The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009)
Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews
I can't get it out of my head. I'm gonna die today.
Armed men hijack a New York City subway train, holding the passengers hostage in return for a ransom, and turning an ordinary day's work for dispatcher Walter Garber into a face-off with the mastermind behind the crime.
- Released: 2009-06-10
- Genres: Crime, Thriller, Action
- Runtime: 1h 46m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 6.4/10 from 3,552 votes
Directed by Tony Scott.
Top cast
- Denzel Washington as Walter Garber
- John Travolta as Ryder
- John Turturro as Lt. Camonetti
- Luis Guzmán as Phil Ramos
- James Gandolfini as Mayor
- Michael Rispoli as John Johnson
- Gary Basaraba as Jerry Pollard, motorman
- Alex Kaluzhsky as George, teen hostage
- Alice Kremelberg as George's Girlfriend
- Katherine Sigismund as Mother-hostage
Where to watch The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
- United States: stream on YouTube TV, Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- United Kingdom: stream on Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store, YouTube
- India: stream on Sony Pictures Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, YouTube
- Canada: stream on Crave, Hollywood Suite, Hollywood Suite Amazon Channel, Starz Amazon Channel, Crave Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
- Australia: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube
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