The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3

The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3

I can't get it out of my head. I'm gonna die today.

Directed by Tony Scott

Produced by Escape Artists, Columbia Pictures

2009106 min6.4 / 10

A high-stakes, tension-driven thriller about a subway hijacking that pits an ordinary dispatcher against a criminal mastermind in a race against time.

Armed men hijack a New York City subway train, holding the passengers hostage in return for a ransom, and turning an ordinary day's work for dispatcher Walter Garber into a face-off with the mastermind behind the crime.

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  • Is The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.

  • Is The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.

  • Is The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 one of a kind? Barely. Less singular than 86% of films.

  • Is The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 sad? Barely. Less sad than 80% of films.

  • Is The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 violent? Somewhat. More violent than 71% of films.

  • Does The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% 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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