The Titfield Thunderbolt

The Titfield Thunderbolt

The Comedy Hit of the Year!

Directed by Charles Crichton

Produced by Michael Balcon Productions, Ealing Studios

195384 min7.0 / 10

A charming, good-natured British comedy about a village community rallying together to save their local railway from closure, driven by eccentric characters and gentle humor.

When British Railways announce the closure of the Titfield to Mallingford branch line a group of local residents make a bid to run it themselves, backed by a monied member of the community who is attracted by the complete lack of licensing hours on trains. Unfortunately the local bus company starts to use methods that can hardly be seen as fair competition.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Titfield Thunderbolt easy watching? Yes, very. More comforting than 95% of films.

  • Does The Titfield Thunderbolt end with hope? Yes, very. More hopeful than 92% of films.

  • Is The Titfield Thunderbolt sad? Barely. Less sad than 89% of films.

  • Is The Titfield Thunderbolt scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Is The Titfield Thunderbolt violent? Not especially. Less violent than 74% 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.

44/ 100

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