The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
I can't get it out of my head. I'm gonna die today.
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6/10/2009Runtime
106 minsOverview
Armed men hijack a New York City subway train, holding the passengers hostage in return for a ransom, and turning an ordinary day's work for dispatcher Walter Garber into a face-off with the mastermind behind the crime.
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A high-pressure hostage negotiation thriller that traps you in a subway car with escalating stakes and constant threats. The film sustains tension through cat-and-mouse dialogue and cascading crises that leave little room to breathe.
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Denzel Washington
Walter Garber
John Travolta
Ryder
John Turturro
Lt. Camonetti
Luis Guzmán
Phil Ramos
James Gandolfini
Mayor
Michael Rispoli
John Johnson
Gary Basaraba
Jerry Pollard, motorman
Alex Kaluzhsky
George, teen hostage
Alice Kremelberg
George's Girlfriend
Katherine Sigismund
Mother-hostage
Jake Siciliano
Boy hostage
Gbenga Akinnagbe
Wallace, hostage
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