2. After Hours
After Hours by Martin Scorsese follows a young businessman who goes on a very questionable date and spends the rest of the night trying to make his way back home. Most Scorsese fans would probably berate me for choosing this film over Taxi Driver, but I stand by my decision. Both movies explore how the nighttime streets of lower Manhattan can drive someone insane, but they go about it in very different ways. If Taxi Driver presents New York City as a concrete jungle, After Hours treats it like a prison.