Terror Train

Terror Train

The boys and girls of Sigma Phi. Some will live. Some will die.

Directed by Roger Spottiswoode

Produced by Sandy Howard Productions, Astral Bellevue Pathé

198097 min5.8 / 10

A tense slasher thriller where a masked killer hunts college students aboard a moving train, driven by revenge for a prank gone wrong.

A masked killer targets six college kids responsible for a prank gone wrong three years earlier and who are currently throwing a large New Year's Eve costume party aboard a moving train.

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Questions people ask

  • Is Terror Train scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 97% of films.

  • Is Terror Train one of a kind? No. Less singular than 94% of films.

  • Is Terror Train violent? Yes. More violent than 88% of films.

  • Is Terror Train easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.

  • Does Terror Train end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

  • Is Terror Train sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% of films.

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.

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Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity8

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise40

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love15

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Everything like Terror Train, and what each one shares →

Like Terror Train

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Terror Train

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Terror Train, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Terror Train, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Terror Train, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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