Unstoppable

Name: Unstoppable
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Released: November 12, 2010
Duration: 98 min
Rating: 69
Cast: Chris Pine, Denzel Washington, Rosario Dawson

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Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation | Release Date: November 12, 2010 | PG-13

Starring: Chris Pine, Denzel Washington, Rosario Dawson

Summary: An unmanned runaway train is carrying a cargo of toxic chemicals. An engineer and his conductor find themselves in a race against time. (Firm Films)

Director: Tony Scott

Genre(s): Action, Drama, Thriller

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 98 min

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Joe Morgenstern

Dec 14, 2010

Who knew that Unstoppable would be sensational? Talk about well-kept- and welcome-surprises. Tony Scott's latest thriller turns out to be pure cinema in the classic sense of the term. It's a motion picture about motion, an action symphony that gives new meaning to the notion of a one-track mind. Read full review

Movieline Stephanie Zacharek

Dec 14, 2010

The thrill of Tony Scott's Unstoppable, in which a runaway freight train hurtles through rural - and toward not-so-rural - Pennsylvania, is that its setup asks us to believe only in human ineptitude. Read full review

J.R. Jones

Dec 14, 2010

Screenwriter Mark Bomback doesn't do much with the backstory scenes linking Pine and Washington to their worried families, but the main story is gripping, flawlessly paced, and nicely grounded in operational detail. Read full review

Ty Burr

Dec 14, 2010

Unstoppable is edited for maximum impact without showboating. The central situation sustains the drama and the way it's filmed, and when that situation is over, so's the movie. More films should be this enjoyably functional. Read full review

Boxoffice Magazine Pete Hammond

Dec 14, 2010

Unbeatable entertainment if you want to climb on board for the ride. Read full review

Keith Uhlich

Dec 14, 2010

Tony Scott almost wins us over with this fun thrill ride. Read full review

Marc Savlov

Dec 14, 2010

It's manic and wearyingly predictable, and as soon as it begins, you know exactly how it's going to end: with a hard, fast crash (and the requisite yakkety epilogue). Read full review

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LizStrauss

Feb 21, 2011

Denzel is lower key until the role calls for action. Every character is perfectly cast and the movie is well edited to avoid the usual long soapy scenes. The lead character is definitely the train, but I bet that was so when a similar incident happened. It was edge of the seat action. HeldDenzel is lower key until the role calls for action. Every character is perfectly cast and the movie is well edited to avoid the usual long soapy scenes. The lead character is definitely the train, but I bet that was so when a similar incident happened. It was edge of the seat action. Held our attention and kept us engaged. Great fun - everything it should be.… Expand

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lukesnook

Nov 12, 2010

This is a movie I walked in thinking hey, good actors, good director, and a ok plot. Half way into the film I was like who I am kidding, this is the BEST plot ever. It had way better action scenes than I expected, plus It had amazing acting from Denzel and the young Chris Pine. It will leaveThis is a movie I walked in thinking hey, good actors, good director, and a ok plot. Half way into the film I was like who I am kidding, this is the BEST plot ever. It had way better action scenes than I expected, plus It had amazing acting from Denzel and the young Chris Pine. It will leave you sweating and on the edge of your seat for the whole movie! It was so good I might have to see a second time with my friends.… Expand

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Commen0136

Mar 6, 2011

I was surprised that this film was actually good. The first 5 or 10 minutes for me was pretty boring but the rest was really awesome. The acting of the most characters were really good (the acting of the daughters and Darcy wasn't that good). This is probably the best train-disaster film inI was surprised that this film was actually good. The first 5 or 10 minutes for me was pretty boring but the rest was really awesome. The acting of the most characters were really good (the acting of the daughters and Darcy wasn't that good). This is probably the best train-disaster film in recent years. The film made me believe that the characters were real (yeah only the unmanned train part of the film is based on a true story). This film is really interesting and awesome.… Expand

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2GUI2

Dec 30, 2010

The movie is nice... It's a TV movie and nothing else. Denzel Washington was nice but not great. It's good that the story is true and that the actors are known, but the film is only OK.

1 of 1 users found this helpful10

Jack97

May 5, 2016

Unstoppable had one job to do and that is be a thrilling with nail biting intensity and passed that with flying colors. This is the sequel to "Speed" that we should've gotten.

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dev92

Aug 25, 2012

A very good thriller which was just a little too cliched and cheesy for me to rate it any higher. Still I enjoyed myself and thought that Pine was rather good. Denzel and Tony Scott always tend to produce good action films.

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Deitiesforsale

Nov 2, 2012

I seen this movie in the cinema expecting a Thrill ride, what I got was Speed 4 (The Father Ted Episode Speed 3 was more exciting than this movie), but only even more predictable, boring, stale... if not for the acting... I would have filed a petition to metacritic attempting to get them toI seen this movie in the cinema expecting a Thrill ride, what I got was Speed 4 (The Father Ted Episode Speed 3 was more exciting than this movie), but only even more predictable, boring, stale... if not for the acting... I would have filed a petition to metacritic attempting to get them to add a minus rating to the score system and this would be sitting at -5 at least, waste of time and money.… Expand

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