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The Taking of Pelham 123

The Taking of Pelham 123

2009Movie⏱️ 1h 46mR🏆 #4394 Top Rated
ActionCrimeThriller
6.4
IMDB Rating
216,129 votes

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.

Director
Tony Scott
Writers
Brian Helgeland, John Godey
Stars
Denzel Washington, John Travolta, Luis Guzmán
Release Date
June 12, 2009
Language
English, Ukrainian
Country
United States, United Kingdom
🏆 1
Wins
🎯 7
Nominations
💬 401
Reviews
📋 128K
Watchlists
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🎭 Top Cast

Denzel Washington
Denzel Washington
as Walter Garber
John Travolta
John Travolta
as Ryder
Luis Guzmán
Luis Guzmán
as Phil Ramos
👤
Victor Gojcaj
as Bashkin
👤
Robert Vataj
as Emri
John Turturro
John Turturro
as Camonetti
Michael Rispoli
Michael Rispoli
as John Johnson
Ramón Rodríguez
Ramón Rodríguez
as Delgado
James Gandolfini
James Gandolfini
as Mayor
John Benjamin Hickey
John Benjamin Hickey
as Deputy Mayor LaSalle

💰 Box Office

$150,166,126
Worldwide Gross
$65,452,312
Domestic Gross
$23,373,102
Opening Weekend

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
2.39 : 1
Sound
SDDS
Sound
DTS
Sound
Dolby Digital
Color
Color
Filming Location
Lower Bay Station, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Production
Columbia Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), Relativity Media

🏷️ Keywords

child in jeopardyt. scott and washingtontrainhostagesubway

🎯 Categories

ActionCrimeThriller

⭐ Featured Review

Dunno why it gets so a bad rep
by numba0232025-03-01
8/10

"I am generally pretty hard to please when it comes to film/tv so I'm surprised that I seem to rate this higher than most, I haven't seen the original which might be the reason but regardless how good that is, it shouldn't take away from this which I really enjoyed. I love how JT played his character and DW was engaging and believable as ever. I'm sure it's all very unlikely to happen in this way but it's one of only a handful of movies that I can rewatch and enjoy again and again. The director probably has a large part in why it worked for me as it's put toge..."

💡 Did You Know?

John Travolta chose not to promote the film with the rest of the cast because he was still reeling from the loss of his son Jett.

📖 Synopsis

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.