Slacker (1991)
Starring: Richard Linklater, Rudy Basquez
Director: Richard Linklater
Far more inventive, funny look at smaller city's oddball inhabitants.

Creative Movie Matches

D.C. Cab (1984)
Starring: Adam Baldwin, Max Gail
Director: Joel Schumacher
Mainstream comedy's sheer absurdity garnered it a kitsch-loving cult following.

Taxi Blues (1990)
Starring: Piotr Mamonov, Piotr Zaitchenko
Director: Pavel Lounguine
More somber Russian taxi tale features richer characters, blacker humor.

Taxi Driver (1976)
Starring: Robert De Niro, Jodie Foster
Director: Martin Scorsese
Grittier, brutally realistic portrait of NYC cabbie's slide into insanity.