Marty Without THE MOB

Killers of the Flower Moon is part of arich but often overlooked strain of Scorsese’s storied careerMARTIN SCORSESE ISN'T afraid of what he doesn't know. "He's the gutsiest director I've ever met in my life," says Irwin Winkler, who's produced Scorsese films for more than three decades.

- David Canfield

Scorsese may be best known for iconic crime stories inspired by his own Italian American upbringing in New York, but this is also the man who delivered Hollywood's best Edith Wharton adaptation, darted from The Color of Money's modern setting to The Last Temptation of Christ, and helmed a Liza Minnelli musical being revived nearly 50 years later. His range is on display again in this fall's Killers of the Flower Moon, a haunting, real-life tragedy set in the Osage Nation of Oklahoma. "His fierce determination to do what he feels is the right thing for a movie is really unique," says Winkler. That's no more evident than when it comes to Scorsese's non-mob hits-a remarkable catalog unto itself.

1. KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON (2023)