Train to Busan

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Train to Busan

Released Jul 22, 2016

1h 58m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

Action

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A man (Gong Yoo), his estranged daughter and other passengers become trapped on a speeding train during a zombie outbreak in South Korea.

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Critics Consensus

Train to Busan delivers a thrillingly unique -- and purely entertaining -- take on the zombie genre, with fully realized characters and plenty of social commentary to underscore the bursts of skillfully staged action.

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Chris Stuckmann

ChrisStuckmann.com

It could not be done better. They pulled no punches with this movie.

Rated: A+

Jul 16, 2020

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Alexandra Heller-Nicholas

The Blue Lenses

Train to Busan is horror as it should be: intelligent, fun, and celebrating life with every mad twist and new take on death that it can find.

Aug 25, 2018

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Matthew Lickona

San Diego Reader

Director Yeon Sang-ho makes smart use of the cramped quarters, and while it's true that his zombies' abilities tend to vary according to the requirements of the moment, it's easy to overlook amid the onslaught of action and emotion.

Rated: 3/5

Jan 6, 2017

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Bianca Garner

Filmotomy

There’s a high degree of believability to this film and the scenario that’s unfolding.

Oct 3, 2024

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Joshua Polanski

Boston Hassle

Many of the film’s great images capture the tenderness of parental love: a close-up of a father’s hand holding his daughter’s, a husband glancing back at his wife and in his dying breaths suggesting a name to his pregnant wife for their coming child...

Jul 4, 2024

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Stephanie Archer

Film Inquiry

There is a deep love that carries through the devastation, Train to Busan delivers what movies are all about.

Jun 8, 2024

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Audience Member

It was such a edge cutting journey watching this movie. A movie with deep emotions. I loved it so much because of the emotions it brought out of me while watching. It's definitely a movie worth watching.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/07/24

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Ceth r

I'm literally furious right now. It gets +1/2 a star for granny opening the train doors after her sister gets eaten but I am so mad at the rest of this dumbassery. The emotional 'high' at the end doesn't really hit when you *put your hand over a zombie's mouth* and then get bit. He could have tossed him over the side before he got combative. He could have used literally *any other part* of asshole-dude's body. But no. We're stuck with this. And then you give me sad pinky piano music like I should be sad and feel bad? Nahhh, That's all you, buddy. I feel nothing but vitriol for this film.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

11/03/24

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Bryant C

Probably the best zombie movie I've ever seen .

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/31/24

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Jay A

A no win situation, much like the 28 series, crazy, intense, non-stop action.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/29/24

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Dean E

If you're looking for a scary, action-packed zombie movie, this is it. Nothing less, nothing more.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

10/21/24

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Hilly C

This is honestly my favorite movie, extraordinary ending, just amazing movie, it’s scary, funny, and sad, there’s a lot of emotions and feelings in this movie, it’s impossible to not care about the characters and impossible not to love the beautiful ending, it’s just perfect balanced, definitely a must watch 10/10

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/17/24

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Gong Yoo

Seok Woo

Jung Yu-mi

Seong-kyeong

Ma Dong-seok

Sang Hwa

Choi Woo-sik

Young Gook

Kim Eui-sung

Yon-suk

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Synopsis

A man (Gong Yoo), his estranged daughter and other passengers become trapped on a speeding train during a zombie outbreak in South Korea.

Director: Yeon Sang-ho
Producer: Lee Dong-ha
Screenwriter: Yeon Sang-ho, Joo-Suk Park
Distributor: Well Go USA
Production Co: RedPeter Film
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Action
Original Language: Korean
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 22, 2016, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 6, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $2.1M
Runtime: 1h 58m
Sound Mix: Stereo, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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