Synopsis
When a zombie virus pushes Korea into a state of emergency, those trapped on an express train to Busan must fight for their own survival.
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Cast
- Gong YooSeok-woo
- Kim Su-anSoo-ahn
- Jung Yu-miSung-gyeong
- Ma Dong-seokSang-hwa
- Choi Woo-shikYeong-gook
- An So-heeJin-hee
- Kim Eui-sungYong-suk
- Ye Su-jeongIn-gil
- Park Myung-shinJong-gil
- Choi Gwi-hwaHomeless Man
Recommendations
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Variety
Train to Busan pulses with relentless locomotive momentum. As an allegory of class rebellion and moral polarization, it proves just as biting as Bong Joon-ho’s sci-fi dystopia “Snowpiercer,” while delivering even more unpretentious fun. - 80
Village Voice
Yeon's patient direction and clever plot twists make Seok-woo's transformation from selfish antihero into brave caregiver consistently compelling. - 80
The New York Times
Often chaotic but never disorienting, the movie’s spirited set pieces — like a wriggling ribbon of undead clinging doggedly to the last compartment — owe much to Lee Hyung-deok’s wonderfully agile cinematography. - 75
RogerEbert.com
The most purely entertaining zombie film in some time. - 75
Miami Herald
Best of all, the story moves as fast as that bullet train, careening from one impossible predicament to the next while the characters jostle to survive. - 70
Screen Daily
Although it lacks the layers evident in Yeon’s acclaimed animations (including the thematically-linked Seoul Station), this is still an entertaining ride, as well as providing political commentary when it overtly references the Korean government’s response to the MERS virus alongside commenting on the country’s class system. - 70
Los Angeles Times
The key to the fun is that Yeon eschews lookie-loo gore for thrilling set pieces: his fleet, imaginative action scenes recall Brad Bird’s crisp transition to real people in peril when he made his “Mission Impossible” movie. - 67
The Film Stage
It’s another well-made, culturally specific zombie film, but it could have been something much more filling.
