The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974) Reviews & Ratings

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The Taking of Pelham One Two Three reviews

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three holds a 7.5/10 average from 656 TMDB ratings.

Robert Shaw is great in this tensely presented heist thriller with a difference. Allied with Martin Balsam's "Green", Hector Elizondo as "Grey" and Earl Hindman's "Brown" they meticulously hijack a subway train and hold the city to ransom for $1 million. It falls to grizzled transit cop "Garber" (Walter Matthau) to try and second-guess their plans before they start killing one passenger per minute! What adds suspenc…
— CinemaSerf (7/10)

In New York, armed men hijack a subway car and demand a ransom for the passengers while the authorities question about the method of their escape.

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