Runaway Train fingerprintRelentless energy, strong craft, emotionally cool.
Pulse-pounding and nerve-racking
Fast from start to finish.
Moving and melancholic
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
The mind, everyday modern life, and crime
Standout direction, performances, and characters
Standout cinematography and editing
Pulse-pounding and nerve-racking
Fast from start to finish.
Runaway Train is pulse-pounding, nerve-racking, and breakneck.
Moving and melancholic
Emotionally, it's moving, melancholic, and cathartic.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
The mind, everyday modern life, and crime
Its world is built around the mind, everyday modern life, and crime.
Standout direction, performances, and characters
The direction, performances, and characters stand out.
Standout cinematography and editing
Look and sound: the cinematography and editing stand out.
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Desperate, and determined to survive.
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Runaway Train is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video, History Vault, and Amazon Prime Video with Ads in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Hoopla, YouTube Free, and Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 73/100 (IMDb 7.2, Rotten Tomatoes 84%, and Metacritic 67). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: violence and strong language.
1 h 51 min
Runaway Train runs 1 h 51 min.
Yes. Critics average 76 and audiences 71 out of 100, so both groups see Runaway Train much the same way.
No. It cost about $9 million to make and earned $8 million worldwide, 88% of its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
+67GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Runaway Train in 81 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 87 storytelling tropes for Runaway Train, including Hero Antagonist, Just Train Wrong, Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death!.
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