The Taking of Pelham 123

2009 | 106 minutes | Rated R

Superior exercise in urban paranoia (1974); the superb location work of director Joseph Sargent goes a long way toward tempering the artificialities of the plot, which concerns an attempt to hold a subway train for ransom. With Walter Matthau, Robert Shaw, and Martin Balsam. 104 min. By Dave Kehr

Official Site: www.catchthetrain.com
Director: Tony Scott
Producer: Todd Black, Tony Scott, Jason Blumenthal, Steve Tisch, Barry Waldman, Michael Costigan and Ryan Kavanaugh
Cast: Denzel Washington, John Travolta, John Turturro, Luis Guzmán, James Gandolfini, Michael Rispoli, Frank Wood, John Benjamin Hickey, Gary Basaraba, Ramon Rodriguez, Gbenga Akinnagbe, Katherine Sigismund, Jake Siciliano, Aunjanue Ellis, Alex Kaluzhsky, Tonye Patano and Jason Butler Harner