EW looks back on the director’s entire catalog (including all of those music documentaries).
Without further ado, heres EWs ranking of every Martin Scorsese movie.
The most compelling moments are the bursts of archival footage where the younger Stones contemplate their longevity.
Credit:Appian Way/Paramount/Kobal/Shutterstock; Columbia/Kobal/Shutterstock
Its a solid piece of concert filmmaking, but not quite on the level of Martys other musical ventures.
And the central figures supposed leaderly perfection doesnt make for much internal conflict.
Its smart but surprisingly simple.
Barbara Hershey in ‘Boxcar Bertha’.Everett Collection
Where to watchThe 50 Year Argument: Apple TV
32.Whos That Knocking at My Door?
Where to watchWhos That Knocking at My Door?
Rarely has such electrifying energy from a live performance translated so vividly onto film.
Mick Jagger, Ron Wood, Keith Richards, and Charlie Watts in ‘Shine a Light’.Paramount Classics/Courtesy Everett
Highlights include Joni Mitchell, Van Morrison, Muddy Waters, and Bob Dylan.
Scorsese takes care to thoughtfully highlight the “quiet Beatles” spiritual journey.
Where to watchGeorge Harrison: Living in the Material World: Max.
Nick Nolte in ‘New York Stories’.Buena Vista Pictures/Courtesy Everett
Every performance inCape Fearis fantastic, butJuliette Lewisrises above the rest as the protagonists conflicted teenage daughter.
She stumbles around words and laughs at her own jokes with unwavering naturalism.
Its a steady, brutal death knell devoid of glamour and joy.
Daniel Day-Lewis in ‘Gangs of New York’.Miramax
LikeGoodfellasandCasino,The Irishmanfollows a rise-and-fall structure that shows how empty a life of crime leaves its perpetrators.
But whats lost during the fall isnt wealth or power: its decades of tender, genuine friendship.
Joe Pesci andCathy Moriartyturn in stellar supporting work, further enhancing the films sense of gritty naturalism.
Joan Baez and Bob Dylan in ‘Rolling Thunder Revue’.Netflix
All of the performances are wonderful, but Pfeiffer is particularly phenomenal.
Shes beautifully understated, adding an overwhelming sense of romantic yearning with even the smallest glances and gestures.
There are few clear questions and even fewer answers, as everything exists in shades of grey.
Tenzin Thuthob Tsarong in ‘Kundun’.Buena Vista/Courtesy Everett
Sometimes his protagonists reach redemption, sometimes they descend into hell.
Its career-best work for nearly everyone involved.
Where to watchThe Wolf of Wall Street: Paramount+
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Hugh Eakin and Robert Silvers in ‘The 50 Year Argument’.Brigitte Lacombe
‘Who’s That Knocking at My Door?’.
Martin Scorsese in ‘My Voyage to Italy’.Miramax/Courtesy Everett
Martin Scorsese in ‘A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies’.Buena Vista Pictures/Courtesy Everett
Liza Minnelli in ‘New York, New York’.Everett Collection
Fran Lebowitz in ‘Public Speaking’.Rialto Pictures/Courtesy Everett
Leonardo DiCaprio and Mark Ruffalo as duly appointed federal marshals in ‘Shutter Island’.Andrew Cooper/Paramount/Courtesy Everett
Street Scenes 1970.
Bob Dylan in ‘No Direction Home’.Apple TV+
Richard Manuel, Robbie Robertson, Rick Danko, Levon Helm, and Garth Hudson of The Band in ‘The Last Waltz’.Everett Collection
Tom Cruise and Paul Newman in ‘The Color of Money’.Everett Collection
Cate Blanchett in ‘The Aviator’.Miramax/Courtesy Everett
George Harrison in ‘George Harrison: Living in the Material World’.MAX
Robert De Niro and Juliette Lewis in ‘Cape Fear’.MCA/Courtesy Everett
Ellen Burstyn in ‘Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore’.Warner Brothers/Courtesy of Getty Images
Asa Butterfield in ‘Hugo’.Jaap Buitendijk/Paramount Pictures/Courtesy Everett
Lily Gladstone in ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’.Apple TV+
Al Pacino in ‘The Irishman’.Netflix
Harvey Keitel in ‘Mean Streets’.Everett Collection
Robert De Niro in ‘Raging Bull’.Everett Collection
Frank Vincent and Joe Pesci in ‘Casino’.Universal/Courtesy Everett
Patricia Arquette and Nicolas Cage in ‘Bringing Out the Dead’.Everett Collection
Daniel Day-Lewis and Michelle Pfeiffer in ‘The Age of Innocence’.Everett Collection
Charles Scorsese and Catherine Scorsese in ‘Italianamerican’.Prime Video
Adam Driver in ‘Silence’.Kerry Brown/Paramount
Jack Nicholson and Matt Damon in ‘The Departed’.Warner Bros./Courtesy Everett
Robert De Niro in ‘Taxi Driver’.Everett Collection
Ray Liotta in ‘Goodfellas’.Everett Collection
Willem Dafoe in ‘The Last Temptation of Christ’.Universal/Courtesy Everett
Rupert Pupkin in ‘The King of Comedy’.Moviestore/Shutterstock
Griffin Dunne in ‘After Hours’.Warner Bros./Courtesy Everett
Leonardo DiCaprio in ‘The Wolf of Wall Street’.Mary Cybulski/Paramount Pictures
