The Midnight Meat Train

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The Midnight Meat Train

R

Released Aug 1, 2008

1h 40m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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When struggling photographer Leon Kaufman (Bradley Cooper) meets the owner of a prominent art gallery, he sees a chance for the success that has, so far, eluded him. Determined to show the darker side of humanity for his debut showing, Leon crosses paths with Mahogany (Vinnie Jones) a serial killer who preys on late-night subway commuters. His fascination with Mahogany pulls him -- and his lover (Leslie Bibb) -- deep into an evil abyss.

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Critics Consensus

A creative and energetic adaptation of a Clive Barker short story, with enough scares and thrills to be a potential cult classic.

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Anton Bitel

Little White Lies

this devilishly ambiguous thriller leaves viewers to decide whether to take the conventional or the less-traveled tunnel through its narrative network - and the results are a stylishly bloody descent into madness, murder and hell itself.

Dec 1, 2010

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Nick Schager

Lessons of Darkness

So thoroughly coated in over-the-top blood and guts that even veteran genre fans will likely be astounded.

Rated: B-

Mar 25, 2010

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Phelim O'Neill

Guardian

Japanese director Ryuhei Kitamura, who kicked off his career with 2000's impressive micro-budget zombie flick Versus, delivers plenty of stylish visuals and an admirably unrestrained attitude to gore.

Rated: 2/5

Oct 31, 2008

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

The film’s tone is severe and handled with the utmost seriousness in every scene. So why was I laughing?

Rated: 1/4

Sep 6, 2023

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Kristy Strouse

Film Inquiry

Gruesome, dirty, strange: I love it.

Oct 26, 2022

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

Easily one of 2008's most pleasant, if one dares to call such a film pleasant, surprises.

Rated: 3.5/4.0

Sep 16, 2020

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Faraz E

Movie was a waste of time, I only would watch if there is nothing else to do and boredom is killing you. Even then boring ending and boring movie.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

11/18/24

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Thomas W

Absolute mindless garbage with little story.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

11/10/24

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Jeremy A

Ok for what it was. But holy crap that ending was fugged up. 3.5*

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

10/25/24

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Justin T

The film looked very nice most of the time but then there were these over-the-top sequences that felt so out-of-place and detracted from the seriousness of the movie. The sound design was amazing! It really did sound gorgeous. Great use of the surround sound and beautifully mixed. Possibly the best sound mix I have ever heard. The only other one that springs to mind was Eden Lake (2008) but that was less dynamic and creative than this film. It started off like a slasher movie but ended slightly differently. The problem was that the pacing was very uneven and the whole ending was a bit nonsensical - should have been more out there to make it more acceptable. It was an interesting fundamental idea though. This needed to be paced faster with more stuff regarding the ending back-story. It’s a bit uneven.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

10/13/24

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Scott W

Absolutely horrible Huge Horror fan I am and this was ridiculously stupid there has to be somewhat of a realistic approach to what people will do in these situations yes it is a movie but give me an effing break stupidly written just dumb sorry but awful just awful

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

09/08/24

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James B

As a fan of the short story the midnight meat train in the book of blood volume 1 it's nice to see a faithful adaptation of the story. Despite it's bad CGI in places the midnight meat train is an epic film with extraordinary acting and is definitely one of my favourite films.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

08/31/24

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Ryûhei Kitamura

Director

Bradley Cooper

Leon

Leslie Bibb

Maya

Vinnie Jones

Mahogany

Brooke Shields

Susan Hoff

Roger Bart

Jurgis

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The Midnight Meat Train: Official Clip - Field Dressing a Human

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Synopsis

When struggling photographer Leon Kaufman (Bradley Cooper) meets the owner of a prominent art gallery, he sees a chance for the success that has, so far, eluded him. Determined to show the darker side of humanity for his debut showing, Leon crosses paths with Mahogany (Vinnie Jones) a serial killer who preys on late-night subway commuters. His fascination with Mahogany pulls him -- and his lover (Leslie Bibb) -- deep into an evil abyss.

Director: Ryûhei Kitamura
Producer: Tom Rosenberg, Gary Lucchesi, Richard S. Wright, Eric Reid, Jorge Saralegui, Clive Barker
Distributor: Lionsgate Films
Production Co: GreeneStreet Films Inc.
Rating: R (Language|Grisly Images Involving Nudity|Sexual Content|Strong Bloody Violence)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 1, 2008, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 1, 2009
Box Office (Gross USA): $73.5K
Runtime: 1h 40m

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