Runaway Train (1985)

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Directed By Andrey Konchalovskiy Andrey Konchalovskiy Starring Jon Voight Jon Voight  •  Eric Roberts Eric Roberts  •  Rebecca De Mornay Rebecca De Mornay  •  Kyle T. Heffner Kyle T. Heffner  •  John P. Ryan John P. Ryan Genres Action Thriller  •  Action  •  Adventure Drama  •  Adventure  •  Drama  •  Escape Film  •  Prison Film  •  Thriller Studios &
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Cannon Films  •  Arrow Films  •  Twilight Time  •  Kino Lorber Studio Classics  •  Time Out: New York's 100 Best Action Movies
Release Info 1985-11-15T00:00:00Z November 15, 1985
Color  •  111 minutes R Rated R
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topichtennis

topichtennis on 1/5/2011 Reply  · 

At first this film felt very 80's, from the synth soundtrack to the cliche prison scenes. But there is a moment about 20 minutes in where the film starts asking philosophical questions about the nature of man. Jon Voight gives an animalistic performance as an escaped convict. But can he tame the beast that is inside him. The beast that wants freedom so bad that he's willing to kill. There's also other ethical questions that are asked, primarily by central command, that shows that Kurosawa had something to do with this script. The only reason this is a good movie rather than a great one is because of the decade which is was birthed.

7/10

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Andrew784

Andrew784 on 12/25/2019 Reply  · 

How have I never seen this before!

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