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Transsiberian

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On their way home from China, married Christian missionaries Roy (Woody Harrelson) and Jessie (Emily Mortimer) take a train from Beijing to Moscow. On board, they befriend Carlos (Eduardo Noriega) and Abby (Kate Mara). When Roy does not return in time at one stop, Jessie waits for him to catch up at the next station. Carlos and Abby stay with her, insisting the town is unsafe, however Carlos' attempts to "befriend" Jessie radically change the dynamic of the trip.
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Traditional in form yet effective in execution, this taut thriller updates the "danger on a train" scenario with atmospheric sense.

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Mark Rahner Seattle Times A first-class white-knuckle trip. May 5, 2020 Full Review Gervase de Wilde Daily Telegraph (UK) The eventual resolution is too neat, but striking cinematography and brilliant performances sustain Transsiberian and leave you wondering why it never made it to UK cinemas. May 5, 2020 Full Review Rob Mackie Guardian Strangely denied a cinema release here in the UK, Transsiberian is an enjoyably devious thriller. Rated: 4/5 May 1, 2020 Full Review Yasser Medina Cinefilia I find the execution of 'Transsiberian' somewhat conventional, despite the fact that the premise has a promising start. [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 6/10 Aug 8, 2020 Full Review Sergi Sánchez Fotogramas What could have been a... 1970s Europudding byproducts turns into an entertaining thriller. Rated: 3/5 May 5, 2020 Full Review Al Hoff Pittsburgh City Paper Unfortunately, it all builds to a last reel that is truly off the rails - a strenuous bit of action-flick silliness seriously at odds with the more low-key, psychological thriller that precedes it. May 5, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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Georgan G A great train ride mystery. The scenery is beautiful, the acting perfect and the plot twists entrancing. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 10/19/24 Full Review Luis M. D Good movie. The best moments are in the middle part when the female protagonist felt nervous and guilty for what she had done. The final part, while still absorbing, abandoned finesse and subtlety for adrenaline and action. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 05/10/24 Full Review Jack S Generally well-made, sometimes suspenseful and often exciting, this is one of those thrillers that establishes the scene effectively and introduces the main characters well initially, but then becomes increasingly less plausible as it goes along. Mortimer is outstanding throughout (although she's simply too smart a character to, for example, believably travel on a whim with a suspicious stranger to the middle of nowhere in a foreign country—in minus 23 degree cold—all while somehow conveniently forgetting about the stranger's absent girlfriend [Mara] that she'd earlier befriended!). Kingsley dominates his scenes, as usual. However, Harrelson, a fine actor in other films, is simply impossible to take seriously here. Overall, it's worth a look, but only if you don't scrutinize some of the details of the complicated plot. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 10/29/23 Full Review Larry J Good cast. I did not know where this movie was going. Lots of neat twists. Really good movie. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 04/22/23 Full Review smithal57 Femdom at its best. May have just as well castrated Woody Harrelson. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/26/23 Full Review Audience Member I don't really know what to say here Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/14/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis On their way home from China, married Christian missionaries Roy (Woody Harrelson) and Jessie (Emily Mortimer) take a train from Beijing to Moscow. On board, they befriend Carlos (Eduardo Noriega) and Abby (Kate Mara). When Roy does not return in time at one stop, Jessie waits for him to catch up at the next station. Carlos and Abby stay with her, insisting the town is unsafe, however Carlos' attempts to "befriend" Jessie radically change the dynamic of the trip.
Director
Brad Anderson
Producer
Julio Fernández
Screenwriter
Will Conroy
Distributor
First Look
Production Co
Telecinco Cinema, Filmax, Castelao Producciones S.A., Canal+ España, Scout Productions
Rating
R (Some Violence|Language|Torture)
Genre
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 18, 2008, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 10, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$2.2M
Runtime
1h 51m
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