History Creator / MartinScorsese

* The {{pilot}} of ''Series/BoardwalkEmpire'' (2010)

* RaisedCatholic: He was raised in a devoutly Catholic environment, and originally wanted to be a priest. He once said "I'm a lapsed Catholic. But I am Roman Catholic - there's no way out of it." His films often deal with Catholic concepts of guilt and redemption.

Martin Charles Scorsese is a beloved Italian-American filmmaker, born in 1942 in NewYorkCity and grew up in the neighborhood of Little Italy. He is famous for his movies about organized crime in the United States. His early films quickly made him a critical favorite, culminating in ''Film/TaxiDriver''. [[ProtectionFromEditors This allowed him to make his big-budgeted dream project]], ''New York, New York'', which bombed. The '80s were an uneven period, with ''Film/RagingBull'' drawing from [[CreatorBreakdown his struggles with kicking cocaine]], and ''Gangs Of New York'' and ''Film/TheLastTemptationOfChrist'' caught in {{Development Hell}}. The '90s saw the release of ''Film/GoodFellas'', often cited as his best movie, and ''Film/{{Casino}}'', a very similar (and almost similarly respected) film. ''Film/GangsOfNewYork'' was finally released in 2002.

* ''The Wolf of Wall Street'' (2013)

->''My whole life has been movies and religion. That`s it. Nothing else.''

[[AwardSnub He is famous for not having won an Oscar for Best Picture or Best Director at the height of his popularity and critical recognition]]. He eventually won his Best Director Oscar for ''{{The Departed}}'', which won three other Oscars including Best Picture, immediately suffered {{Hype Backlash}}.

* AntiHero: The {{Byronic|Hero}} and the {{Villain|Protagonist}}ous show up a lot.

* ''Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore'' (1974)

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-->"''Cuz he makes the best fuckin' films\\

Martin Charles Scorsese is a beloved Italian-American filmmaker, born in 1942 in NewYorkCity and grew up in the neighborhood of Little Italy. He is famous for his movies about organized crime in the United States. His early films quickly made him a critical favorite, culminating in ''{{Taxi Driver}}''. [[ProtectionFromEditors This allowed him to make his big-budgeted dream project]], ''New York, New York'', which bombed. The '80s were an uneven period, with ''{{Raging Bull}}'' drawing from [[CreatorBreakdown his struggles with kicking cocaine]], and ''Gangs Of New York'' and ''{{The Last Temptation Of Christ}}'' caught in {{Development Hell}}. The '90s saw the release of ''{{Goodfellas}}'', often cited as his best movie, and ''{{Casino}}'', a very similar (and almost similarly respected) film. ''GangsOfNewYork'' was finally released in 2002.

He uses many of the same actors in his movies, including RobertDeNiro, JoePesci, Harvey Keitel, and {{Leonardo DiCaprio}}.

* ''Film/BringingOutTheDead'' (1999)

* ''ShutterIsland'' (2010)

* ClusterFBomb: ''RagingBull'', ''{{Casino}}'', ''{{Goodfellas}}'' and ''TheDeparted''.

* DyeingForYourArt: ''RagingBull'' being the most prominent example; DanielDayLewis also went above and beyond for his part in ''GangsOfNewYork''.

* {{Rockumentary}}: ''The Last Waltz'' (1978) is about The Band's farewell concert in 1976, while ''Shine A Light'' (2008) captures Music/TheRollingStones in concert in 2006.

** Scorsese ''excels'' at mixing songs to the appropriate scene. ''GoodFellas'' is the perfect example.

* UglyCute
* Usage of RollingStones 'Gimme Shelter'' as a SignatureSong, usually as a subtle [[AStormIsComing premonitory sign]]

* ''GangsOfNewYork'' (2002)
* ''TheAviator'' (2004)
* ''TheDeparted'' (2006)

* The {{pilot}} of ''BoardwalkEmpire'' (2010)

!!Tropes common to his works include:

Beloved Italian-American filmmaker, born in 1942 in NewYorkCity and grew up in the neighborhood of Little Italy. He is famous for his movies about organized crime in the United States. His early films quickly made him a critical favorite, culminating in ''{{Taxi Driver}}''. [[ProtectionFromEditors This allowed him to make his big-budgeted dream project]], ''New York, New York'', which bombed. The '80s were an uneven period, with ''{{Raging Bull}}'' drawing from [[CreatorBreakdown his struggles with kicking cocaine]], and ''Gangs Of New York'' and ''{{The Last Temptation Of Christ}}'' caught in {{Development Hell}}. The '90s saw the release of ''{{Goodfellas}}'', often cited as his best movie, and ''{{Casino}}'', a very similar (and almost similarly respected) film. ''GangsOfNewYork'' was finally released in 2002.

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* ''{{Raging Bull}}'' (1980)

* ''{{Cape Fear}}'' (1991)
* ''TheAgeOfInnocence'' (1993)

* ''{{The Aviator}}'' (2004)
* ''{{The Departed}}'' (2006)

* ''{{Shutter Island}}'' (2010)

* {{Anti Hero}}: The [[ByronicHero Byronic]] and the [[VillainProtagonist villainous]] show up a lot.
* {{Ax Crazy}}
* {{Big Applesauce}}: New York is a common setting for his works.
* {{Bittersweet Ending}}
* {{Black And Gray Morality}}
* {{Brooklyn Rage}}

* {{Cluster F Bomb}}: ''{{Casino}}'', ''{{Goodfellas}}'' and ''{{The Departed}}''.
* {{Damn It Feels Good To Be A Gangster}}: {{Deconstructed}} frequently, but DoNotDoThisCoolThing.
* {{Dyeing For Your Art}}: ''RagingBull'' being the most prominent example; DanielDayLewis also went above and beyond for his part in ''GangsOfNewYork''.
* {{Gallows Humor}}
* {{Glory Days}}

* {{Jerk With A Heart Of Gold}}

* {{The Mafia}}: He's created the most iconic Mafia films outside of ''Film/TheGodfather''

* {{Soundtrack Dissonance}}: Lots of oldies and classic rock. [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] in ''Mean Streets''.

* {{Trigger Happy}}

** Lampshaded by Billy Crystal during the 84th Academy Awards in regards to ''Film/{{Hugo}}''. "Are you sure this is a Scorsese film? No one's been wacked yet."

* {{New York City}}
* {{No Holds Barred Beatdown}}

* OneOfUs: While most of today's filmmakers operate with an "out with the old, in with the new" mentality, Scorsese is president of The Film Foundation, which is dedicated to the preservation of film (including the very obscure, very old ones). For this passion alone he is adored by many a fan of silent film and classics alike. Heck, a good part of the reason ''Film/{{Hugo}}'' works so well is because of this.

** Well he's PlayingAgainstType with ''Film/{{Hugo}}'', a straight forward Family film with fantasy elements.
* {{Redemption Quest}}

* ''AfterHours'' (1985)

* ''Who's That Knocking at My Door''
* ''Boxcar Bertha''
* ''Film/MeanStreets''
* ''Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore''
* ''Film/TaxiDriver''
* ''New York, New York''
* ''{{Raging Bull}}''
* ''Film/TheKingOfComedy''
* ''AfterHours''
* ''TheColorOfMoney''
* ''Film/TheLastTemptationOfChrist''
* ''Film/GoodFellas''
* ''{{Cape Fear}}''
* ''TheAgeOfInnocence''
* ''Film/{{Casino}}''
* ''Kundun''
* ''Film/BringingOutTheDead''
* ''GangsOfNewYork''
* ''{{The Aviator}}''
* ''{{The Departed}}''
* ''Shine a Light''
* ''{{Shutter Island}}''
* The {{pilot}} of ''BoardwalkEmpire''
* ''Film/{{Hugo}}''