Directed by:
Tony ScottScreenplay:
Brian HelgelandCinematography:
Tobias A. SchliesslerComposer:
Harry Gregson-WilliamsCast:
Denzel Washington, John Travolta, Luis Guzmán, John Turturro, Michael Rispoli, Ramon Rodriguez, Victor Gojcaj, James Gandolfini, Gbenga Akinnagbe (more)VOD (1)
Plots(1)
Walter Garber (Denzel Washington) is a New York City subway dispatcher whose ordinary day is thrown into chaos by an audacious crime: the hijacking of a subway train. Ryder (John Travolta), the criminal mastermind behind the hijacking and leader of a highly-armed gang of four, threatens to execute the train's passengers unless a large ransom is paid within one hour. As the tension mounts beneath his feet, Garber employs his vast knowledge of the subway system in a battle to outwit Ryder and save the hostages. But there's one riddle Garber can't solve: even if the thieves get the money, how can they possibly escape? (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Nick Poltoranin
Soviet Union
Best movies:
American Gangster (2007)
Hitch (2005)
The Interpreter (2005)
Edgar Jimz
Puerto Rico
Best movies:
The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009)
Salt (2010)
![John Benjamin Hickey](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/273/160273916_8b7883.jpg)
John Benjamin Hickey
USA
Best movies:
Freedom Writers (2007)
The Ice Storm (1997)
Truth (2015)
![Jordan Gelber](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/132/162132386_ae7aac.jpg)
Jordan Gelber
Best movies:
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007)
Bleed for This (2016)
Changing Lanes (2002)
Katherine Sigismund
USA
Best movies:
People Like Us (2012)
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009)
Transformers 3 (2011)
![René Ifrah](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/492/159492821_061c10.jpg)
René Ifrah
West Germany
Best movies:
Beyond the Sea (2004)
Hart's War (2002)
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009)
Tim Schuebel
Best movies:
Meet the Rizzos (2009)
Taking Chance (2009) (TV movie)
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009)
![Chance Kelly](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/864/160864267_e271a6.jpg)
Chance Kelly
USA
Best movies:
American Gangster (2007)
The Departed (2006)
Generation Kill (2008) (series)
Saidah Arrika Ekulona
Best movies:
Saving Face (2004)
The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
Alfie (2004)
Todd Susman
USA
Best movies:
You Don't Know Jack (2010) (TV movie)
Blast from the Past (1999)
Beverly Hills Cop II (1987)
![Mike Houston](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/834/162834209_7f5b88.jpg)
Mike Houston
USA
Best movies:
Bridge of Spies (2015)
Deliver Us from Evil (2014)
Inside Llewyn Davis (2013)
Brian Haley
USA
Best movies:
Gran Torino (2008)
The Departed (2006)
The Man Who Wasn't There (2001)
Alice Kremelberg
USA
Best movies:
The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020)
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009)
Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018)
Victor Cruz
USA
Best movies:
Side Effects (2013)
Before I Disappear (2014)
A Good Person (2023)
J. Bernard Calloway
Best movies:
Memphis the Musical (2011) (theatrical recording)
Man on a Ledge (2012)
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009)
Steve Routman
USA
Best movies:
The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020)
The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
Vinyl (2016) (series)
Laurie Cole
Best movies:
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009)
After.Life (2009)
X/Y (2014)