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Unstoppable

2010Movie1 h 38 minPG-13

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Summary

When a massive, unmanned locomotive roars out of control, the threat is more ominous than just a derailment. The train is laden with toxic chemicals, and an accident would decimate human life and cause an environmental disaster.

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Friends night
Teens
Pure escapism

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Gets your pulse racing.
Keeps you on edge.
Pulls you in.
Gives you goosebumps.
Lifts you up.

Not for laughs, big ideas or romance.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

At a glance

Critics vs audiences
Critics a little warmer than audiences (+8)
Critics 78Audiences 70GoodWatch 73
Tomatometer87%
Metascore69
Audience score73%
User score7.0
IMDb6.8
Letterboxd · 123 K ratings3.4/5
Box office
1.7×its budget
Budget
$100 M
Worldwide
$168 M
Worldwide it earned $68 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 38 min
A typical length for action movies, −10 min on the typical 108
typical 10898
Half of all action movies run 96–127 min.
Reach
Streams in 62 countries, rent or buy in 24 more
+52
Released
2010
November 4, 2010
16 years ago
Genres
ActionThriller
Language
English
Original language
Made in
United States
United Kingdom
Rated
- PG-13United States
Not for young kids: it's rated PG-13 in the United States for violence and strong language, and the viewing guide lists it for teens and adults.
What's in it
ViolenceModerate
Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
Frightening scenesLittle or none
Sex, nudityLittle or none
Dark themesMild
Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensPure Escapism
Not listed for kids or family movie night.
24 of 80
Directing · 2
Tony Scott Director, Producer
Adam Somner First Assistant Director, Co-Producer
Writing · 1
Mark Bomback Writer
Production · 12
Chris Ciaffa Executive Producer
Rick Yorn Executive Producer
Jeff Kwatinetz Executive Producer
Mimi Rogers Producer
Julie Yorn Producer
Alex Young Producer
Camera · 9
Ben Seresin Director of Photography
Martin Schaer Camera Operator
Mark Meyers Steadicam Operator
Robert Zuckerman Still Photographer
John Skotchdopole Camera Operator
John T. Connor Camera Operator
Editing · 2
Chris Lebenzon Editor
Robert Duffy Editor
Sound · 4
Harry Gregson-Williams Original Music Composer
Mark P. Stoeckinger Supervising Sound Editor
William B. Kaplan Production Sound Mixer
Nerses Gezalyan Sound Mixer
Art · 14
Chris Seagers Production Design
Rosemary Brandenburg Set Decoration
Drew Boughton Art Direction
Eugene McCarthy Property Master
Dale DeStefani Construction Coordinator
Denise Hudson Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 14
Diane Dixon Hairstylist
Edouard F. Henriques III Makeup Department Head
Larry M. Cherry Hairstylist
Debi Young Makeup Artist
Diane Heller Key Makeup Artist
Carl Fullerton Makeup Artist
Visual Effects · 7
Paul O'Shea Visual Effects Supervisor
John Frazier Special Effects Supervisor
Kimberly Covate Visual Effects Producer
Diana Cheng Visual Effects Coordinator
Michael Shelton Lead Animator
Duane Floch Pre-Visualization Supervisor
Lighting · 7
Dan Jarrell Rigging Grip
Jack English Gaffer
Simone Perusse Lighting Technician
Pat Dames Rigging Grip
Joshua Stern Rigging Gaffer
Skip Haswell Rigging Grip
Other crew · 13
Gary Powell Stunt Coordinator
Chuck Picerni Jr. Stunt Coordinator
Clay Cullen Stunts
Keith Campbell Stunt Driver
Michael Runyard Stunt Driver
Mark Mahoney Tattooist

Tropes

Just Train Wrongin 246 titlesThe producers apply a little Artistic License and alter locomotive road names, cab numbers, and some reporting marks on the freight cars.Threat Backfirein 218 titlesGalvin threatens to fire Frank if he tries to chase down the runaway train.All 92 tropes

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