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The Girl on the Train

2016Movie1 h 52 minR

52

MediocreGoodWatch score

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A tense, intriguing crime movie about everyday modern life and mystery.

Good for date night · friends night · binge-friendly

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Story

What you see can hurt you.

Rachel Watson, devastated by her recent divorce, spends her daily commute fantasizing about the seemingly perfect couple who live in a house that her train passes every day, until one morning she sees something shocking happen there and becomes entangled in the mystery that unfolds.

Feels like

Psychological Thriller
Unreliable Narrator
Domestic Noir
Non-Linear Mystery
Alcoholism & Trauma
Suburban Gothic
Suspenseful Puzzle
Emotional Turmoil

Crew

Directed by: Tate Taylor
Written by: Erin Cressida Wilson, Paula Hawkins
Produced by: Marc Platt, Jared LeBoff
Music by: Danny Elfman

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Facts

October 5, 2016 · 1 h 52 min · R

Released: October 5, 2016
Runtime: 1 h 52 min
Age rating: R
Content: Violence, Sexual Content, Drug Use, Disturbing Imagery
Genres: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Original language: English
Also spoken: Spanish
Made in: India, United States
Budget: $45 million
Box office: $173 million
Available in: 68 countries
Keywords: based on novel or book

Tropes

Adaptation Personality Change, Imperiled in Pregnancy, Lady Drunk +9

Adaptation Personality Change
Imperiled in Pregnancy
Lady Drunk
Extreme Libido
Domestic Abuse
Ambiguously Brown
Attempted Rape
Color-Coded for Your Convenience
Baby Be Mine
Shower of Love
The Sociopath
Grey-and-Grey Morality

12 of 80 tropes. From TV Tropes.

Q&A

5 questions, like "Where can I stream The Girl on the Train?"

Questions about The Girl on the Train

Quick answers from GoodWatch data.

Where can I stream The Girl on the Train?

In the United States, The Girl on the Train streams on Starz. You can rent or buy it from Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, and Fandango At Home. It also streams in 36 other countries.

Is The Girl on the Train worth watching?

52

MediocreGoodWatch score

Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 52 (IMDb 6.5, Rotten Tomatoes 44%, and Metacritic 48). Audiences rate it higher (58 out of 100) than critics (46).

Will I feel good after watching The Girl on the Train?

BleakHopeful

Probably not: the title analysis rates it 7 of 10 for bleakness and 6 for melancholy, against 2 for hopefulness.

Was The Girl on the Train a box office hit?

Budget$45 million

Box office$173 million

Yes: it cost about $45 million to make and earned $173 million worldwide, 3.8 times its budget.

What tropes does The Girl on the Train use?

Adaptation Personality ChangeImperiled in PregnancyLady DrunkExtreme LibidoDomestic AbuseAmbiguously BrownAttempted RapeColor-Coded for Your ConvenienceBaby Be MineShower of LoveThe SociopathGrey-and-Grey Moralityand 68 more

TV Tropes lists 80 tropes for it, including Adaptation Personality Change, Imperiled in Pregnancy, and Lady Drunk.