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Tezz (2012)
, 2h2Directed by Priyadarshan
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action
Themes Films about music and musicians, Films about terrorism, Transport films, Aviation films, Rail transport films, Musical films, Dans un avion, Bollywood, Heist films, Gangster films, Escroquerie, Films about hijackings
Actors Anil Kapoor, Ajay Devgn, Mohanlal, Zayed Khan, Boman Irani, Kangana Ranaut
Aakash Rana (Ajay Devgn), is an illegal immigrant married to British citizen Nikita (Kangna Ranaut) living as a successful engineer but is eventually caught and deported from the UK thus crushing his dreams of an ideal life. Four years later, Aakash returns with vengeance on his mind and teams up with his former employees Aadil Khan(Zayed Khan) and Megha (Sameera Reddy) to wreak some havoc. What follows is a bomb threat on a train and a tensed Railway Control officer Sanjay Raina (Boman Irani) and Anti-Terrorism officer Arjun Khanna (Anil Kapoor) trying every trick in the book to avert the disaster and to apprehend the culprits. Sanjay Raina trying his best to save his daughter Piya (Avika Gor) and the passengers in the train who are thrown in the mix are police officer Shivan Nair (Mohanlal) and his team of cops, who are escorting a prisoner on the same ill-fated train. Aakash demands 10 million euros and then he will tell how to disarm the bomb. The ministry does not want to give the money, but Khanna convinces them that the money will be given back and is a way to lure the terrorists. After following Aakash's instructions and dropping the money in a river, he walks away. Meghna gets the money and tries to get away. She evades the cops after a vicious chase but unfortunately she is killed by a van in an intersection. Khanna finds out that Khan is one of the bombers and chases him. Khan is shot in the leg, but he gets away after jumping from the bridge and landing on a jet ski driven by Aakash. Aakash once again demands money and tells it to be left in a dustbin. The dustbin falls inward and Aakash runs away with the money even though the police attempt to pursue him. Khanna and his team find out where Aadil is and go there to arrest him. However, Aadil commits suicide with a bomb almost killing Khanna. Aakash calls Raina and tells him that a note has been left at a restaurant called Delhi Darbar that tells how to defuse the bomb. However, the restaurant catches on fire and the letter is burnt. Aakash visits Nikita and his son and they arrange to leave UK that night via flight. Khanna visits Nikita and tells who her husband is. After changing the plan, that they should leave UK via train because the police has found out about his plan of leaving via plane, he goes to the train station. There he sees a video of Raina asking the bomber to call again as the letter was burnt. Aakash calls Raina and tells him that the bomb was not connected to the wheels and the train will not explode if stopped. Raina stops the train and everyone disembarks safely. Nikita who is helping Khanna now, goes to the train station and sees Aakash and the news that the bomb threat was a hoax. She lets Aakash go, but Khanna finds out as Aakash's son calls him Daddy. Khanna chases him and they fight. After Aakash pleas to Khanna to let him go and explains why he took such drastic actions. Realizing that Aakash was a victim of deportation and wants to just be with his family again at peace, Khanna stays silent (hinting he will let him leave scotfree). However, the police arrive and after seeing that Aakash had a gun, they shoot him.
Hugo (2011)
, 2h7Directed by Martin Scorsese
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Fantastic, Adventure
Themes Films about films, Films about children, Films about magic and magicians, Transport films, Rail transport films, Steampunk films, Children's films, Robot films
Actors Ben Kingsley, Sacha Baron Cohen, Asa Butterfield, Chloë Grace Moretz, Ray Winstone, Emily Mortimer
In 1931, 12-year-old Hugo Cabret lives in Paris with his father, a widowed, but kind and devoted master clockmaker. Hugo's father takes him to see films and loves those of Georges Méliès best of all.
Atlas Shrugged: Part I (2011)
, 1h37Directed by Paul Johansson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller
Themes Transport films, Rail transport films, Films based on science fiction novels, Political films, Dystopian films
Actors Taylor Schilling, Grant Bowler, Matthew Marsden, Graham Beckel, Edi Gathegi, Jsu Garcia
It is 2016 and the United States is in a sustained economic depression. Industrial disasters, resource shortages, and gasoline at $37/gallon have made railroads the primary mode of transportation, but even they are in disrepair. After a major accident on the Rio Norte line of the Taggart Transcontinental railroad, CEO James Taggart shirks responsibility. His sister Dagny Taggart, Vice-President in Charge of Operation, defies him by replacing the aging track with new rails made of Rearden Metal, which is claimed to be lighter yet stronger than steel. Dagny meets with its inventor, Hank Rearden, and they negotiate a deal they both admit serves their respective self-interests.
I Wish (2011)
, 2h8Directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda
Origin Japon
Genres Drama
Themes Films about families, Seafaring films, Transport films, Rail transport films
Actors Nene Ōtsuka, Joe Odagiri, Kanna Hashimoto, Yui Natsukawa, Hiroshi Abe, Masami Nagasawa
Koichi vit avec sa mère à Kagoshima, séparé de son frère Ryûnosuke à la suite du divorce de leurs parents. Ryûnosuke vit avec son père dans une ville éloignée mais les deux frères gardent contact et complicité. Ils ont la nostalgie de leur vie d'avant et souhaiteraient être à nouveau une famille unie de quatre personnes. L'inauguration prochaine du Shinkansen dans l'île de Kyushu les amène à croire que leur vœu se réalisera s'il est exprimé au moment et à l'endroit où les deux premiers trains à grande vitesse se croiseront sur ce trajet. C'est le cadre d'un voyage initiatique des deux frères et de leurs amis.
See How They Dance (2011)
, 1h39Directed by Claude Miller
Origin France
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Transport films, Rail transport films
Actors Marina Hands, James Thiérrée, Maya Sansa, Yves Jacques, Anne-Marie Cadieux, Aubert Pallascio
During a journey the widow Lise gets to know her late husband's lover Alexandra.
Source Code (2011)
, 1h33Directed by Duncan Jones
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Action
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about terrorism, Transport films, Time travel films, Rail transport films, Films about psychiatry, Films about disabilities, Political films, Temporal paradox
Actors Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Monaghan, Vera Farmiga, Jeffrey Wright, Russell Peters, Michael Arden
U.S. Army pilot Captain Colter Stevens (Jake Gyllenhaal), last aware of being on a mission in Afghanistan, wakes up on a commuter train to Chicago, at 7:40 am. To the world around him – including his traveling partner Christina Warren (Michelle Monaghan) and the bathroom mirror – he appears to be Sean Fentress, a school teacher. As he comes to grips with this revelation, the train explodes, killing everyone aboard.
The Little Engine That Could (2011)
, 1h22Directed by Elliot M. Bour
Origin USA
Genres Animation
Themes Transport films, Rail transport films, Children's films
Actors Alyson Stoner, Whoopi Goldberg, Jamie Lee Curtis, Patrick Warburton, Brenda Song, Corbin Bleu
Little E. wakes the control tower up, so she can start work. She dreams of being a dream hauler. But the control the tower confirms that she is too small to pull her own train. She gets a little help from Rusty, an old and wise Engine.
Unstoppable (2010)
, 1h38Directed by Tony Scott
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action
Themes Transport films, Rail transport films, Children's films, Disaster films, American disaster films, Film se déroulant dans un train
Actors Denzel Washington, Chris Pine, Rosario Dawson, Lew Temple, Ethan Suplee, Kevin Dunn
While moving a train pulled by engines #777 and #767 at the Veteran Allegheny and West Virginia Railroad (AWVR) trainyard in the fictional city of Fuller Pennsylvania, the two hostlers Dewey and Gilleece take ill-advised shortcuts and accidentally allow the engine to leave the trainyard on its own power without the air brakes engaged. Initially believing the train to be a "coaster", yardmaster Connie Hooper orders Dewey, Gilleece, and chief welder Ned Oldham to drive and catch up the train to stop it. When Oldham finds that the train has already past where it was supposed to be, they realize that the train is running on full power and now poses a dangerous threat. Dewey and Gilleece manage to catch up to 777 using a high-railing truck, but fail to board the train in time. Hooper alerts Oscar Galvin, director of operations for AWVR, as well instructs the local and state police and sheriffs to secure all the grade crossings to prevent injury. Visiting Federal Railroad Administration safety inspector Scott Werner finds that 8 cars being pulled by 777 contain molten phenol which would be a major disaster if the train should crash or derail in a populated area. News of the runaway train soon becomes a media event.
Railways (2010)
, 2h10Genres Drama
Themes Transport films, Rail transport films
Actors Kiichi Nakai, Reiko Takashima, Yuika Motokariya, Shirō Sano, Tomoko Naraoka, Masanori Ishii
The movie tells the story of a 49-year-old office worker, who quits his job in Tokyo to become a train driver on the rural Ichibata Electric Railway in Shimane Prefecture.
Métamorphose d'une gare (2010)
, 1h20Directed by Thierry Michel
Genres Documentary
Themes Transport films, Rail transport films, Documentary films about technology
The new Guillemins station in Liège was a huge project undertaken by the Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava, who had already directed construction of stations in Zurich, Lisbon and Lyon. The site presented many challenges. The film follows the project from start to end over a nine-year period. It documents the issues, frictions and tension of the project as well as the pride and enthusiasm of the people involved. The result was a modern cathedral of European high-speed rail. The project was controversial, being criticized as being too grandiose, too expensive to maintain and not well-adapted to the Belgian climate. In the process many old buildings were destroyed and the whole neighborhood was disrupted.
Cheminots (2010)
, 1h20Origin France
Themes Transport films, Films about the labor movement, Rail transport films, Documentaire sur le monde du travail
Le travail quotidien des cheminots et leurs inquiétudes à l'heure de l'ouverture à la concurrence d'une activité relevant du service public.
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009)
, 1h45Directed by Tony Scott
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Films about terrorism, Transport films, Rail transport films, Heist films, Gangster films, Escroquerie, Films about hijackings
Actors Denzel Washington, John Travolta, Luis Guzmán, John Turturro, Victor Gojcaj, Michael Rispoli
A man calling himself Ryder hijacks Pelham 123, a New York City Subway 6 train that departed from Pelham Bay Park station at 1:23 p.m. Ryder is accompanied by three other heavily armed men; Bashkim, Emri, and former train operator Phil Ramos. They uncouple the front car from the rest of the train and take the passengers hostage. MTA employee Walter Garber is working the Rail Control Center as a train dispatcher and receives a ransom call from Ryder, who demands $10 million in cash be paid within 60 minutes. Ryder warns that every minute past the deadline they force him to wait, he will execute a hostage.
Sin Nombre (2009)
, 1h36Directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Adventure, Crime
Themes Films about music and musicians, Transport films, Rail transport films, Hip hop films, Gangster films
Actors Édgar Flores, Paulina Gaitán, Tenoch Huerta Mejía, Héctor Jiménez, Gerardo Taracena
Willy, nicknamed El Casper, is a member of the Mara Salvatrucha gang and lives in Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico. He introduces a young boy into his gang, and the boy is given the nickname Smiley after a violent initiation. Casper later helps Smiley to complete this initiation by helping him execute a rival gang-member. Casper is romantically involved with a girl, Martha Marlen. Fearing for the girl's safety, he keeps the relationship a secret from his gang, but his double life causes his gang to doubt his loyalty. When Martha follows Casper to a gathering of his gang, the gang leader, Lil Mago, escorts her out, despite Casper's misgivings. Mago attempts to rape Martha and accidentally kills her. Later, he blithely tells Casper that he will find another.
Last Train Home (2009)
, 1h25Origin Canada
Genres Drama, Documentary
Themes Transport films, Rail transport films, Documentary films about technology
Every spring, China's 130 million migrant workers travel back to their home villages for the New Year's holiday. This exodus is the world's largest human migration.
Night Train (2009)
, 1h23Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action, Horror, Crime
Themes Transport films, Rail transport films
Actors Danny Glover, Leelee Sobieski, Steve Zahn, Matthias Schweighöfer, Richard O'Brien, Togo Igawa
Two passengers (Sobieski and Zahn) and the conductor (Glover) discover that a person died in their night train cabin after taking an overdose. They come across "valuable jewels" in a small box which the man had brought with him and decide to keep it for themselves. Their plan begins to fall apart as they become suspicious of each other as well as outside forces.