Paul Joseph Schrader () (born July 22, 1946) is an American screenwriter, movie director, and critic. He was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He wrote or co-wrote screenplays for four Martin Scorsese movies: "Taxi Driver" (1976), "Raging Bull" (1980), "The Last Temptation of Christ" (1988), and "Bringing Out the Dead" (1999).