seems shallow to me

[@alexyoudell592]

I will never understand why Casino is so far down on everybodys list. For me it's number one and my favourite film of all time along with A Bronx Tale. It flows perfectly it feels like 2 hours has passed not 3 and some of those scenes towards the end when it all starts falling apart e.g. the desert scene and the sccenes with de niro and sharon stone in the restauraunt when he gets her back and sayd "You think you being home after what you put me through is a favour to me?". When he goes to Nickys restauraunt after she's tied their daughter up and then the ending with house oif the rising sun playing. Absolute perfection.

[@PrinceSmith7]

I love that film so much Casino is one of the best mob movies of all time and it has such an insanely high rewatchability value. I think the reason it's so underrated is because many people saw it like just a rehash of Goodfellas, and although it does share some of the styles/techniques introduced with it's predecessor, I'd say it stands on it's own. I'd easily give it a 10/10 and rank it #5 or #6 on my favorite Scorsese movies list.

[@mynock250]

IMO its top 3, if someone put it as #1 it would be understandable.

[@andersparker8790]

I hate that bro gets pissy every time that any filmmaker tries to say something interesting about, or acknowledges the flaws in religion

[@andersparker8790]

No disrespect to Sean or Christianity but it is consistently annoying

[@jimmygoodman7995]

How can you not like After Hours man????

[@lostinthereel]

This was such an amazing and well-put-together video Sean! I can tell you really put so much work into this. I'm not going to lie, my list would look alot like yours (especially my Top 3) and I agree, I have a hard time connecting to his religious films like "Last Temptation" and "Silence". Keep up the amazing work my friend!

[@mikeystevens4784]

My favorite Scorsese is actually The Irishman. I consider it one of the greatest movies of all time. Other favorites are The Departed, Hugo, Shutter Island, Wolf of Wall Street, Cape Fear.

[@Judgeholden95]

Have you watched killers of the flower moon yet?

[@jp-st8vn]

Completely completely agree with you.

[@jp-st8vn]

I completely agree with you with the Irishman. It's my the most favourite scorsese film. If you watch majority of KZbin videos of scorsese ranking, you'll see majority people actually put this into their top 10. And i don't think actually people would've found it boring if it wasn't released in the time of all these scorsese vs avengers time. Majority of these people would've also found Taxi driver and Raging bull boring if they actually watched them. Another reason can be the political part inside this. It's more like godfather than goodfellas.

[@Ayoutubechannel2]

Sean Has Some Of The Biggest Hot Takes😂

[@SeanChandlerTalksAbout]

Got to keep it interesting

[@thefoxcritic1]

He often really doesn't💀

[@elonif4125]

What do you think are the hot takes (genuinely interested)? I would say Casino at 13 and Departed and 1 are the only really hot hot takes.

[@ethannhuntt]

@@elonif4125 i think last temptation of christ at second-to-bottom is a really hot take

[@Miller1989]

@@elonif4125How is The Departed at 1 a hot take? Lol it’s a fantastic movie, of course it could be at the top of one’s ranking.

[@user-to4zl2nk2j]

How Casino is not in the top 5 or even in the top 10 is a joke. As for Goodffellas not being in the top 3 is insane. Stick to Marvel or Spielberg Sean 😅

[@mak3250]

Absolutely agree, goodfellas is not only the Greatest Scorsese film, it's at the top 10 films of all time.. Casino one of the 100 greatest films of all time easily for me..

[@Horror-Man]

Absolutely nothing, NOTHING, will ever top The King of Comedy for me. Despite being a comedy, and an extremely funny one at that, it's also one of the saddest and eeriest films in existence.

[@jtk88]

Very surprised Gangs of New York was so low. Appreciate your ranking, keep up the good work .

[@johnpoffenbarger5103]

Sean, you are a superstar! This is an epic ranking. I think this and your Spielberg rankings might be your most ambitious videos ever. Kudos, man.

[@SeanChandlerTalksAbout]

Wow, thanks!

[@roybarratt5609]

Sean needs a taxi to get back to his comfort zone. Not a cape in sight.

[@ilmartellodestro3682]

Yeah, I imagine this guy had a rough time. I can't believe a guy like Sean watched Bringing out the dead

[@eliputnamm]

Let’s goooo 💪 I just rlly think it’s cool that we have followers of Christ doing awesome things like this. Thx for all you do Sean 🙏

[@isaacgrant416]

Hey, if you loved ‘The Departed’, you should check out the original Hong Kong film its based on, ‘Infernal Affairs’. For me, it’s just as good if not better!

[@nms7872]

I started watching Scorsese's work with Irishman and it was both the last/first movie I watched in the 2010s/2020s. It was an amazing introduction to a 50 year + career. This is a super difficult rank and I still have about 10 more of his movies to watch. Goodfellas is definitely my favourite. Closely followed by The Departed, Taxi Driver, Wolf Of Wall Street and Casino. Sprawling epics and focused character dramas are just mastered by Scorsese. Bringing Out The Dead is my pick for most underappreciated. The style really worked and the almost nightmare-ish depiction. Killers is definitely one I want to rewatch and it was such a dense movie where character intentions need to be closely examined. Amazing that Scorsese can still pull off this sort of story development at such a budget. First Scorsese movie in theatres

[@finickiest4940]

Bringing Out The Dead and other Schrader films got done dirty

[@PeterAtkinson]

We have an identical top 5 mate. Very similar taste. 👍👍

[@jeffcunningham0389]

Casino is a masterpiece and I wouldn’t change a single thing about it. Top 5

[@Gusten1986]

Totally agree!!

[@benwoodhouse9143]

good vid but the last temptation of christ placement is insane

[@TheGrinningCritic]

Good work with this video Sean. I love seeing the dedication and commitment you give to your videos.

[@thijmen5295]

I agree! The Departed is my favorite as well! It’s clever, but very fun at the same time and just endlessly rewatchable

[@jp-st8vn]

21. Colour of money 20. Gangs of New york 19. After Hours 18. Cape Fear 17. Age of innocence 16. Hugo 15. Killers of the flower moon 14. Casino 13. Shutter Island 12. Alice doesn't live here anymore 11. Bringing out the dead 10. Silence 9. Mean streets 8. Aviator 7. Kundun 6. Goodfellas 5. King of comedy 4. Wolf of wall street 3. Taxi driver 2. Departed + Raging Bull 1. The Irishman It's my ranking. You don't have to agree with it.

[@mikeockslong4795]

I cannot even begin to elucidate how much I have been looking forward to this ranking

[@lervish1966]

Try

[@experimentalcinema9352]

Haven't seen killers of the flower moon yet...my rankings 1. Raging bull 2. Taxi driver 3. Goodfellas 4. The aviator 5. The Irishman 6. Mean streets 7. Shutter island 8. The departed 9. Wolf of wall street 10. The king of comedy

[@joshuascott3428]

You have actually slightly misinterpreted Last Temptation of Christ I think I wrote a fairly detailed paper on it in Seminary.

[@thomaskressig3829]

Been waiting on this Sean! Thanks for everything you do 🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@g3thefallout269]

Personally, as a Christian, I find The Last Temptation of Christ to be endlessly fascinating (and really good). Scorsese tells you in the opening frames that what you’re about to watch is a work of fiction. It’s not trying to be historically accurate. It’s Scorsese (and Schrader) working out their complex feelings about Jesus from their Catholic upbringing. How could he be both man and God? “If he was fully human, I wonder if he had thoughts about being worthy enough, or if he wanted a normal life? If Jesus was fully human, did he face similar temptations to me?” If each and every one of us were to make a movie about Jesus, all of our movies would look radically different because of our own experiences with Jesus, and I think too many Christians get lost in the “heresy” of it all. I think the questions Scorsese is wrestling with are questions lots of us wrestle with. And I think we could all get something from the film if we could acknowledge it’s not a beat for beat adaptation of the Gospel of Luke or something.

[@SeanChandlerTalksAbout]

The problem is that to believers Jesus is sacred and not a toy for thought experiments. Sacred things aren't tools to be played with. If you don't view Jesus as sacred then I'm sure it's a fascinating film.

[@kuusakat1308]

Hey Sean, i just wanted to mention that i admire you open mindness@@SeanChandlerTalksAbout

[@nathanbarron7736]

I love how much work you put into your ranking. It makes for great content.

[@enkiitu]

The last temptation of Christ is a WONDERFUL film. The Judas interpretation is simply BRILLIANT. The guy who most loved Jesus was the only one Jesus could trust to do such a terrible deed. And therefore he killed himself. ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT. And the film has an excellent soundtrack by Peter Gabriel.

[@sherlockkrankcase3578]

This actually makes me so happy to see. I never thought Sean would talk about so many of these.

[@rzilla4703]

1. Goodfellas 2. Raging Bull 3. The Wolf of Wall Street 4. Taxi Driver 5. Shutter Island 6. The Irishman 7. Casino 8. The Departed 9. The Aviator 10. Cape Fear 11. Hugo 12. The Color of Money 13. Mean Streets 14. Silence 15. Killers of the Flower Moon

[@jesse8482]

You're next director ranking should be Ridley Scott with the release of Napoleon! I really enjoyed this and now I want to check out more of Martin Scorsese's films.

[@williamsummerson1204]

What an amazing job on this video Sean. My favorites. 1. Goodfellas 2. The Departed 3. Taxi Driver 4. Shutter Island 5. The Wolf of Wallstreet 6. Raging Bull 7. Cape Fear 8. The Irishman 9. The Aviator 10. Casino

[@kevindjur]

I absolutely love the fact that you're doing some of this from a christian perspective. It really affects the way you take in art. Lean more into that, please. Great work, you just won yourself a new subscriber.

[@SeanChandlerTalksAbout]

🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@ramboroberto]

My Top Ten 1. Casino 2. Goodfellas 3. Raging Bull 4. The Wolf of Wall Street 5. The Departed 6. Taxi Driver 7. Cape Fear 8. The Color of Money 9. Mean Streets 10. The Irishman

[@jonathanfantom4779]

Can’t believe your number 1 is Departed 😃 it’s my favourite film of all time. Love the content Sean 👍

[@SeanChandlerTalksAbout]

Thanks so much for watching

[@kinghiggins24]

Before I watch I am so excited your doing this ranking as a Scorsese super fan I am really interested in what you have to say as he's truly one of our great filmmakers. Keep it up 👍

[@SeanChandlerTalksAbout]

Appreciate it. This was a tough but rewarding project.

[@nathanslay6342]

Goodfellas is my all time favorite Scorsese film and one of my top ten films of all time!! I love it and it is so riveting, funny, has great characters, great pacing, great dialogue, and a great story!! A true masterpiece in my opinion!!

[@danielmashanic5738]

After Hours may be my favorite Scorsese movie followed by The Departed. Awesome video Sean

[@SeanChandlerTalksAbout]

This is a real question. What do you get out of after hours? I’ve seen a lot of people have it real high. I found it a little amusing but just nothing I really connected with.

[@nationalcoasternews5798]

@@SeanChandlerTalksAboutSpeaking for myself, I just absolutely ADORE the vibe. Perfectly encapsulates a late LATE night out where the character goes on an insane odyssey and things keep getting worse and worse and more insane. I found it MUCH funnier than you, like laugh out loud throughout almost the whole movie funny, so it probably comes down to personal taste more than anything

[@JoseChavez-rf4ul]

Hi Sean. I’d like to piggy back on what @nationalcoaster said. It’s all about perspective. The very first time I saw “After Hours” I found Griffin Dunne’s plight way too stressful to laugh. However, after another couple of watches I then began to find it hilarious (and I still do to this day). Yes, it’s dark and exasperating but that is what’s so damn funny about it. As Griffin Dunne says at one point, “I just wanted to leave my apartment, maybe meet a nice girl - and NOW I’VE GOT TO DIE FOR IT?!! All the man wants to do is get home and, instead, the whole night is conspiring against him. It’s such a futile predicament he finds himself in that it’s like witnessing a cockroach trapped on its back with legs spinning, unable to turn over and after a while it’s just painfully, wickedly funny. Given this context, Griffin Dunne’s performance is Gene Wilder level terrific (his reactions to each ensuing predicament is progressively nuanced). Give it another chance, Sean, I beg you!!

[@nationalcoasternews5798]

@@JoseChavez-rf4ul Griffin Dunne’s reaction when he straight up randomly witnesses a super violent murder is among the funniest things I’ve ever seen in a movie. The timing in the movie when this happens is impeccable

[@JoseChavez-rf4ul]

@@nationalcoasternews5798 Lol. I swear I was about to include that line in my comment to illustrate my point. Too many great line readings from him.

[@brendansheehy8124]

Great list Sean. The only movie you rate on the lower end that I would put higher is After Hours. A very atypical Scorsese movie for sure. While it doesn’t have the deep themes of other Scorsese classics, I just find a very entertaining and off-beat comic romp about a guy going through the worst night of his life at the height of the craziness of 80’s New York. You can see elements of it in later movies like The Hangover. My pick for Scorsese’s most underrated movie.

[@SeanChandlerTalksAbout]

Seems like a lot of people are way more postive on After Hours than me.

[@thehaden]

Of the ones I've seen so far: (I love all of them) 1. Taxi Driver 10/10 2. Goodfellas 10/10 3. Departed 10/10 4. Raging Bull 10/10 5. The Irishman 10/10 6. Aviator 8/10 7. Hugo 7/10 8. Mean Streets 7/10

[@zackerywatson1617]

Can't believe Silence was ranked so low. I thought it was fantastic.

[@drprathamprakash1408]

Sean is too religious to actually meddle with those themes that Scorsese has done in his Religious trilogy...

[@mindyourbuisness8104]

​@prathamprakash6098 the most basic "edgy" takes

[@weswrzesinski3319]

Quick question. Im curious as to why you didn't review Shine a Light? It's a Scorsese film!

[@NeoConnor1]

Isn't it a documentary? Sean usually doesn't review documentaries.

[@weswrzesinski3319]

@@NeoConnor1 yeah, that’s fair, I wasn’t complaining or anything, was just curious cause I’m a big fan of The Stones. I love Sean’s content., too.

[@MovietubeAu]

After hours and Cape fear are such great films, super underrated

[@drakecarson2451]

After hours resonates with me like blue velvet does. they’re about people who stay up too late

[@tarikh20]

The Departed, Goodfellas, Casino, and The Wolf of Wall Street without a doubt are my favorite Scorsese movies. The Departed is just awesome, and that ending is just wow. I have probably watched The Departed more than any of his other movies. NO doubt, he is a legendary director and one of the greatest filmmakers of all time. I do have to say I didn't appreciate his comments about superhero movies and Marvel movies. I love his movies but also genuinely love superhero movies, both Marvel and DC. Good superhero movies are not empty vessels without substance, character development, or emotion, as he suggested(I am paraphrasing). But he has multiple times made pretty scathing criticism about superhero movies for self-serving financial reasons and because studios won't agree to his type of his movies as they once did in the past. He even criticized the comic movie audiences. I would have thought, as an artist, and such a master storyteller, Scorsese would have respect for all kinds of movies and filmmakers. By criticizing comic book movies, he basically by association polarized those talented MCU and DC filmmakers and actors/actresses. That's why Chris Hemsworth made a comment about Scorsese. Scorsese needs to be practical that times have changed and audiences have developed different taste for movies. It doesn't have to be so black and white, either Scorsese's movies or superhero movies. People can like both types of movies and find meaning in them for different reasons. No need to demonize superhero movies and their audiences because his style is different. There is a space for his type of movies and superhero movies. Art is on the eye of the beholder, and movies are ways to escape reality. Superhero movies provide inspiration, heroism and ways to escape reality. Not everyone wants to see drug, sex, crime, and movies depicting harsh realities of life that we already live and breathe. You don't see Nolan and Spielberg complaining about superhero movie taking away the spotlight from original movies. Heck, Nolan's original movie Oppenheimer made so much money(close to $ 1 billion) this year, more than Marvel and DC superhero movies. Has Scorsese's movies ever made that much money? So is the problem Scorsese's style of making movies using old school storytelling tricks and unwilling to modernize? Or are superhero movies to blame? Nolan proved there is a space for both types of movies this year alone, without complaining about comic book movies and their audiences.

[@Gusten1986]

Agree!

[@tmarie69]

This video makes me realize I haven’t seen even HALF of Martin Scorsese’s films. I got some homework to do!

[@jdub910]

Bro I have been waiting for you to do this ranking for years. LETS GOO

[@joshhuntermovies]

This ranking is wild 😮😮

[@milesdorst7120]

Haven't seen Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore, The Last Temptation of Christ, Bringing Out the Dead, and The Irishman, but other than that: 1. Goodfellas 2. Cape Fear 3. The Wolf of Wall Street 4. Hugo 5. Casino 6. The Departed 7. Raging Bull 8. The King of Comedy 9. Mean Streets 10. Taxi Driver 11. Shutter Island 12. Killers of the Flower Moon 13. The Color of Money 14. Silence 15. Gangs of New York 16. The Aviator 17. After Hours 18. Boxcar Bertha 19. New York, New York 20. Kundun 21. The Age of Innocence 22. Who's That Knocking At My Door

[@Unsweetened8618]

The Wolf of Wallstreet is amazing. Love it.

[@gxenick6656]

my top 5 are 1. the departed 2. goodfellas 3. wolf of walls treet 4. taxi driver 5. raging bull

[@TruthspeakOfficial]

Hmm, I'd personally rank Silence higher. (I'm a Christian too.) But broadly love your rankings and you have a new subscriber for making this really comprehensive video!

[@albertbaginski1231]

Started to watch you Sean because of MCU. I was only into that back in 2017. Since then I’ve watched over 1000 films, finished Marty’s filmography over 2 years ago and I was getting into films that I thought you’ll never review or rank. It’s the end of 2023 and this video is something I never thought I’ll see from you. Honestly, thank you. Even though I disagree in many aspects, that is okay. That is what cinema is about. I’m just grateful to hear your thoughts on one of the greatest filmmakers of all time. All the best, as always!

[@chrisdelisle3954]

It's a shame you felt that way about "Last Temptation of Christ." I've never felt more Christian than I did after reading the book. As far as Scorsese wanting Judas to be Jesus' guide, he was just following the book. I highly recommend it. You might get more insight into your own religious beliefs.

[@NeoConnor1]

:) Very well said.

[@herrdwabash]

Here is my ranking of the Scorcese films I've seen so far: 1. Casino 2. Goodfellas 3. Raging Bull 4. The Wolf of Wall Street 5. Taxi Driver 6. Gangs of New York 7. The Departed 8. The Irishman 9. Shutter Island 10. The King of Comedy 11. Killers of the Flower Moon 12. The Aviator 13. Cape Fear 14. Hugo 15. The Age of Innocence

[@Gusten1986]

Good ranking! But havent seen Killers of the flower moon

[@inigomontoya4032]

Shutter Island is far better than i remembered. A few weeks ago i rewatched it and foundyself far more invested on a second viewing and appreciating the final scene and understanding it far more than my first watch.

[@georgeknight99]

Great video Sean, can see that a lot of hours of work went into this. A lot of great insight

[@andrewburgemeister6684]

I haven’t seen all of Scorsese’s films, but my favourites have to be: Taxi Driver - My first Scorsese film I saw at a friend’s house at 1am and an absolutely phenomenal film that still sticks with me, a powerhouse performance from De Niro and a great script penned by Paul Schrader who was very much into the whole “Lonely Night Worker” genre focusing on a unhinged man driven insane by the decaying urban environment which is very much a character itself in the picture. Raging Bull - Scorsese after having almost died from cocaine addiction went all in with De Niro to make a powerful, beautiful yet ugly and violent film about a man who’s jealousy and rage tragically destroys himself and the relationships with those around him. The brilliant technical aspects behind the film including it’s black and white cinematography and focused editing (this is the first of Scorsese’s films that have all been edited by Thelma Schoonmaker) elevate the intensity of LaMotta’s battles in and outside of the ring, and De Niro’s Oscar-winning performance is a masterclass in method acting, particularly as you mentioned the insane weight gain De Niro put on to portray LaMotta in his post-boxing years out-of-shape and washed up. GoodFellas - An absolute classic of the gangster pictures, this film is a highly entertaining and rewatchable film, and it’s formula inspired many other films heading into the 90’s and even into the new century. The use of narration in this film really adds to the story and how it progresses as we see Henry Hill rise and rise to promising heights as a Mafia foot soldier before drugs and paranoia send him crashing to the bottom where he gets banished from the only family he knows. And of course, Joe Pesci is both hilarious and absolutely terrifying as Tommy, some great acting and improv (“Funny How?”) that really added to the film, and despite the fact his character deserved his fate it’s still shocking in a way. The Departed - Similar to Scorsese’s other crime films but instead focused on the Irish Mob in Boston, this film is also intensely thrilling and highly entertaining, you get some great acting from the cast including Leonardo DiCaprio and Jack Nicholson and Matt Damon who leans into very villainous territory which is a departure from his usual roles. The film’s story is enhanced by Scorsese’s directional choices to elevate the suspense (that phone scene between DiCaprio and Damon is terrific) as a high-stakes cat and mouse game between law enforcement and the mob. The final act of course is shocking but also extremely satisfying. The Wolf of Wall Street - Replacing the violence of GoodFellas and Casino with raunchy sex and drug abuse while still carrying the formula of those two films, this film is a spiritual sequel focusing on greed and the rise and fall of a criminal empire. Leonardo DiCaprio in his fifth partnership with Scorsese gives some of the best work of his career playing the charismatic and scummy white-collar criminal Jordan Belfort, Scorsese gives DiCaprio a lot of room to improvise his performance which makes Belfort a character we’re really captivated yet repulsed by. Jonah Hill was also excellent playing Belfort’s associate Donnie and this was also the film that made Margot Robbie a star with her memorable performance as Naomi who also suffers the consequences of Jordan’s lifestyle. It’s a hilarious but also thought-provoking film that really challenges us as the audience as to how we look up to people like charismatic and intelligent people like Belfort even though they’re also completely terrible individuals. Really keen to see Killers of The Flower Moon sometime over the next week!!

[@rileylallier429]

1. The Departed A+ 2. The Irishman A+ 3. Goodfellas A+ 4. The Wolf Of Wall Street A+ 5. The King Of Comedy A+ 6. Shutter Island A+ 7. Killers Of The Flower Moon A 8. Casino A 9. Bringing Out The Dead A 10. Cape Fear A 11. Taxi Driver A 12. Silence A 13. Gangs Of New York A- 14. Raging Bull B+ 15. Mean Streets B+ 16. Hugo B- 17. The Color Of Money C+ 18. After Hours C+ 19. Kundun C 20. The Aviator C- Still six films short but as I've slowly made my way through much of his filmography I have come to consider Scorsese as one of my favorite filmmakers up there with Spielberg, Cameron, Rami, and Nolan.

[@satan3304]

I’ve been waiting for this ranking a long time. I absolutely agree, The Departed is definitely my #1 too. I can’t wait to watch Killers of the Flower Moon!

[@thecomicdirector8417]

My ranking from the 6 ive seen: 1. Goodfellas - 8/10 2. Shutter island - 8/10 3. Taxi driver - 8/10 4. Departed - 7/10 5. Aviator - 7/10 6. Hugo - 7/10

[@jordansweet8054]

1.Goodfellas 2.Taxi Driver 3.Casino 4.The Wolf of Wall Street 5.The Departed 6.Mean Streets 7.Killers of the Flower Moon 8.The Irishman 9.The King of Comedy 10.The Aviator Micheal Mann was supposed to direct this but left to direct Collateral instead. Honestly, you're right about it not having Scorsese's specific touch although it's excellent. 11.The Color of Money 12.Shutter Island 13.Hugo 14.Raging Bull-I think I'll like this more after a second viewing but it felt overlong to me despite some amazing performances and beautiful cinematography. 15.Bringing Out the Dead 16.After Hours 17.Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore 18.Boxcar Bertha-Ifnyoi told me this was an early Cohen Brothers movie, I'd believe. Found it at a Dollar Store randomly. Taken apart from it's director, it's a reasonably watchable crime thriller but for Scorsese, it's a dud.

[@filthypleb2312]

Someone didn't get the memo about Last Temptation of Christ

[@scottv8124]

Your assessment of how we feel about Rupert in King of Comedy is spot on. Ill hsve to check out Hugo, never seen it

[@charlesfassbender2715]

My top 10 1 The Departed 2 Gangs of New York 3 Silence 4 Goodfellas 5 Raging Bull 6 The Aviator 7 Casino 8 The Wolf of Wall Street 9 Killers of The Flower Moon 10 Taxi Driver

[@cooperwolfe5478]

That’s a great list. Honestly even though The Wolf of Wall Street is my favorite Scorsese film, I’m honestly surprised that so many people have it in their top 5-6. I would’ve thought that it would’ve been a more controversial film. Personally my ranking would be: 1. The Wolf of Wall Street 2. Taxi Driver 3. Goodfellas 4. The Irishman 5. Mean Streets 6. The Aviator 7. Killers of the Flower Moon 8. After Hours 9. Raging Bull 10. Shutter Island 11. The Last Waltz 12. The Color of Money 13. Hugo 14. The Departed 15. Casino 16. Cape Fear 17. The King of Comedy 18. Bringing Out the Dead 19. Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore 20. The Last Temptation of Christ 21. New York, New York 22. Gangs of New York

[@PeteKWong]

Hi Sean! Love the list and appreciate you putting it together. In fact, all your lists! Appreciate the channel. I thought it would be relevant to add The Departed was based on the Hong Kong film trilogy Infernal Affairs. Lots of times, I feel people forget to mention this. I first saw those, in my families language, loved them. Then saw The Departed and love it too. Different cultures and locations, help tell express this story of cat and mouse, who's the mole in its own compelling way. Keep at it! Thank you.

[@joshualevering4520]

I’ve been waiting for this one. Good video as always. Have you seen any Scorsese’s documentary features? He has kinda a lot, some of which are on very random topics. I’ve only seen Rolling Thunder Revue but I plan on watching The Last Waltz and some of his other music docs eventually

[@RobHeitorReviews]

I've only seen four (all of which I watched this year) and I liked all of them so far. 1. Killers of the Flower Moon (9/10) 2. The King of Comedy (9/10) 3. The Irishman (9/10) 4. Raging Bull (8/10)

[@Something29292]

I would love to see a Ridley Scott ranked

[@maximalist5038]

I could not disagree with this more

[@thomasmcmaster3016]

Killers of the flower moon has no business being in the top 10

[@gualtierodefelice7530]

1)Killers of The Flower Moon (100/100) 2)Goodfellas (100/100) 3)Taxi Driver (100/100) 4)The Departed (100/100) 5)Raging Bull (100/100) 6)The Wolf of Wall Street (100/100) 7)The Irishman (100/100) 8)Last Temptation of Christ (90/100) 9)Mean Streets (90/100) 10)Hugo (90/100) 11)The Aviator (90/100) 12)Silence (90/100) 13)Casino (90/100) 14)Gangs of New York (90/100) 15)The Age of Innocence (90/100) 16)Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore 17)The King of Comedy (90/100) 18)Cape Fear (80/100) 19)The Color of Money (80/100) 20)After Hours (80/100) 21)Shutter Island (80/100) 22)Bringing Out The Dead (80/100) 23)Kundun (80/100) 24)New York New York (60/100) 25)Who's That Knocking at My Door (50/100) 26)Boxcar Bertha (40/100)

[@Henry-fn1zw]

my new favorite Sean chandler video of all time 1. Goodfellas 2. Raging Bull 3. Taxi Driver 4. The Departed 5. Killers of the Flower Moon 6. Casino 7. Wolf of Wall Street 8. Shutter Island 9. King of Comedy 10. After Hours 11. The Irishman 12. Silence 13. The Aviator 14. Gangs of New York 15. Mean Streets 16. Last Temptation of Christ 17. Cape Fear 18. Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore 19. Color of Money 20. Hugo 21. Age of Innocence 22. Kundun 23. Bringing Out The Dead 24. New York New York 25. Who's That Knocking At My Door 26. Boxcar Bertha Scorsese is so goated

[@SilverSon87]

Great to see Sean talking about Scorsese films instead of just Marvel and Franchise content

[@isaiahunzickermusic]

I am a protestant, Silence is my favorite movie. Somewhat surprised how low you placed it. However I simply deeply resonate with the explorations of Christianity and martyrdom. I also read the book so that adds to it I suppose

[@drprathamprakash1408]

Sean U have my respect!! Couple of years ago I never could have imagined you actually watching all Scorsese Films and doing a Ranking..Particularly cause u r more into conventional and mainstream movies( which isn't a Bad thing at all)... Great list from you..Apart from a Couple of choices My list would have been more or less the same..

[@jeffcunningham0389]

1. Goodfellas 2. Taxi Driver 3. Raging Bull 4. Casino 5. The departed

[@televiper11]

Marty once said “Age of Innocence” is one of his most violent films, if you consider the verbal & social damage.

[@thesmellofadventure5370]

26. Boxcar Bertha 25. New York New York 24. Who’s That Knocking On My Door? 23. Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore 22. Kundun 21. Silence 20. Age of Innocence 19. Bringing Out the Dead 18. The Color of Money 17. Hugo 16. Last Temptation of Christ 15. After Hours 14. Gangs of New York 13. Cape Fear 12. The Aviator 11. The Irishman 10. Killers of the Flower Moon 9. Casino 8. Raging Bull 7. King of Comedy 6. Mean Streets 5. Wolf of Wall Street 4. Shutter Island 3. Taxi Driver 2. The Departed 1. Goodfellas

[@lucacianfarani2044]

You're really doing yourself a disservice for discrediting The Last Temptation of Christ because you are a "Christian". Scorcese is a devout catholic, and to be honest, this movie is devout as well. It tells the same story, sharing the same sentiments, but it approaches Jesus the person in a different way as the bible. The controversy from this film is frankly ironic, I recommend reading Roger Ebert's review on it. Martin Scorcese didn't make Jesus in his own image, he adapted the screenplay from a book that he did not write...

[@cooperwolfe5478]

Sean I’m so glad you did this video. Your director rankings are my favorite type of videos that you do especially when you rank a director’s films that you’ve never done before. This is my ranking of Scorsese’s films and although it’s not a plot driven film I did include The Last Waltz: 1. The Wolf of Wall Street 2. Taxi Driver 3. Goodfellas 4. The Irishman 5. Mean Streets 6. The Aviator 7. Killers of the Flower Moon 8. After Hours 9. Raging Bull 10. Shutter Island 11. The Last Waltz 12. The Color of Money 13. Hugo 14. The Departed 15. Casino 16. Cape Fear 17. The King of Comedy 18. Bringing Out the Dead 19. Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore 20. The Last Temptation of Christ 21. New York, New York 22. Gangs of New York

[@JackHancock03]

The King Of Comedy is probably my favourite Scorsese film, brilliant picture

[@colepitt2184]

"Silence" is sooooo underrated it's damn near a masterpiece! 😤.

[@MichealAfton1983]

I’ve actually never seen a Scorsese movie before, I’ll see some eventually tho since I’ve heard amazing things about his movies

[@toxic1strike167]

Start with one of his most acclaimed. Goodfellas, Raging Bull, and The Wolf of Wall Street are great starting places for many people. And as you go along, you can try to mix in the lesser known ones in with some more really famous ones you haven’t done yet

[@fjgarcia3]

I think Goodfellas would be the best one to start with. It's not necessarily THE best of his films, but still ONE of his best, very entertaining and energetic, and one of the better representatives of a style that he made famous.