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The Taking of Pelham 123

THE TAKING OF PELHAM 123
The Taking of Pelham 123
The Taking of Pelham 123

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.

The Taking of Pelham 123

  • Action/Adventure

  • Directed By:

    Tony Scott

  • Written By:

    Brian Helgelan

  • Cast:

    Denzel Washington, John Travolta, Luis Guzman, John Turturro, Michael Rispoli

  • Year:

    2009

"An open-hydrant whooosh of an action thriller about a hijacked NYC subway train with passengers held as hostages -- caffeinated update of a 1974 city-on-fire cult classic that cracked wish with a cynical, now nostalgia-inducing, graffiti-era veracity."
- Lis Schwarzbaum (Entertainment Weekly)