Runaway Train
Desperate, And Determined To Survive.
Desperate, And Determined To Survive.
Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller
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1985
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A hardened convict and a younger prisoner escape from a brutal prison in the middle of winter only to find themselves on an out-of-control train with a female railway worker while being pursued by the vengeful head of security.
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Rated:
R
Runtime:
111 min
Release date:
15 Nov 1985
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$9,000,000
Revenue:
$7,936,012
Awards:
Nominated for 3 Oscars. 2 wins & 8 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
Wrenchingly intense and brutally powerful, Andrei Konchalovsky's film rates as a most exciting action epic and is fundamentally serious enough to work strongly on numerous levels.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
26 Mar 2009
fresh:
Somehow one leaves aside the blatant implausibilities, the coincidences, even Eric Roberts, and takes great pleasure in a breakneck ride to the end of the line.
– Geoff Andrew,
Time Out,
9 Feb 2006
rotten:
The nihilism and the vicious intensity of Mr. Voight's performance here are entirely different from anything else he has done on screen; it's a shame those qualities emerge in such a vigorous but disjointed film.
– Janet Maslin,
New York Times,
20 May 2003
fresh:
Runaway Train belongs to a rare genre: the intelligent thriller.
– James Berardinelli,
ReelViews,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
Runaway Train is a reminder that the great adventures are great because they happen to people we care about.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
1 Jan 2000