Night Train to Munich

Night Train to Munich

Laughs! Thrills! Excitement!

Directed by Carol Reed

Produced by Gainsborough Pictures

194096 min7.3 / 10

A wartime thriller that balances espionage tension with comedic charm, following a refugee inventor's escape from Nazi pursuit across Europe.

Czechoslovakia, March 1939, on the eve of World War II. As the German invaders occupy Prague, inventor Axel Bomasch manages to flee and reach England; but those who need to put his knowledge at the service of the Nazi war machine, in order to carry out their evil plans of destruction, will stop at nothing to capture him.

Questions people ask

  • Is Night Train to Munich scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.

  • Does Night Train to Munich end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Night Train to Munich sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Night Train to Munich violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Night Train to Munich easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

76/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity70

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise78

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love80

How much audiences actually like it

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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