End of the Line

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End of the Line

PG

Released Aug 28, 1987

1h 45m

Comedy

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Two Arkansas railroad men (Wilford Brimley, Levon Helm) steal a train and go to Chicago to fight for their jobs.

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

This movie has its heart in the right place, but it needs just a tad more cynicism.

Rated: 2/4

Jan 1, 2000

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Lori Hoffman

Atlantic City Weekly

Rated: 3/5

Mar 9, 2006

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 2/5

Oct 10, 2005

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Philip Martin

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

more heart than expertise but a fine family film

Rated: 3/5

Mar 27, 2005

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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

Spirituality & Practice

Brims with respect for the fighting spirit of displaced workers.

Rated: 3/5

Aug 28, 2004

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A fish-out-of-water, high-concept indie comedy with goofy humor and broad characters…that's actually fairly funny, despite it's MAGA-approved fight-against-progress ethos. Brimley and Helm are so well-casted, and Balaban's small part only further proves his comic genius; but don't believe the poster…Kevin Pork-fat is barely in this joker. I don't like being lied to.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/24/23

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(***): [img]http://images.rottentomatoes.com/images/user/icons/icon14.gif[/img] Very likeable characters and an entertaining film overall.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/18/23

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Really good movie. Good family film.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/30/23

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Why was kevin Bacon in this it was after footloose so he'd become a pretty big star and I swear hes only in it for 15 mins all up. Pretty dumb movie about some old guys stealing a train, had some enjoyable stuff but you can see why its a forgoten 80s movie no one has heard about.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/23/23

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Two railroad employees, scheduled for redundancy when their parent company switches to airfreight, set off for Chicago in a stolen locomotive for a showdown with the head of the corporation. Light-hearted drama, starring Wilford Brimley Levon Helm,And Kevin Bacon

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/16/23

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I thought this movie was cute.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/15/23

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Synopsis

Two Arkansas railroad men (Wilford Brimley, Levon Helm) steal a train and go to Chicago to fight for their jobs.

Director: Jay Russell
Producer: Lewis M. Allen, Peter Newman
Screenwriter: Jay Russell
Production Co: The Sundance Institute, Guadalupe-Hudson Productions
Rating: PG
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 28, 1987, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): May 6, 2014
Runtime: 1h 45m

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