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Unstoppable

  • 2010
  • PG-13
  • 1h 38m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
202K
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Denzel Washington and Chris Pine in Unstoppable (2010)
A rail company frantically works to prevent an unmanned, half-mile-long freight train carrying combustible liquids and poisonous gas from wiping out a city.
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With an unmanned, half-mile-long freight train barreling toward a city, a veteran engineer and a young conductor race against the clock to prevent a catastrophe.With an unmanned, half-mile-long freight train barreling toward a city, a veteran engineer and a young conductor race against the clock to prevent a catastrophe.With an unmanned, half-mile-long freight train barreling toward a city, a veteran engineer and a young conductor race against the clock to prevent a catastrophe.

  • Director
    • Tony Scott
  • Writer
    • Mark Bomback
  • Stars
    • Denzel Washington
    • Chris Pine
    • Rosario Dawson
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
    202K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    3,315
    14
    • Director
      • Tony Scott
    • Writer
      • Mark Bomback
    • Stars
      • Denzel Washington
      • Chris Pine
      • Rosario Dawson
    • 435User reviews
    • 321Critic reviews
    • 69Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 1 win & 14 nominations total

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    Unstoppable: Trailer #1
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    Unstoppable: Playing Chicken With A Train
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    Unstoppable: Frank Meets Will
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    Unstoppable: Losing Brakes
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    Unstoppable: Going After Train
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    Unstoppable: Are You In Or Are You Out?
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    What Roles Has Chris Pine Turned Down?
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    Denzel Washington and Chris Pine in Unstoppable (2010)
    Chris Pine in Unstoppable (2010)
    Denzel Washington in Unstoppable (2010)
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    Chris Pine in Unstoppable (2010)
    Chris Pine in Unstoppable (2010)
    Chris Pine in Unstoppable (2010)
    Denzel Washington in Unstoppable (2010)
    Denzel Washington in Unstoppable (2010)
    Denzel Washington and Chris Pine in Unstoppable (2010)
    Denzel Washington and Chris Pine in Unstoppable (2010)
    Rosario Dawson and Chris Pine at an event for Unstoppable (2010)

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    Denzel Washington
    Denzel Washington
    • Frank
    Chris Pine
    Chris Pine
    • Will
    Rosario Dawson
    Rosario Dawson
    • Connie
    Ethan Suplee
    Ethan Suplee
    • Dewey
    Kevin Dunn
    Kevin Dunn
    • Galvin
    Kevin Corrigan
    Kevin Corrigan
    • Inspector Werner
    Kevin Chapman
    Kevin Chapman
    • Bunny
    Lew Temple
    Lew Temple
    • Ned
    T.J. Miller
    T.J. Miller
    • Gilleece
    Jessy Schram
    Jessy Schram
    • Darcy
    David Warshofsky
    David Warshofsky
    • Judd Stewart
    Andy Umberger
    Andy Umberger
    • Janeway
    Lizzy Mathis
    Lizzy Mathis
    • Nicole
    • (as Elizabeth Mathis)
    Meagan Tandy
    Meagan Tandy
    • Maya
    Dylan Bruce
    Dylan Bruce
    • Michael Colson
    • (as a different name)
    Jeff Hochendoner
    Jeff Hochendoner
    • Clark
    Ryan Ahern
    Ryan Ahern
    • Ryan Scott
    Christopher Lee Philips
    Christopher Lee Philips
    • Baker
    • Director
      • Tony Scott
    • Writer
      • Mark Bomback
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The film is inspired by the "Crazy Eights" unmanned train incident in 2001. The train, led by CSX Transportation SD40-2 #8888, left its Walbridge, Ohio rail yard and began a 66-mile journey through northwest Ohio with no one at the controls, after the engineer got out of the originally slow-moving train to correctly line a switch, mistakenly believing he had properly set the train's dynamic braking system, just as his counterpart in the movie did. Two of the real train's tank cars also contained thousands of gallons of molten phenol, similar to the fictional train in the film.
    • Goofs
      Portable derails are used and the description of the process by which they work is technically accurate but they were not installed correctly. The "lifting" mechanism should be on the inside of the rail (where the flange of the wheel is), not on the outside as shown in the movie.
    • Quotes

      Oscar Galvin: I am not jeopardizing more personnel and more property just because some engineer wants to play *hero*! End of discussion! That train is our property. It's our decision! Now you stop your pursuit or I will fire you!

      Frank: [chuckles] Fire... You already did.

      Oscar Galvin: Already did what?

      Frank: You've already fired me. I received my 90-day notice in the mail... 72 days ago. Forced early retirement, half benefits.

      Oscar Galvin: So you're gonna risk your life for us with three weeks left.

      Frank: Not for you. I'm not doing it for you.

    • Connections
      Edited from Gone in 60 Seconds (2000)
    • Soundtracks
      Work
      Written by Missy Elliott (as Melissa Elliott), Ciara (as Ciara P. Harris), Marcella Araica and DanJa (as Nate "Danja" Hills)

      Performed by Ciara (feat. Missy Elliott)

      Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp.

      By arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing

    User reviews435

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    Featured review
    9/10
    Simple, Thrilling, and Very Entertaining.
    Simple, Thrilling, and Very Entertaining. Unstoppable never tries to be anything more than it is. It follows a runaway train that occurred in Pennsylvania and the two men that try to stop it. First off, I gotta five Tony Scott credit for making a film about trains, that in itself is pretty interesting. How many people know about and use trains regularly? Then take that and turn into one of the most suspenseful, entertaining films of the year culminates into a really good time. The film's opening credits starts with how the train was lost and runs away, so right off the bat you know that it's not going to be a dull film. Before any of the main characters are brought into the story the antagonist and therefore the action get underway. Your then introduced to Will, played by Chris Pine, and Frank, played by Denzel Washington. Will is the rookie conductor that is placed under the veterans Frank's wing. Then you have Connie, played by Rosario Dawson, as the head of all the trains currently running, basically a conductor that oversees all operations, who is in charge of finding a solution to the runaway train, while also dealing with the corporate suits, mainly Oscar Galvin, played by Kevin Dunn, who are more interested in stock prices and money losses then the overall safety and physical damage the train could cause. So, after some failed attempts to stop the train, Denzel comes up with a plan to stop it, and this is where Will and Frank become involved with the runaway.

    Tony Scott does a pretty good job of making the runaway train look menacing, almost like a monster that no matter what you do always keeps coming for you. The majority of special effects and stunt work were done realistically with very little CGI being used, which for me is always a plus. With it being based on a true story he definitely uses a lot of tactics to make it feel less like a film and more like your actually watching the action happen presently. There's a lot of bird eye shots of the trains making it feel like a news helicopters are shooting it, while also cutting to news broadcasts following the runaway train through the majority of the film creating a more realistic view of the whole story. He also filmed on location in Pennsylvania, which was pretty cool living in central PA and having the opportunity to talk with some of the crew.

    As for the characters, the first half of the film, is where the majority of the very little character development comes into play. Will and Frank bicker back and forth at each other, when unsurprisingly they find a common bond through broken families with their wives and children. There are also many conversations, which mostly turn into arguments, between Connie and Oscar about how to stop the runaway train and the potential problems it could cause. Yet, due to the pacing and strategic place of key conversations you end up caring about the characters and are pulling for them to get out of this disaster alive. The most important and character revealing dialogue occurs during the more explosion filled scenes with the train.

    Overall, it's a pretty fun time, and never has a boring moment. Just when you think the dialogue may be getting a bit to breathy and boring, Scott crashes the runaway into some object causing a major explosion. It's one of those no brain activity films that you can just sit back and enjoy. The characters are there and Scott makes sure not to fill the runtime up with too much dialogue, but with just enough to develop Frank, Will, and Connie into people we want to see succeed. Lastly, it doesn't try to be anything more than it is. It's a film about a runaway train and the people trying to stop it, that's it. Unstoppable is a thrilling ride and a guaranteed enjoyable viewing.
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    • Feb 10, 2011

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 12, 2010 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Stream officially on Disney+ Hotstar Indonesia
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • 8888
    • Filming locations
      • Beech Creek, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Production companies
      • Twentieth Century Fox
      • Prospect Park
      • Scott Free Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $100,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $81,562,942
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $22,688,457
      • Nov 14, 2010
    • Gross worldwide
      • $167,805,466
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 38 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
      • DTS
      • SDDS
      • Dolby Surround 7.1
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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