# Man on the Train (2002)

> Two radically different men in a French village discover that each secretly longs for the other's life.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/13199

## Facts

- Runtime: 90 min
- Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Director: Patrice Leconte
- Cast: Jean Rochefort, Johnny Hallyday, Jean-François Stévenin, Pascal Parmentier, Charlie Nelson, Isabelle Petit-Jacques, Édith Scob, Maurice Chevit
- TMDB rating: 6.7/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0301414/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: melancholic, wistful, intimate, quiet evening, french cinema night

## Synopsis

Two men from opposite worlds discover unexpected friendship on a fateful train stop.

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