The Girl on the Train fingerprintStrong craft, no humor.
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Moving and melancholic
Much of it is about family.
Serious throughout
The mind, everyday modern life, and mystery
Standout performances and storytelling
Functional look and sound
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
The Girl on the Train is tense. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Moving and melancholic
Much of it is about family.
Emotionally, it's moving and melancholic. Much of it is about family.
Serious throughout
Expect almost no humor.
The mind, everyday modern life, and mystery
Its world is built around the mind, everyday modern life, and mystery. It leaves some questions open.
Standout performances and storytelling
The performances and storytelling stand out.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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The Girl on the Train is included with a subscription to Peacock and Peacock Premium+ in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on YouTube Free. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 53/100 (IMDb 6.5, Rotten Tomatoes 44%, and Metacritic 48). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: sexual content, strong language, drug use, and disturbing imagery.
1 h 52 min
The Girl on the Train runs 1 h 52 min.
No. It's adapted from a novel.
Not quite. Audiences rate The Girl on the Train higher (58) than critics (46). It's more of a crowd-pleaser than a critics' pick.
Yes. It cost about $45 million to make and earned $173 million worldwide, 3.8 times its budget.
It was made in English, with some Spanish. Produced in India, United States.
+70GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The Girl on the Train in 84 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 80 storytelling tropes for The Girl on the Train, including Adaptation Personality Change, Imperiled in Pregnancy, Lady Drunk.
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