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1. Runaway Train (I) (1985)
R | 111 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Two escaped convicts and a female railway worker find themselves trapped on a speeding train with no brakes and nobody driving.
Director: Andrey Konchalovskiy | Stars: Jon Voight, Eric Roberts, Rebecca De Mornay, Kyle T. Heffner
Votes: 33,097 | Gross: $7.94M
2. The Taking of Pelham 123 (2009)
R | 106 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Armed men hijack a New York City subway train, holding the passengers hostage in return for a ransom, and turning an ordinary day's work for dispatcher Walter Garber into a face-off with the mastermind behind the crime.
Director: Tony Scott | Stars: Denzel Washington, John Travolta, Luis Guzmán, Victor Gojcaj
Votes: 208,301 | Gross: $65.45M
3. The Half of It (I) (2020)
PG-13 | 104 min | Comedy, Drama
When smart but cash-strapped teen Ellie Chu agrees to write a love letter for a jock, she doesn't expect to become his friend - or fall for his crush.
Director: Alice Wu | Stars: Leah Lewis, Daniel Diemer, Alexxis Lemire, Wolfgang Novogratz
Votes: 43,454
4. The Lady Vanishes (1938)
Not Rated | 96 min | Mystery, Thriller
While travelling in continental Europe, a rich young playgirl realizes that an elderly lady seems to have disappeared from the train.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: Margaret Lockwood, Michael Redgrave, Paul Lukas, May Whitty
Votes: 57,256
5. Something for Everyone (1970)
R | 112 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
In post-war Austria, young, handsome country lad Konrad Ludwig (Michael York) charms his way into a butler position at the castle of the widowed (and destitute) Countess von Ornstein (... See full summary »
Director: Harold Prince | Stars: Angela Lansbury, Michael York, Anthony Higgins, Heidelinde Weis
Votes: 1,093 | Gross: $0.30M
6. Closely Watched Trains (1966)
Not Rated | 92 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
An apprentice train dispatcher at a village station seeks his first sexual encounter and becomes despondent when he is unable to perform.
Director: Jirí Menzel | Stars: Václav Neckár, Josef Somr, Vlastimil Brodský, Vladimír Valenta
Votes: 13,871 | Gross: $3.27M
7. The Year My Voice Broke (1987)
PG-13 | 103 min | Drama, Romance
In rural 1960s Australia, a boy watches helplessly as his best friend falls in love with a small-time criminal, setting off a violent chain of events.
Director: John Duigan | Stars: Noah Taylor, Loene Carmen, Ben Mendelsohn, Graeme Blundell
Votes: 2,280 | Gross: $0.21M
8. The Lady Vanishes (1979)
PG | 95 min | Action, Comedy, Mystery
While travelling by rail in interwar Nazi Germany, a young socialite finds that a fellow female passenger has disappeared from the train, but nobody else remembers her having been on board.
Director: Anthony Page | Stars: Elliott Gould, Cybill Shepherd, Angela Lansbury, Herbert Lom
Votes: 2,997
9. A Warning to the Curious (1972 TV Movie)
50 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
An archaeologist goes treasure hunting along the English coast in search of a lost, fabled crown that supposedly helps protect Great Britain against invasion, but uncovers something much more sinister.
Director: Lawrence Gordon Clark | Stars: Peter Vaughan, Clive Swift, Julian Herington, John Kearney
Votes: 1,647
10. Romeo, Julie a tma (1960)
92 min | Drama, Romance, War
During World War II, a young student from Prague hides a Jewish girl inside his house. But not all of his neighbors are willing to take the risk.
Director: Jirí Weiss | Stars: Ivan Mistrík, Daniela Smutná, Jirina Sejbalová, Frantisek Smolík
Votes: 468
11. Stuj, nebo se netrefím (1998)
89 min | Comedy, War
A period war comedy which signs on to the tradition of successful French crazy comedies. The protagonists, a train engineer (Josef Abrhám) and stoker (Radek Holub), find it necessary to ... See full summary »
Director: Jirí Chlumský | Stars: Josef Abrhám, Radek Holub, Jirí Bartoska, Ivana Chýlková
Votes: 111
12. The Man Who Found Himself (1937)
Passed | 67 min | Drama
A "high flying" surgeon learns a few valuable life lessons at the hands of a beautiful nurse.
Director: Lew Landers | Stars: John Beal, Joan Fontaine, Phillip Huston, Jane Walsh
Votes: 308
13. Alois Nebel (2011)
Not Rated | 84 min | Animation, Drama
A train dispatcher encounters a mute stranger who appears out of nowhere, and finds himself mysteriously involved with a murder in Poland.
Director: Tomás Lunák | Stars: Miroslav Krobot, Marie Ludvíková, Karel Roden, Leos Noha
Votes: 1,621
14. Zlocin v dívcí skole (1966)
107 min | Comedy, Crime
Three short story omnibus. The main hero and connecting link is Lieutenant Boruvka, created by Lubomír Lipsky. He deals with the murder case between climbers, the death of the dancer in the... See full summary »
Directors: Jirí Menzel, Ivo Novák, Ladislav Rychman | Stars: Lubomír Lipský, Jan Preucil, Petr Kostka, Jana Gýrová
Votes: 106
15. She Had to Eat (1937)
Approved | 74 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Arizona gas station owner (Haley) faces comic adventures after he is kidnapped by gangsters who have mistaken him for an escaped killer.
Director: Malcolm St. Clair | Stars: Jack Haley, Rochelle Hudson, Arthur Treacher, Eugene Pallette
Votes: 39
16. Blázni, vodníci a podvodníci (1981)
79 min | Comedy
The brother and sister Zuzana (Dagmar Havlová) and Petr (Jirí Lábus) are quite a notorious couple. They are fond of preparing people unpleasant surprises and are amusing by it. They dress a... See full summary »
Director: Tomás Svoboda | Stars: Ludek Sobota, Dagmar Havlová, Jirí Lábus, Ladislava Kozderková
Votes: 39
17. Cert a dráha (1988 TV Movie)
Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Director: Milos Bobek | Stars: Lukás Hlavica, Rostislav Kuba, Sabina Laurinová, Zdenek Rehor
18. The Midnight Limited (1926)
Passed | 48 min | Action, Adventure, Mystery
A runaway freight train is running wild toward Benbow; the night mail-train is heading in the opposite direction on the same railroad tracks; and The Midnight Limited, carrying 300 men and ... See full summary »
Director: Oscar Apfel | Stars: Gaston Glass, Wanda Hawley, Sam Allen, William Humphrey
Votes: 24
19. Levé krídlo (1984)
81 min | Drama, Family, Romance
Director: Jirí Hanibal | Stars: Filip Renc, Lucie Zednícková, Pavel Kríz, Zbynek Honzík
Votes: 20
20. Freonový duch (1991)
92 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Musical
Director: Zdenek Zelenka | Stars: Radek Hoppe, Katerina Pokorná, Vlastimil Brodský, Frantisek Rehák
Votes: 63
21. Blázinec ve vsech poschodích aneb Dum ve spolecné péci (1968 TV Short)
37 min | Short, Comedy, Music
New tenants are gradually moving into the new prefabricated house, which is still being finished by a bunch of masons, and the house is also undergoing a house-approval committee. The ... See full summary »
Director: Stanislav Strnad | Stars: Josef Bek, Josef Beyvl, Jirí Bruder, Lubomír Bryg
22. Kapacita (1970 TV Movie)
48 min | Comedy
His friend, also a doctor, Honza Vlk, comes to Prague to visit the renowned medical capacity of MUDr. Bohous Vydra. He invites Professor Vydra to the mountain village of Vetrová, where he ... See full summary »
Director: Stanislav Strnad | Stars: Martin Ruzek, Jana Dítetová, Jan Skopecek, Marie Brozová
23. The Runaway Express (1926)
Passed | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Amidst the throbbing thunder of the express-train engines, and the activities at the station, the roundhouse, the dispatcher's office and the switch-room, a young train engineer, Joe Foley,... See full summary »
Director: Edward Sedgwick | Stars: Jack Dougherty, Blanche Mehaffey, Tom O'Brien, Charles K. French
Votes: 24
24. Svatební cesta aneb Jeste ne, Evzene! (1966 TV Movie)
22 min | Comedy, Musical
After a night spent together, the groom-to-be and his friend wake up to find that the wedding is taking place today. The movers are already bringing in new furniture, and on the way to pick... See full summary »
Director: Zdenek Podskalský | Stars: Vladimír Mensík, Eva Olmerová, Jan Libícek, Stella Zázvorková
Votes: 15
25. Jehla (1982 TV Movie)
75 min | Drama
Director: Jirí Svoboda | Stars: Jana Brejchová, Radovan Lukavský, Radoslav Brzobohatý, Jirí Bartoska
Votes: 13
27.
Dobrodruzství kriminalistiky (1989–1998)
Episode:
Krev
(1989)
51 min | Crime, History
Director: Antonín Moskalyk | Stars: Josef Vinklár, Vladimír Dlouhý, Vlastimil Hasek, Oliver Stritzel
Votes: 15
28.
Dobrodruzství kriminalistiky (1989–1998)
Episode:
Tým
(1989)
51 min | Crime, History
Director: Antonín Moskalyk | Stars: Jirí Ornest, Daniela Kolárová, Jirí Adamíra, Petr Svoboda
Votes: 12
29.
Distant Signal (2007– )
Episode:
Why They Run Locomotives Back to Back
(2021)
23 min | Documentary
While admiring the aesthetics Danny explains the practical advantages of running locomotives back to back instead of 'elephant style' and shares video of several examples. He is also ... See full summary »
Star: Danny Harmon
30.
Pilentum (2013– )
Episode:
One of Germany's Finest and most Unknown Private Model Railway Layouts in N scale
(2021)
22 min | Documentary
Between the years of 1978 and his death in 2012 Wolfgang Frey dedicated his free time to building a highly detailed, 800 square meter n-scale railroad layout of the Stuttgart train station ... See full summary »
Star: Markus Lenz
31.
Heritage Minutes (1991– )
Episode:
Halifax Explosion
(1991)
Short, Drama, History
Train dispatcher Vince Coleman sacrifices his own life to save a train from the Halifax Explosion.
Director: Richard Ciupka | Stars: Ron Lea, James Bradford, Griffith Brewer, Judith Hilderman
Votes: 5