Synopsis
A runaway train, transporting deadly, toxic chemicals, is barreling down on Stanton, Pennsylvania, and proves to be unstoppable until a veteran engineer and young conductor risk their lives to try and stop it with a switch engine.
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Cast
- Denzel WashingtonFrank Barnes
- Chris PineWill Colson
- Rosario DawsonConnie Hooper
- Kevin DunnGalvin
- Lew TempleNed
- Kevin CorriganInspector Werner
- Ethan SupleeDewey
- Kevin ChapmanBunny
- Jessy SchramDarcy Colson
- Elizabeth MathisNicole Barnes
Recommendations
- 88
Chicago Sun-Times
The photography and sound here are very effective in establishing that a train is an enormously heavy thing, and once in motion wants to continue. We knew that. But Scott all but crushes us with the weight of the juggernaut. We are spellbound. - 83
Christian Science Monitor
The real star here is the big, unmanned freight train sparking through Pennsylvania at 70 m.p.h. while carrying hazardous cargo. Best of all, the train doesn't have any dialogue. - 80
Arizona Republic
With a movie like this, trying to guess how it ends isn't the point. Enjoying the ride is, and on that front, Unstoppable delivers. - 80
Chicago Reader
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. - 80
Empire
Some days a runaway train movie just hits the spot. - 75
Boston Globe
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. - 75
Chicago Tribune
The runaway train thriller Unstoppable is one of Tony Scott's better films. - 75
Entertainment Weekly
The exchange of substance for speed may not appeal to all, but if you're on board you'll find it hard to disembark.
