Every Martin Scorsese Movie Ranked Worst To Best
20. Gangs Of New York (2002)
Martin Scorsese has always been open about how terrible it was making Gangs of New York, an epic tale of revenge and civil war that finds the filmmaker struggling to realise the scope of his vision, but still offering more highs and lows.
Though clunky and disjointed - at once a booming war film and an intimate look at an orphan (Leonardo DiCaprio, in his first and weakest Scorsese collaboration) seeking vengeance on the man who killed his father (a terrifying Daniel Day-Lewis) - the historical epic is a visual feast with heaps to get lost in.
It's a classic case of a director's reach exceeding his grasp, leaving audiences with a drama messier than intended, but Gangs of New York is filled with so many towering performances, set pieces and historical insight that it still feels essential.