The Taking of Pelham 123 (2009)

Original title

The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3

Directed by

Tony Scott

Genre

action film, heist film, crime film, thriller film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 46m

Rated

R

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 3,436 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The film follows a subway train dispatcher who must negotiate with a hijacker after a subway car full of passengers is taken hostage in New York City.

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What happens

The Taking of Pelham 123 is a 2009 American action thriller film directed by Tony Scott from a screenplay by Brian Helgeland. It is the third film adaptation of the John Godey novel of the same name (following the 1974 theatrical film and 1998 television film). The film is about a train dispatcher (Denzel Washington), who is pressed into the role of negotiator after a criminal (John Travolta) hijacks a subway car of passengers. The film was released by Sony Pictures Releasing on June 12, 2009. It grossed $150.2 million against a production budget of $100–110 million and received mixed reviews from critics. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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