Martin Scorsese is an American film director regarded as one of the greatest of all time. He is known for thriller classics like Taxi Driver and Raging Bull, as well as the psychological thriller Shutter Island from 2010. Shutter Island stars Leonardo DiCaprio and takes place on a desolate island, creating an unnerving atmosphere typical of the thriller genre. The plot also follows conventions of psychological thrillers. Scorsese pays homage to Alfred Hitchcock with a shower scene reminiscent of Psycho.

1. Martin Scorsese
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2. Martin Scorsese
Martin Charles Scorsese is an American film
producer, screenwriter, actor, film historian and is widely regarded as one
of the greatest film directors of all time. Born November 17th 1942.
He best known for thriller classics such as Taxi Driver and Raging
Bull, and also the more recent Shutter Island, demonstrating his
excellence in this genre.
In total, Scorsese has made 41 films and television shows.

3. Shutter Island
Directed by Scorsese, Shutter Island is a 2010
American psychological thriller film starring Leonardo
DiCaprio.
It’s use of a desolate and gothic setting make it very
typical of the thriller genre, as this setting is very
unnerving for the viewer, setting the film up for intense
scenes. The plot itself is also typical of the thriller
genre, more so when we take into account the recent
success of the psychological thriller genre, such as
with Black Swan or The Woman in Black.
This film even nods to the grandfather of thriller; Alfred
Hitchcock, such as a scene in which Scorsese has the
camera right under a showerhead, in reference to the
infamous shower scene in the Hitchcock classic
Psycho.