# The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009)

> A disgraced New York subway dispatcher is forced into a high-stakes phone duel with an armed hijacker holding a trainload of hostages for ransom.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/11129

## Facts

- Runtime: 106 min
- Genres: Crime, Thriller, Action
- Director: Tony Scott
- Cast: Denzel Washington, John Travolta, John Turturro, Luis Guzmán, James Gandolfini, Michael Rispoli, Gary Basaraba, Alex Kaluzhsky
- TMDB rating: 6.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1111422/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: breakneck
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: tense, frantic, paranoid, action movie night, crime thriller marathon

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