# Runaway Train (1985)

> Two escaped convicts find their hard-won freedom transformed into a fight for survival aboard an unstoppable train.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/6794

## Facts

- Runtime: 111 min
- Genres: Action, Thriller, Drama, Adventure
- Director: Andrei Konchalovsky
- Cast: Jon Voight, Eric Roberts, Rebecca De Mornay, Kyle T. Heffner, John P. Ryan, T.K. Carter, Kenneth McMillan, Stacey Pickren
- TMDB rating: 7.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089941/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: breakneck
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: adrenaline-fueled, bleak, claustrophobic, action movie night, 1980s movie marathon

## Synopsis

Two convicts on the run find themselves in a deadly race against time aboard a runaway train.

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