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- 1986
- R
- Cannon Releasing Corp.
- 1 h 51 m
- 1986
- R
- Cannon Releasing Corp.
- 1 h 51 m
Summary Two escaped convicts and a female railway worker find themselves trapped on a train with no brakes and nobody driving.
Directed By: Andrey Konchalovskiy
- 1986
- R
- Cannon Releasing Corp.
- 1 h 51 m
- 1986
- R
- Cannon Releasing Corp.
- 1 h 51 m
Runaway Train
67
6.5
Where to Watch
Summary Two escaped convicts and a female railway worker find themselves trapped on a train with no brakes and nobody driving.
Directed By: Andrey Konchalovskiy
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 11 Critic Reviews
67
64% Positive
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
36% Mixed
4 Reviews
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0% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 11 Critic Reviews
67
64% Positive
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
36% Mixed
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Runaway Train is a reminder that the great adventures are great because they happen to people we care about.
The true winning formula, however, is found in Voight and Roberts’ double-act. Their eccentric characters are funny, violent and heartwarming all at the same time, where we root for them despite the fact that they’re basically psychopaths.
The action in this superlative film is relentless and gripping from beginning to end.
The movie comes to rest on Voight and, to a lesser extent, on the views of the train itself, which looks great thundering through the snow. Voight is nearly as impressive in appearance, tricked out with some menacing scars and a gold tooth, and he gives his part a reading quite unlike his previous work. [22 Jan 1986, p.D7]
Runaway Train isn't just bad -- it's bodaciously bad, grotesquely overblown, lurid in its emotion, big ideas on its brain. And anyone with a taste for camp will have a glorious good time. [20 Jan 1986, p.C4]
Not every movie -- even one based on an unproduced Kurosawa screenplay -- has to be about Life itself. Oh well, enjoy it for the thrills, and don't worry about trying to keep a straight face. [30 Dec 1985, p.62]
Runaway Train, which could have been Kurosawa's Wages of Fear, has been re- written by a committee and does not
explore the theme so much as hold it up for ridicule: Runaway Train is an also-Ran. [23 Dec 1985]
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 15 User Ratings
6.5
60% Positive
9 Ratings
9 Ratings
20% Mixed
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20% Negative
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 15 User Ratings
6.5
60% Positive
9 Ratings
9 Ratings
20% Mixed
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
20% Negative
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
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Awards
Golden Globes, USA
• 1 Win & 3 Nominations
Academy Awards, USA
• 3 Nominations
Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
