# Railroad to Hell: A Chinaman's Chance (2008)

> A Chinese railroad worker flees a racist frontier after a false murder accusation, turning a survival chase into an indictment of Old West exploitation.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/378289

## Facts

- Runtime: 90 min
- Genres: Drama, Action, Adventure, History, Western
- Director: Aki Aleong
- Cast: Reggie Lee, Timothy Bottoms, Jason Connery, Coolio, Danny Trejo, Ernest Borgnine, Olivia Hussey, Lorenzo Lamas
- TMDB rating: 4.7/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0493406/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: brutal
- Mood: tense, grim, confrontational, historical western night, revisionist western marathon

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