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Movies featuring trains and railways
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'Mission: Impossible' (1996)
Towards the end of 'Mission: Impossible,' Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) ends up clinging for life on a TGV train to Paris as it enters the Channel Tunnel. It's a thrilling set piece that sets the bar for subsequent action sequences in the Mission Impossible franchise.
'The Fugitive' (1993)
A train features only briefly in 'The Fugitive,' but it's one of the most memorable scenes in the movie. After ploughing into the prison bus transporting Dr. Richard Kimble (Harrison Ford) and other convicts to a correctional facility, the train derails, nearly crushing the fleeing Kimble. Later, US Marshal Sam Gerard (Tommy Lee Jones) inspects the damage.
'The Girl on the Train' (2016)
Alcoholic divorcée Rachel (Emily Blunt) has taken to riding a train into New York City every day after losing her job. But what starts out as an aimless daily commute turns into a nightmare after she becomes entangled in a missing persons investigation.
'Snowpiercer' (2013)
Set in the future where a failed climate exchange experiment has killed most of humanity on Earth and turned the planet into a giant snowball, 'Snowpiercer' refers to the train traveling on a globe-spanning track packed at the rear with lower-tiered passengers while filled at the front by the elite. It's only a matter of time before a class war erupts.
'3:10 to Yuma' (2007)
The original 1957 film was always going to be a tough act to follow. Fortunately, James Mangold's remake starring Russell Crowe and Christian Bale actually improves upon its predecessor, though it's faster, more cynical, and more brutal. The title refers to the departure time of the train that's set to deliver Crowe's outlaw character to justice in Yuma, Arizona.
'Transsiberian' (2008)
Traveling by train from Beijing to Moscow, an American couple become embroiled in mystery and intrigue after they encounter a mysterious pair of fellow passengers. The frigid, snow-white landscape racing past outside adds a suitably chilling atmosphere.
'The Polar Express' (2004)
Director Robert Zemeckis is responsible for making this delightful all-digital capture film, a Christmas musical fantasy adventure about a young boy who boards a mysterious locomotive bound for the North Pole. Tom Hanks is the amiable conductor, with Josh Hutcherson as the wide-eyed youngster.
'The Railway Man' (2013)
This poignant drama centers on a former British prisoner of war who learns that the Japanese secret police officer responsible for much of his ill treatment during the forced construction of the notorious Thai-Burma railway in the 1940s is still alive. He sets out on a train to confront him. Colin Firth, Nicole Kidman, and Stellan Skarsgård star.
'Strangers on a Train' (1951)
Alfred Hitchcock's intriguing psychological thriller film noir concerns two strangers who meet on a train. Each wants to do away with someone, so they agree to 'exchange' murders. This way, neither will be suspected or get caught. At least, that's the plan. Farley Granger and Robert Walker star. The director's daughter, Pat Hitchcock, has a small role in the film.Similar threads
