Silver Streak

Silver Streak

By train, by plane, by the edge of your seat - It's the most hilarious suspense ride of your life!

Directed by Arthur Hiller

Produced by Frank Yablans Presentations, Miller-Milkis Productions

1976114 min6.7 / 10

A breezy, comedic thriller that balances slapstick humor with genuine suspense as an everyman gets caught up in a murder mystery aboard a cross-country train.

A somewhat daffy book editor on a rail trip from Los Angeles to Chicago thinks that he sees a murdered man thrown from the train. When he can find no one who will believe him, he starts doing some investigating of his own. But all that accomplishes is to get the killer after him.

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Questions people ask

  • Is Silver Streak sad? Barely. Less sad than 89% of films.

  • Is Silver Streak easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 71% of films.

  • Does Silver Streak end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is Silver Streak violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Silver Streak scary? 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.

57/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity49

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise69

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love55

How much audiences actually like it

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Like Silver Streak

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Silver Streak

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Silver Streak, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Silver Streak, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Silver Streak, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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