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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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)
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