Great list overall, but I do have one quibble: New York, New York (1977) is credited solely to Scorsese. I think you might have gotten it confused with New York Stories (1989), which is a 3-part anthology film with shorts by Scorsese, Woody Allen, and Francis Ford Coppola. In all honesty it would probably end up towards the bottom of the list, but I still felt an admittedly pedantic need to point this out. Anyway, here's my top 5: 1.) Goodfellas 2.) After Hours 3.) The Age of Innocence 4.) The Irishman 5.) Last Temptation of Christ
Be as pedantic as you please! I confess that halfway through editing I realized my error and just could not bring myself to rewatch that movie. It would be ranked 25.
@@creativedestructionvideo I think only an absolute sadist would begrudge you not wanting to watch fucking New York, New York a second time! Totally understandable!
My most favourite is ' The Irishman '. No, it wasn't slow at all. And I don't think majority of the cinema lover will actually find it boring. It also wouldn't have got the lebel ' slow ' if it wasn't released in the scorsese vs avengers time. Some avengers fans then started to say that it was boring. Also i think, if they would find any scorsese cinema boring. That's why majority of the rankings I've watched actually put this in top 5 or 10. I mean, it's a 60 years story, definitely it will take time. But those time flowed in speed of light. Also, another reason can be that many people won't like it because it's a very very political cinema. Which is not many peoples cup of tea.
Scorsese is my favourite movie director, and therefore, for me is very difficult to choose his best five or ten movies. I actually believe that he has at least ten masterpieces. Probably my favourite movie of all time is Taxi Driver. A tale about an average Joe, and his descent into hell. We all have some level of Travis Bickle in us. Anyway, grear video about the master.
amazing video! great list that wonderfully highlighted some of Marty's lesser known flics and bumped them waaay up my watchlist! great job! would love to see you tackle someone like Kubrick (I know it's an obvious choice but I'd love to know if you're more of a Shining or a Stranglove kinda person!)
I should rewatch The Irishman, my jaw dropped after seeing it, but for some reason was one of those movies that I give a 9 out of 10 but doesn't give me the ik to watch again
1. The King of Comedy 2. Taxi Driver 3. Goodfellas 4. Bringing out the Dead 5. Raging Bull 6. Casino 7. After Hours 8. Cape Fear 9. The Aviator 10. Killers of the Flower Moon Close call: The Irishman, Wolf of Wall Street and Mean Streets
Though i didnt fully agree with what your ranking, i fully understood your reasonings for putting one over the other. And this was yet another reminder for me to go and watch the Scorsese movies i havent yet. Good stuff, mate :) If i could say one bjt of criticism, and you can take it or leave it, I'll say that the rating system feels a bit redundant when the ranking already exists. Thats all. Keep up the good work 😊
Wow we really aren't on the same page for most of these. Not only are 3 of my top 5's (Cape Fear, Aviator and Raging Bull) not even on your top 10 but you have Gangs of New York so high. That movie wouldn't even be on my top 20. I respect Last Temptation of Christ being that high, it was on my top 10 until Killers of the Flower Moon scooted it out. I wonder where Flower Moon would rank for you. #10 for me
I love how people see and experience his filmography so differently. Thank you for expressing our differences of opinion in a respectful way. I’m seeing KOTFM this weekend, so we shall see.
Great explanations! Taxi Driver is one of my all time favourite movies. I still haven't seen half of Scorcese's films but my other top ranked would be Wolf of Wall Street, Goodfellas and Bringing out the Dead. 100% I don't know why Bringing out the Dead seems to get ignored. Nic Cage GOAT by the the way, that performance is probably only topped by Adaptation and Leaving Las Vegas How about Gasper Noe?
The Departed: Some memorable scenes in the first hour (!), but the script is a plane taxiing around on a runway and never takes off. Gangs of New York: A parody of those wig and powder movies from emperor's France. Hard to take seriously. The Irishman: Unintentionally funny casting 80 year olds and AI'ing them into a three hour long non scippable video game cutscene. The scenes in the nursing home seem to be shot for a De Niro documentary project. A stale movie.
What about The Last Waltz from 1976 ? The Band's final concert from San Francisco where the cream of the Rock world were on stage to pay their respects ,all directed by Martin Scorsese . It's been described as the finest Rock documentary ever filmed ,right up to the present day ! This was also the beginning of the recently late Robbie Robertson and Mr Scorsese 's wonderful working relationship and friendship . Robbie scored the music for most of the movies on your list .... Yes sir , The Last Waltz .....
As I point out in the beginning, this list only covers his narrative fiction feature films. The Last Waltz is a movie I’m quite familiar with and like a great deal, and I agree it’s one of the best concert films ever made. Including his concert films and documentaries would have made the list far more complicated to rank for me.
Brilliant. Sezzy is very detailed in framing and doesn't over embellish to display the contrasts and harmonies. The departed was a great story to begin with but there was something rushed about it being my only complaint. Excellent exoposition and study of the canon of scorcesse. I forgot that the irishman was the worst casting... i.e giving his mates a job at the expense of the film. "The Last Temptation of Christ" is a historical novel written by Nikos Kazantzakis, first published in 1955 and first published in English in 1960.2 It is a monumental reinterpretation of the Gospels that depicts Christ as divine but very human.1 The book has been hailed as a masterpiece by critics worldwide and has been adapted into a major motion picture.0 The Holy Synod of the Greek Orthodox Church in Athens wanted the book banned in Greece, stating that it perverts and hurts the Gospel discernment and the God-man figure of Jesus Christ in a coarse, vulgar, and blasphemous way.2 Critics praise the book for its bold subject matter and complex characterization
I'm probably the only person who counts Cape Fear as their favorite Scorsese film. I love the original and I love his remake. It was the first R-rated thriller I saw as a kid and it left a huge impression on me. It's also my favorite De Niro performance. Also, wondering your thoughts on 'New York, New York', since you did not include it in this video.
@@creativedestructionvideo I can partially agree with you on New York, New York. I find it a fascinating dud amongst his filmography, to which I've watched it more times than a few of his more popular titles.
1977's "New York, New York" is not an anthology film and Scorsese is its only director. You are mixing it up with the anthology film "New York Stories" from 1989 that he made along with Coppola and Woody Allen.
My ranking would be much different but well explained reasoning and breakdowns, and like you said Scorsese's worst could be another directors best...so i can see alot of variety in his rankings for everyone. You got #1 right tho haha 👍
I think Scorsese made 3 'absolute masterpiece'. Those are Goodfellas, Taxi Driver, Raging Bull. I would not rank them because they are different movies. I don't know how to explain it. Whole thing, every detail works for me in this movies. It is like you watch it and say this thing is great then another thing comes out and that is also great. It is like every part is great and at the end you just say 'fuck the details. let me watch this movie and enjoy every moment of it while I can.' This is how I would describe 'absolute masterpiece'. Also if I see those movies are favorite movies of a great director, it feels like a double-check. It is of course subjective but when I see Raging Bull at 12 I feel that is wrong. For me saying Silence over Raging Bull is something like saying Joe Pesci is more handsome than Brad Pitt. I don't know how to explain it. It is art and there is both subjective and objective things in it but I don't know where the objectivity ends/starts and subjectivity starts/ends. What movies are 'absolute masterpiece' for you?
Cape Fear is a fun movie for what it is, but it still pales compared to the original. You can see how Robert Mitchum’s Max Cady could get close to the women he harmed. DeNiro’s Cady was just too scuzzy for that to be believable. It was almost like he was made up to be just a few steps back from a slasher movie villain. Although I think I read that Scorsese only made the movie out of obligation to Universal after they financed Last Temptation of Christ.
RAGING FUCKING BULL best American film EVAH …Casino Flowers Of The Killer Moon Taxi Driver King Of Comedy Goodfellas New York New York ( grossly underrated)Taxi Diver The Irishman …very disappointed with his work with Leo sorry ( flower Moon the ONLY exception )
I do not like The last temptation of Christ. He did not have light hair and blue eyes! The Passion Of The Christ. Is the best movie about Christ. Jim C. Should have an Oscar for it! Hollywood treated him so bad. I agree that Goodfellows is #1. I love the movie and the book.
once i saw how you ranked his two best films really really poorly on your list, i departed this video. horrendous ranking. Aviator and Casino are both top three.
I appreciate you giving the video a shot. I always love seeing how different people have such different relationships to his films. It’s a testament to Scorsese’s talent.
@@creativedestructionvideo You have to watch these films countless times over the years. I've grown up watching these films over three decades and Casino has to be number one. Flawless masterpiece.
I thought this was a list of Scorsese ranked films, not your personal one. Just because you don't "know much about pool," or didn't like the characters, you are taking everything away from the director.
It’s impossible to objectively rank art. As I state in the beginning of the video, it’s a personal ranking, but I love all of his films to some extent. That’s why I spent several hours creating a career-spanning retrospective of his films…because I love his films.
mean streets definitely better than bringing out the dead and arguably the departed imo, if a young director dropped that through A24 today it would be a massive hit
@@creativedestructionvideo didn't mean to be rude. It's been a great video so far. Obviously people gonna differ. I just didn't like the Irishman very much for instance. But how you explain yourself makes sense. It's all just passion.
Silence is my personal favorite Scorsese film and it’s one of my favorites of all time.
Yes! Bringing out the dead deserves more attention, glad you say that. I prefer the 10 points grading system instead of 5 tho
Wow, I didn't know that the Passion of Christ had that eclectic cast, now it gives more reasons to finally watch it
It's the last Temptation of Christ.
Great list overall, but I do have one quibble: New York, New York (1977) is credited solely to Scorsese. I think you might have gotten it confused with New York Stories (1989), which is a 3-part anthology film with shorts by Scorsese, Woody Allen, and Francis Ford Coppola. In all honesty it would probably end up towards the bottom of the list, but I still felt an admittedly pedantic need to point this out. Anyway, here's my top 5:
1.) Goodfellas
2.) After Hours
3.) The Age of Innocence
4.) The Irishman
5.) Last Temptation of Christ
Be as pedantic as you please! I confess that halfway through editing I realized my error and just could not bring myself to rewatch that movie. It would be ranked 25.
@@creativedestructionvideo I think only an absolute sadist would begrudge you not wanting to watch fucking New York, New York a second time! Totally understandable!
Every one of your videos makes me want to watch more movies! Kudos for not making a single “depahted” joke the whole time
My most favourite is ' The Irishman '. No, it wasn't slow at all. And I don't think majority of the cinema lover will actually find it boring. It also wouldn't have got the lebel ' slow ' if it wasn't released in the scorsese vs avengers time. Some avengers fans then started to say that it was boring. Also i think, if they would find any scorsese cinema boring. That's why majority of the rankings I've watched actually put this in top 5 or 10. I mean, it's a 60 years story, definitely it will take time. But those time flowed in speed of light. Also, another reason can be that many people won't like it because it's a very very political cinema. Which is not many peoples cup of tea.
It is his greatest masterpiece. I'm with ya, brother.
Great list! I was rooting hard for Silence to make top 10 and The Irishman to make Top 5, my two favs.
Would love to see a Lynch list ranked
Lynch is my favorite living director. Will def rank his films eventually
I second the Lynch ranking vote haha
@@TylerNorCalKubrick is next, but Lynch is on my list
Scorsese is my favourite movie director, and therefore, for me is very difficult to choose his best five or ten movies. I actually believe that he has at least ten masterpieces. Probably my favourite movie of all time is Taxi Driver. A tale about an average Joe, and his descent into hell. We all have some level of Travis Bickle in us.
Anyway, grear video about the master.
Thank you!
amazing video! great list that wonderfully highlighted some of Marty's lesser known flics and bumped them waaay up my watchlist! great job! would love to see you tackle someone like Kubrick (I know it's an obvious choice but I'd love to know if you're more of a Shining or a Stranglove kinda person!)
I should rewatch The Irishman, my jaw dropped after seeing it, but for some reason was one of those movies that I give a 9 out of 10 but doesn't give me the ik to watch again
I am enthralled whenever I watch it.
Great watch. I watched someone else's Scorsese films ranked yesterday and the order was crazy. You were pretty close to my order.
The rare kind comment! Next video is dedicated to you.
1. The King of Comedy
2. Taxi Driver
3. Goodfellas
4. Bringing out the Dead
5. Raging Bull
6. Casino
7. After Hours
8. Cape Fear
9. The Aviator
10. Killers of the Flower Moon
Close call: The Irishman, Wolf of Wall Street and Mean Streets
That’s a solid top ten
For some reason I’ve never seen a movie I liked more than wolf of Wall Street. Great ranking btw
Thank you!
Awesome video! Congrats 🎉
Really good job, do Kubrick please
Thank you!
Great insight on most of these movies. You gotta do Spielberg next: don't forget Munich 2005 lol
Though i didnt fully agree with what your ranking, i fully understood your reasonings for putting one over the other.
And this was yet another reminder for me to go and watch the Scorsese movies i havent yet.
Good stuff, mate :)
If i could say one bjt of criticism, and you can take it or leave it, I'll say that the rating system feels a bit redundant when the ranking already exists. Thats all.
Keep up the good work 😊
Those are great notes. Thank you!
I love after hours because it was the first film that I see that was that kind of bonkers
Wow we really aren't on the same page for most of these. Not only are 3 of my top 5's (Cape Fear, Aviator and Raging Bull) not even on your top 10 but you have Gangs of New York so high. That movie wouldn't even be on my top 20.
I respect Last Temptation of Christ being that high, it was on my top 10 until Killers of the Flower Moon scooted it out. I wonder where Flower Moon would rank for you. #10 for me
I love how people see and experience his filmography so differently. Thank you for expressing our differences of opinion in a respectful way. I’m seeing KOTFM this weekend, so we shall see.
You forgot The Last Waltz. The greatest concert film of all time.
It isn’t a narrative fiction film, but yeah The Last Waltz rules
Great explanations! Taxi Driver is one of my all time favourite movies. I still haven't seen half of Scorcese's films but my other top ranked would be Wolf of Wall Street, Goodfellas and Bringing out the Dead. 100% I don't know why Bringing out the Dead seems to get ignored.
Nic Cage GOAT by the the way, that performance is probably only topped by Adaptation and Leaving Las Vegas
How about Gasper Noe?
Thank you! Noe is definitely an interesting dude. Maybe one day!
The Irishman is one of the greatest American movies ever made. One day it will get the praise it deserves. Too many immature viewers.
Awesome list. I’m not a big fan of Gangs of New York, but Toronto is screening it on Saturday so I’ll give it another chance.
It’s fantastic on a big screen. Those sets are incredible
My favs Bringing out the dead, Cape fear, wolf, after hours ✨
The Departed: Some memorable scenes in the first hour (!), but the script is a plane taxiing around on a runway and never takes off.
Gangs of New York: A parody of those wig and powder movies from emperor's France. Hard to take seriously.
The Irishman: Unintentionally funny casting 80 year olds and AI'ing them into a three hour long non scippable video game cutscene. The scenes in the nursing home seem to be shot for a De Niro documentary project. A stale movie.
taxi driver,raging bull,goodfellas,after hours,cape fear
Nice list!
What about The Last Waltz from 1976 ? The Band's final concert from San Francisco where the cream of the Rock world were on stage to pay their respects ,all directed by Martin Scorsese . It's been described as the finest Rock documentary ever filmed ,right up to the present day ! This was also the beginning of the recently late Robbie Robertson and Mr Scorsese 's wonderful working relationship and friendship . Robbie scored the music for most of the movies on your list .... Yes sir , The Last Waltz .....
As I point out in the beginning, this list only covers his narrative fiction feature films. The Last Waltz is a movie I’m quite familiar with and like a great deal, and I agree it’s one of the best concert films ever made. Including his concert films and documentaries would have made the list far more complicated to rank for me.
Brilliant. Sezzy is very detailed in framing and doesn't over embellish to display the contrasts and harmonies. The departed was a great story to begin with but there was something rushed about it being my only complaint. Excellent exoposition and study of the canon of scorcesse. I forgot that the irishman was the worst casting... i.e giving his mates a job at the expense of the film.
"The Last Temptation of Christ" is a historical novel written by Nikos Kazantzakis, first published in 1955 and first published in English in 1960.2 It is a monumental reinterpretation of the Gospels that depicts Christ as divine but very human.1 The book has been hailed as a masterpiece by critics worldwide and has been adapted into a major motion picture.0 The Holy Synod of the Greek Orthodox Church in Athens wanted the book banned in Greece, stating that it perverts and hurts the Gospel discernment and the God-man figure of Jesus Christ in a coarse, vulgar, and blasphemous way.2 Critics praise the book for its bold subject matter and complex characterization
New York, New York is a narrative feature by him. I think you're thinking of New York Stories.
I know. Check the description. I appreciate you!
It's a trip how subjective film can be, for Shutter Island and Gangs of New York would live on the bottom of my list! Very well done video.
Thank you! I love hearing how other people rank his films
I'm probably the only person who counts Cape Fear as their favorite Scorsese film. I love the original and I love his remake. It was the first R-rated thriller I saw as a kid and it left a huge impression on me. It's also my favorite De Niro performance.
Also, wondering your thoughts on 'New York, New York', since you did not include it in this video.
De Niro is so locked in. It’s a fun movie!
I do not like New York, New York. I find it a bit tedious and weirdly boring for Scorsese.
@@creativedestructionvideo I can partially agree with you on New York, New York. I find it a fascinating dud amongst his filmography, to which I've watched it more times than a few of his more popular titles.
This was awesome. I learned so much🎉🎉🎉
Hey where does Killers of the Flower Moon rank on the list now?
Probably third!
Will you explain the exclusion of New York, New York, please?
I talk about it in several comments already. I genuinely just forgot to record that segment
@@creativedestructionvideo But why do you claim that it's not a sole Scorsese directed feature in the video?
@@kp9952 Because I also got it confused with New York Stories. It was basically a giant fail wrapped in a fail haha
@@creativedestructionvideo That's what I thought. Anyway, great video :)
Nice work.
You stated that “New York, New York” is an anthology film. I think you mean “New York Stories.”
I do! That’s somewhere in another comment. It was a goof on my part. I appreciate you
Cape Fear is Great. A Really OTT tribute to the original and also to Hitchcock with everything turned up to 11.
really well made and put together video. I would like Ridley Scott/Nolan
Thank you! I appreciate you
New York, New York isn't an anthology film.
sidney lumet or akira kurosawa would be nice
Most diabolical list
You know it
1977's "New York, New York" is not an anthology film and Scorsese is its only director. You are mixing it up with the anthology film "New York Stories" from 1989 that he made along with Coppola and Woody Allen.
Many comments have told me this, and they are all correct. I goofed. Thank you for letting me know
People who saw "Wolf of Wall Street" and said, "i wanna do that!" scare me lmao
Same! The last hour of that movie should definitely hammer home the point Scorsese is making...
I think your channel name will be more cool, catchy and elevated without the "video"
Hugo and Shutter Island, the only two I like..
haha i predicted the departed’s placement wtf😂😂 right before it came up i was like i bet that’s what’s next
Ya daggum mind reader
new york, new york
Wait, where’s Kundun?!
It’s in there!
Wait, how about you watch the video?!
Well, at least you got the first and last one right.
Haha at least there’s that
do coen brothers next
I’d love to
My ranking would be much different but well explained reasoning and breakdowns, and like you said Scorsese's worst could be another directors best...so i can see alot of variety in his rankings for everyone.
You got #1 right tho haha 👍
I appreciate you!
I think Scorsese made 3 'absolute masterpiece'. Those are Goodfellas, Taxi Driver, Raging Bull. I would not rank them because they are different movies. I don't know how to explain it. Whole thing, every detail works for me in this movies. It is like you watch it and say this thing is great then another thing comes out and that is also great. It is like every part is great and at the end you just say 'fuck the details. let me watch this movie and enjoy every moment of it while I can.' This is how I would describe 'absolute masterpiece'. Also if I see those movies are favorite movies of a great director, it feels like a double-check. It is of course subjective but when I see Raging Bull at 12 I feel that is wrong. For me saying Silence over Raging Bull is something like saying Joe Pesci is more handsome than Brad Pitt. I don't know how to explain it. It is art and there is both subjective and objective things in it but I don't know where the objectivity ends/starts and subjectivity starts/ends. What movies are 'absolute masterpiece' for you?
Mean streets also
I would add The Irishman to that list.
You will have to do an update with kotfm soon released
True!
Gotta do Spielberg !
Cape Fear is a fun movie for what it is, but it still pales compared to the original. You can see how Robert Mitchum’s Max Cady could get close to the women he harmed. DeNiro’s Cady was just too scuzzy for that to be believable. It was almost like he was made up to be just a few steps back from a slasher movie villain. Although I think I read that Scorsese only made the movie out of obligation to Universal after they financed Last Temptation of Christ.
I agree with the top 3
RAGING FUCKING BULL best American film EVAH …Casino Flowers Of The Killer Moon Taxi Driver King Of Comedy Goodfellas New York New York ( grossly underrated)Taxi Diver The Irishman …very disappointed with his work with Leo sorry ( flower Moon the ONLY exception )
Goodfellas
Raging Bull
Irishman
Forgot New York, New York.
It was a big dumb mistake on my part. I appreciate you!
Kundun is the only Scorcese movie i could not finish. I was actually looking forward to it, but i just found it waaaay to slow and dull.
1) IRISH MAN 2) Goodfellas 3) Taxi Driver 4) Shutter Irland 5) Cape Fear
Super neat🎉❤🎉❤
Fincher next?? PLEASE!!
I’ll throw him in the mix
Thanks :) Perfect timing with the Killer coming out @@creativedestructionvideo
I was bored with Bringing out the dead Mean Streets and Casino should be higher on your list.
Top 5:
Silence
Taxi driver
Goodfellas
Raging bull
The age of innocence
Heck yes
I do not like The last temptation of Christ. He did not have light hair and blue eyes! The Passion Of The Christ. Is the best movie about Christ. Jim C. Should have an Oscar for it! Hollywood treated him so bad.
I agree that Goodfellows is #1. I love the movie and the book.
New york, New york?
I forgot it 🫠
once i saw how you ranked his two best films really really poorly on your list, i departed this video. horrendous ranking. Aviator and Casino are both top three.
I appreciate you giving the video a shot. I always love seeing how different people have such different relationships to his films. It’s a testament to Scorsese’s talent.
@@creativedestructionvideo You have to watch these films countless times over the years. I've grown up watching these films over three decades and Casino has to be number one. Flawless masterpiece.
I thought this was a list of Scorsese ranked films, not your personal one. Just because you don't "know much about pool," or didn't like the characters, you are taking everything away from the director.
It’s impossible to objectively rank art. As I state in the beginning of the video, it’s a personal ranking, but I love all of his films to some extent. That’s why I spent several hours creating a career-spanning retrospective of his films…because I love his films.
Wolf is a crap film!!
Gangs is a crap film
The diversity of opinions in the comments is really cool to see. I appreciate you!
Cape Fear too low!
Haha had to go somewhere
mean streets definitely better than bringing out the dead and arguably the departed imo, if a young director dropped that through A24 today it would be a massive hit
You’re probably right! It’s a great film
Colour of money is so underrated. The movie was great. You saying the acting wasn't excellent in that Forrest Whittaker scene. Fawget about it
True, great scene
@@creativedestructionvideo didn't mean to be rude. It's been a great video so far. Obviously people gonna differ. I just didn't like the Irishman very much for instance. But how you explain yourself makes sense. It's all just passion.
Goodfellas
Cape Fear
Raging Ball
The Wolf of Wall Street
The King of Comedy
Shutter Island
The Departed
Taxi Driver
Silence
The Aviator
Hugo
Casino
Gangs of New York.