| Taxi (2015) | 7.3 | |
| Marion and Geoff (2000) | 8.0 | |
| Taxi Drivers (2023) | 7.0 | |
| Taxi Driver (2021) | 8.1 | |
| Midnight My Love (2005) | 7.4 |
Taxi driver movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant taxi driver movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, captivating, suspense, serious, suspenseful and talky films and TV shows about / with taxi driver, taxi, driver, urban, runaway, friendship, chase, brutality, death and loneliness plots mostly in Drama, Comedy and Crime genres shot in USA, France, South Korea and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as taxi driver: Taxi Driver (1976), Taxi (2004), Night of the Running Man (1995), Night on Earth (1991), Hack (2002), Taxi (1978), Chained (2012), Collateral (2004), Stuber (2019), Take Me Home (2011).
Best films
New films
| Black Cab (2024) | 4.1 | |
| The Naked Gun (2025) | 6.3 | |
| A '90s Christmas (2024) | 6.0 | |
| The Running Man (2025) | 6.4 | |
| Thudarum (2025) | 7.5 |
List of taxi driver movies
1.0M
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
A mentally unstable Vietnam War veteran works as a night-time taxi driver in New York City where the perceived decadence and sleaze feeds his urge for violent action, attempting to save a preadolescent prostitute in the process.
Style:
psychological, neo noir, bleak, atmospheric, cult classic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
loner, vigilante, character study, alienation, vigilantism, violence, obsession, loneliness, psychology, lone wolves, taxi, social decay ...
Time:
70s, year 1976, 20th century, year 1975
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, usa, america, harlem ...
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48K
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: France, USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A mouthy and feisty taxicab driver has hot tips for a green and inept cop set on solving a string of New York City bank robberies committed by a quartet of female Brazilian bank robbers.
Style:
hilarious, realistic, semi serious, not serious, funny ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
taxi driver, car chase, bank robbery, taxi, partners against crime, law enforcement, buddy cop, working undercover, disorder, odd couple, buddies, goofy hero ...
Time:
20th century, year 2004, 21st century
Place:
new york, grand central station manhattan new york city, usa, manhattan new york city, new jersey
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A Las Vegas cab driver finds a million dollars of stolen money in his cab after his fare is murdered. Soon after, a ruthless hitman is in persuit; he will stop at nothing to recover the money and dispose of all witnesses.
Style:
serious, realistic, rough, suspenseful, exciting ...
Plot:
on the run, hitman, taxi driver, gangster, chase, tough heroes, law enforcement, dishonesty, danger, pursuit, murder, crime boss ...
Time:
90s
Place:
las vegas, usa, salt lake city utah, los angeles
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK, France, Germany, Japan, USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
An anthology of 5 different cab drivers in 5 American and European cities and their remarkable fares on the same eventful night.
Style:
anthology, independent film, intellectual, dark comedy, surreal ...
Plot:
taxi, culture clash, night, taxi driver, immigration, multiple storylines, storytelling, nightlife, blindness, conversation, blind character, friendship ...
Time:
90s, year 1991, 20th century
Place:
paris france, rome italy, helsinki finland, new york, los angeles ...
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1K
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Hack is a television series that aired on the American CBS television network from 2002 to 2004. The series centers on the fictional life of a former police officer, Polish-American Mike Olshansky, who left the force after being charged with ...
Style:
serious, realistic, suspenseful, rough, crime drama ...
Plot:
taxi driver, vigilante, law enforcement, ex law enforcer, taxi, driver, crooked cop, chinese mafia, revenge, triad, nypd, dirty cop ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
philadelphia, usa
Is relevant?
17K
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Louie De Palma is a cantankerous, acerbic taxi dispatcher in New York City. He tries to maintain order over a collection of varied and strange characters who drive for him. As he bullies and insults them from the safety of his “cage,” they form ...
Style:
sitcom, humorous, witty, talky, not serious ...
Plot:
taxi driver, taxi, group of friends, workplace, driver, workplace situations, obnoxious boss, friendship, city life, boss and employee, stereotypes, urban setting ...
Time:
80s, 70s, 20th century
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, usa, new york state, north america
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23K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A serial killer kidnaps a young boy after murdering his mother, then raises him to be his accomplice. After years in captivity, the boy must choose between escaping or following in his captor's bloody footprints.
Style:
psychological, disturbing, scary, serious, rough ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
serial killer, captivity, misogynist, abuse, kidnapping, slave, serial rapist, psychopath, escape attempt, childhood trauma, isolated house, strong violent content ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, seattle, canada
Is relevant?
464K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Cab driver Max picks up a man who offers him $600 to drive him around. But the promise of easy money sours when Max realizes his fare is an assassin.
Style:
neo noir, clever, tense, atmospheric, suspense ...
Audience:
date night, manly, boys' night
Plot:
hitman, hostage, taxi, taxi driver, contract killer, sociopath, twists and turns, assassin, nihilism, merciless, professional killer, death ...
Time:
year 2004, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, california, south america, southern california, persia ...
Is relevant?
54K
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
After crashing his car, a cop who's recovering from eye surgery recruits an Uber driver to help him catch a heroin dealer. The mismatched pair soon find themselves in for a wild day of stakeouts and shootouts as they encounter the city's ...
Style:
action comedy, humorous, funny, light, exciting ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
police officer, taxi driver, lapd, profanity, buddy cop, father daughter relationship, investigation, male nudity, danger, murder, partner, friendship ...
Time:
year 2019, 2010s
Place:
usa, los angeles
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Soon after Thom starts operating as an illegal taxi driver in New York City, Claire hires him to drive her to California after her estranged father suffers a heart attack.
Style:
humorous, feel good, realistic, semi serious, romantic ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, date night
Plot:
road trip, taxi driver, enemies to lovers, on the road, couples, unlikely couple, life turned upside down, disorder, love and romance, charm, taxi, travel ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
california, usa, las vegas, new york
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 70 min.
TV show
Story:
The story of a deluxe taxi driver who gets revenge on behalf of his passengers. It is based on the webtoon Deluxe Taxi by Carlos and Lee Jae-jin
Style:
suspense, disturbing, tense, captivating, dark ...
Plot:
taxi driver, revenge, taxi, investigation, vigilante, fight for justice, martial arts, ex soldier, secret identity, urban, corruption, social commentary ...
Place:
seoul
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea, Hong Kong, USA
Duration: 136 min.
Story:
The region where the borders of North Korea, China, and Russia come together, forms a sort of modern day wild west, where more than half of the population relies on illegal activity in order to survive. In Yanbian, on the Chinese side of the border, ...
Style:
sexy, exciting, suspenseful, serious, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
violence, illegal immigrant, taxi driver, asian gangster, korean gangster, murder, survival, gangster, gang war, on the run, bloodbath, wife ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
korea, asia, seoul, south korea, east asia
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Germany
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Hamburg, mid 80s, Alex is a cabby. The sound is hard, pubs are dark and loud, people constantly argue about anything and everything, people smoke all the time, and not just cigarettes. Alex wants love and freedom and sleeps with Dietrich. It's ...
Style:
disturbing, captivating, satirical, psychological, semi serious ...
Plot:
taxi driver, taxi, unrequited love, driver, character study, relationship problems, social satire, social problems, love triangle, male female relationship, social issues, woman driver ...
Time:
80s
Place:
hamburg germany, west germany
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A seemingly simple taxi ride across Paris evolves into a profound meditation on the realities of the driver, whose personal life is in shambles, and his fare, an elderly woman whose warmth belies her shocking past.
Style:
sincere, captivating, exciting, thought provoking, uplifting
Plot:
taxi driver, old woman, first kiss, male female relationship, life, mother and son, love and romance, love, fight, murder, husband wife relationship, stepfather stepson relationship ...
Place:
paris france
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Genre: Drama
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Daniel leaves prison. He returns to Marseilles where Mathilda, his daughter, has just given birth. Nicolas, his spouse, a self-employed driver, is exhausted while Mathilda is a sales assistant on a trial basis. But, one night, Nicolas is assaulted ...
Style:
psychological, rough, suspenseful, suspense, talky ...
Plot:
taxi driver, egoism, poverty, ex husband, childbirth, working class, horny woman, drug, family relations, newborn, humiliation, prison ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
marseille, france, europe
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: Thailand
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
The film features a change of pace for comic actor Petchtai, who offers a sombre, dramatic portrayal of a taxicab driver who develops a relationship with a young woman (Woranut, in her debut feature film role) who is working in a massage parlor. The ...
Style:
melancholic, captivating, romantic, poignant, entertaining
Plot:
taxi driver, loneliness, friendship, working class, nightlife, nostalgia, relationships, love and romance, love story, male female relationship, romantic relationship, boyfriend girlfriend relationship ...
Place:
thailand, bangkok thailand
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: UK, France
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
Penny's love for her partner, taxi-driver Phil, has run dry. He is a gentle, philosophical guy, and she works on the checkout at a supermarket...
Style:
emotional, depressing, serious, realistic, bleak ...
Plot:
working class, taxi driver, dysfunctional family, unwanted pregnancy, loneliness, depression, poverty, injustice, family problems, parents and children, couples, family in crisis ...
Time:
year 2002, 21st century
Place:
london, england, europe, florida, algeria ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Hong Kong
TV show
Story:
Each day, night shift taxi driver Ma Kwai drives female doctor Chong Tsz-Yeuk to and from work on time, cherishing the moments they share, without realizing that he is meant to be her guardian. One night, at midnight, when Ma Kwai is urinating on a ...
Style:
semi serious, disturbing, captivating, suspense, psychological horror ...
Plot:
spirit, taxi driver, curse, demon, supernatural, ghost, exorcism, escapades, taxi, satire, occult, friendship ...
Place:
hong kong
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Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 76 min.
Story:
Two cabbies search San Francisco's Chinatown for a mysterious character who has disappeared with their $4000. Their quest leads them on a humorous, if mundane, journey which illuminates the many problems experienced by Chinese-Americans trying ...
Style:
independent film, black and white, aesthetic, postmodern, contemplative ...
Plot:
missing person, taxi driver, chinese immigrant, immigrant, culture clash, politician, businessman, triad, partner, friends, buddies, unlikely criminals ...
Time:
year 1982, 80s
Place:
san francisco, china, taiwan, usa, california
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
A man obsessed with conspiracy theories becomes a target after one of his theories turns out to be true. Unfortunately, in order to save himself, he has to figure out which theory it is.
Style:
tense, political thriller, suspense, psychological, exciting ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
conspiracy, political conspiracy, cia, chase, surveillance, conspiracy theory, mind control, paranoia, amnesia, obsession, taxi driver, twists and turns ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
new york, usa, manhattan new york city
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy
Country: Mexico
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Mexico City, or "Chilangolandia," is a chaotic metropolis where millions of stories take place every day. Some of them are part of this fun comedy full of familiar characters and others that defy stereotypes. Ramiro is a taxi driver who ...
Style:
satirical, feel good, semi serious, captivating, funny ...
Plot:
taxi driver, city life, relationships, love interest, money falling through the air, satire, escapades, money, money problems, love affair, working class, social satire ...
Place:
mexico city
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A man must struggle to travel home for Thanksgiving, with an obnoxious slob of a shower ring salesman his only companion.
Style:
feel good, road movie, funny, light, hilarious ...
Audience:
date night, kids, teens
Plot:
thanksgiving, road trip, holiday, train, travel, airplane, on the road, airport, husband wife relationship, railway, buddy, traveling salesman ...
Time:
80s, year 1987, 20th century
Place:
chicago, empire state building manhattan new york city, manhattan new york city, illinois, new york ...
Is relevant?
18K
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Iran
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
A yellow cab is driving through the vibrant and colourful streets of Tehran. Very diverse passengers enter the taxi, each candidly expressing their views while being interviewed by the driver who is no one else but the director Jafar Panahi himself. ...
Style:
sincere, political, surreal, touching, art house ...
Plot:
taxi, taxi driver, life philosophy, passenger, society, honest, workplace situations, city life, filmmaking, life, petty theft, car ...
Time:
year 2015, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
iran, tehran iran, middle east, tokyo
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81K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
A group of armed robbers fleeing the police head for the New Jersey Tunnel and run right into trucks transporting toxic waste. The spectacular explosion that follows results in both ends of the tunnel collapsing and the handful of people who ...
Style:
suspense, tense, serious, suspenseful, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
survival, disaster, natural disaster, race against time, tunnel, trapped, rescue, catastrophe, taxi driver, fire, self sacrifice, loss of loved one ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, 70s
Place:
new jersey, new york, brooklyn new york city, manhattan new york city
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
In Beirut 1986, during the Lebanese civil war a Korean diplomat is taken hostage without a trace. Two years pass and long forgotten, a young diplomat Min-jun receives a phone call proving that the hostage is still alive. With the given mission, ...
Style:
tense, captivating, thrilling, suspenseful, intense ...
Plot:
rescue mission, taxi driver, diplomacy, diplomat, kidnapping, ransom, hostage rescue, lebanese civil war, problem, fighting crime, moral dilemma, international relations ...
Time:
80s
Place:
lebanon, beirut lebanon, geneva switzerland
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy
Country: Mexico
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Pancho has a wife, fiance, and several girlfriends, and juggling them all can be messy, especially when one of their drug kingpin husbands finds out.
Style:
funny, captivating, light, entertaining, feel good ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
taxi driver, drug lord, promiscuous man, female nudity, gangster, family relations, love affair, friendship, love triangle, dishonesty, rivalry, deception ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Keith Barret, a taxi driver, is estranged from his wife, Marion, and children, Rhys and Alun. Although it's clear the separation is having a devastating effect on him, he's determined - to the point of near insanity - to remain positive.
Style:
mockumentary, semi serious, sincere, humorous, offbeat ...
Plot:
taxi driver, introspection, optimism, family relations, hopes, workplace situations, dark humor, parents and children, workplace, taxi, monologue, british humour ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe, england
Is relevant?
15K
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A woman taking a cab ride from JFK airport engages in a conversation with the driver about the important relationships in their lives.
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, contemplative, reflective ...
Plot:
taxi, taxi driver, road trip, airport, trip, social problems, female protagonist, family relations, character study, connection, empathy, intimate ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
The story of a taxi driver who grants the last wishes of ghosts.
Style:
captivating, thrilling, satirical, feel good, semi serious ...
Plot:
taxi driver, ghost, desire, spirit, satire, last wish, female ghost, wish come true, supernatural power, supernatural ability, haunting, taxi ...
Place:
korea
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Genre: Animation, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Sergio driving a taxi in a white Naples overflowing sadness and garbage. Pouring rain leads her clients through the city trying to process the death of his brother, who started ten years earlier for Tibet and never returned. A pop singer, a recycler ...
Style:
contemplative, serious, touching, realistic, stylized ...
Plot:
buddhism, taxi driver, surrealism, workplace, life turned upside down, workplace situations, dream, brother brother relationship, communist, dealing with death, radio dj, urban ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
italy, napoli italy, naples italy
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