Locomotive movies and TV shows

The list contains the best, new and most relevant locomotive movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out serious, exciting, cult classic, entertaining, suspenseful and suspense films and TV shows about / with locomotive, train, railway, rivalry, murder, heroes, train travel, flashback, death and escapades plots mostly in Adventure, Drama and Action genres shot in USA, UK, Japan and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as locomotive: Thomas & Friends (1984), Emperor of the North (1973), Breakheart Pass (1975), Runaway Train (1985), Transsiberian (2008), The Darjeeling Limited (2007), Night Train (2009), Snowpiercer (2013), Back to the Future Part III (1990), Chuggington (2008).

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Thomas & Friends (1984)
Genre: Animation, Short, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 11 min.
TV show
Story: Thomas & Friends is a British children's television series, which had its first broadcast on the ITV network on 4 September 1984. It is based on The Railway Series of books by the Reverend Wilbert Awdry and his son, Christopher Awdry. These ...
Style: humorous, colorful, feel good, funny, light ...
Audience: kids, toddlers, preschool
Plot: train, young heroes, friendship, best friend, parents and children, family relations, family life, imaginary, disorder, friends, friend, thomas the tank engine ...
Time: 90s, 80s, 2000s, 2010s, 20th century ...
Place: fictional island, detroit, united kingdom, europe, england ...
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Fullmetal Alchemist: Final Transmutation (2022)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 142 min.
Story: The Elric brothers’ long and winding journey comes to a close in this epic finale, where they must face off against an unworldly, nationwide threat.
Style: suspense, anime, manga, captivating, suspenseful ...
Plot: female warrior, alchemist, superhero, monster, boy, superpower, supernatural power, two brothers, super villain, warrior, giant monster, super powers ...
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Emperor of the North (1973)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story: Hobos encounter a sadistic railway conductor that will not let anyone "ride the rails" for free.
Style: terrifying, cult classic, realistic, serious, exciting ...
Plot: homeless, great depression, train, railway, drifter, locomotive, villain, history lesson, stranger on a train, hunting, politics, bad guy ...
Time: 20th century, 1930s, year 1973, year 1933
Place: oregon, usa, turkey
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Breakheart Pass (1975)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: At the height of the frontier era, a train races through the Rocky Mountains on a classified mission to a remote army post. But one by one the passengers are being murdered, and their only hope is the mysterious John Deakin, who's being ...
Style: suspenseful, exciting, suspense, tense, intense ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: murder, train, indians, secret service, gunfight, u.s. marshal, murder mystery, governor, prisoner, danger, train travel, tough heroes ...
Time: 20th century, year 1975, 70s
Place: usa, utah
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 7.2
 33K
Runaway Train (1985)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story: A hardened convict and a younger prisoner escape from a brutal prison in the middle of winter only to find themselves on an out-of-control train with a female railway worker while being pursued by the vengeful head of security.
Style: road movie, suspense, intense, realistic, rough ...
Plot: train, survival, runaway train, prison, prisoner, wilderness, snow, chases and races, violence, winter, fugitives, train crash ...
Time: 20th century, year 1985, 80s
Place: alaska, usa
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 6.6
 55K
Transsiberian (2008)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, Germany, Spain, Lithuania
Duration: 111 min.
Story: A Trans-Siberian train journey from China to Moscow becomes a thrilling chase of deception and murder when an American couple encounters a mysterious pair of fellow travelers.
Style: suspense, tense, twist ending, psychological thriller, psychological ...
Plot: train, travel, murder mystery, murder, snow, couples, sexual tension, drug, winter, train travel, drug smuggling, marital problem ...
Time: year 2008, 21st century
Place: russia, china, siberia
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The Darjeeling Limited (2007)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, India
Duration: 91 min.
Story: Three American brothers who have not spoken to each other in a year set off on a train voyage across India with a plan to find themselves and bond with each other -- to become brothers again like they used to be. Their "spiritual quest", ...
Style: road movie, emotional, dark comedy, surreal, talky ...
Audience: family friendly
Plot: train, dysfunctional family, introspection, journey, on the road, suicide attempt, road trip, reconciliation, travel, magic realism, wanderlust, complex characters ...
Time: year 2007, 2000s, 21st century
Place: india, himalaya, asia, new york
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 5.7
 10K
Night Train (2009)
Genre: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany, Romania
Duration: 91 min.
Story: Two Passengers (Sobieski and Zahn) and the conductor (Glover), discovered that a person has passed away on their Night Train cabin. They come across valuable diamonds on his person, that they decide to keep for themselves...
Style: surreal, suspense, atmospheric, intense, tense ...
Plot: train, supernatural, conspiracy, greed, rivalry, obsession, curse, railway, death, murder, twists and turns, snow ...
Time: year 2009, 21st century
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 7.1
 387K
Snowpiercer (2013)
Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: South Korea, Czech Republic
Duration: 126 min.
Story: In a future where a failed global-warming experiment kills off most life on the planet, a class system evolves aboard the Snowpiercer, a train that travels around the globe via a perpetual-motion engine.
Style: suspenseful, futuristic, thought provoking, allegory, philosophical ...
Audience: chick flick, date night, family friendly, adult
Plot: post apocalypse, train, survival, distopia, dystopia, revolution, rebellion, end of the world, social differences, winter, capitalism, snow ...
Time: future, near future, 2010s, year 2013, year 2014 ...
Place: britain, south korea, east asia
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Back to the Future Part III (1990)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story: The final installment of the Back to the Future trilogy finds Marty digging the trusty DeLorean out of a mineshaft and looking for Doc in the Wild West of 1885. But when their time machine breaks down, the travelers are stranded in a land of spurs. ...
Style: light, futuristic, sentimental, not serious, entertaining ...
Audience: kids, family outing, teens, family friendly, date night ...
Plot: time travel, time machine, mad scientist, changing the past or future, time, sent to the past, old west, time loop, inventor, parallel universe, time paradox, science ...
Time: 19th century, year 1955, 90s, 1950s, future ...
Place: space western, los angeles, california
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 5.9
 705
Chuggington (2008)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 10 min.
TV show
Story: Chuggington is a British computer-animated television series for children produced by Ludorum plc and on the BBC children's channel CBeebies in the UK and Disney Channel and Disney Junior in the US and other 175 territories throughout the world.
Style: humorous, colorful, light, entertaining, computer animated ...
Audience: kids, toddlers, preschool
Plot: train, friendship, best friend, railroad, locomotive, railway, train station, train travel, imaginary, friends, youth, escapades ...
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Tom and Jerry: The Movie (1992)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Musical
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 84 min.
Story: The popular cartoon cat and mouse are thrown into a feature film. The story has the twosome trying to help an orphan girl who is being berated and exploited by a greedy guardian.
Style: sentimental, humorous, feel good, not serious, independent film ...
Audience: kids, family outing, pre-teens, preschool
Plot: tom and jerry, dogcatcher, cartoon mouse, chase, talking cat, talking mouse, childhood, friendship, rescue, heroes, blonde, cat versus mouse ...
Time: year 1992, 90s
Place: tibet
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The Road West (1961)
Genre: Action, War
Country: Poland
Duration: 79 min.
Story: In the last days of the war an old train driver and his young assistant carry weapons to Polish soldiers on the western front.
Plot: train, world war two, singing, train station, shooting, locomotive, abandoned building, train engineer, ammunition, explosion, bridge, woman slaps man
Time: year 1945
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The Polar Express (2004)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 100 min.
Story: When a doubting young boy takes an extraordinary train ride to the North Pole, he embarks on a journey of self-discovery that shows him that the wonder of life never fades for those who believe.
Style: feel good, computer animated, fairy tale, motion capture, christmas classics ...
Audience: kids, family outing, family friendly, girls' night, toddlers ...
Plot: christmas, holiday, magic, train, railway, dream, santa claus, snow, winter, xmas, good versus evil, boy ...
Time: year 2004, 20th century, 50s, 1950s
Place: michigan
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The Olsen Gang on the Track (1975)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Family
Country: Denmark
Duration: 105 min.
Story: Egon and his two cronies managed to sneak a fortune with them to Spain. Here they live a life in a whirl of pleasures, but they are not truly happy. While Egon always has the money chained to him, Bøffen still manages to steal them. Egon ends up in ...
Plot: heist, con artists, prison, locomotive, money, car, truck, van, swimming pool, gold, promotion, sunrise ...
Place: copenhagen
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 7.4
 928
Adelheid (1969)
Genre: Drama
Country: Czechoslovakia
Duration: 99 min.
Story: In the aftermath of World War II, a former Czech soldier takes charge of a manor formerly owned by a German family. He falls in love with the daughter, who is now a maid, and is forced to confront the stress between his love and his conscience when ...
Style: surreal, realistic, touching, atmospheric, serious ...
Plot: world war two, military, forbidden love, holocaust, girl, locomotive, forest, comeback, post war, estate, soldier, society ...
Time: 1940s, 20th century
Place: czechoslovakia, germany, czech republic
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Fullmetal Alchemist (2017)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 135 min.
Story: Two alchemist brothers go on a quest for the Philosopher's Stone after an attempt to revive their dead mother goes horribly wrong.
Style: anime, exciting, emotional, stylized, captivating ...
Audience: adult
Plot: alchemy, alchemist, dealing with death, imaginary, brother brother relationship, physical appearance, young heroes, superhero, curses spells and rituals, tragic event, heroes, danger ...
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Thomas & Friends: The Great Race (2016)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: UK
Duration: 61 min.
Story: Thomas goes to the Great Railway Show and competes with some of the world's finest locomotives.
Style: funny, light, captivating, entertaining, humorous
Audience: kids
Plot: thomas the tank engine, competition, anthropomorphic vehicle, anthropomorphic train, contests and competitions, race, friends, group of friends, humour, bird, locomotive, steam train ...
Time: 2010s
Place: united kingdom
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The Emperor of Peru (1982)
Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: France, Canada
Duration: 81 min.
Story: Two children deal with the arrival of a foster brother, a Cambodian refugee. All three of them discover a hermetic retired railway engineer living in the woods. Then the children find an abandoned locomotive and, with the help of the engineer, bring ...
Style: crying, independent film
Plot: youth, woman in a cage, bare chested male, surrealism, bicycle, train, locomotive, flashback, older sister, brother sister relationship, police, little girl ...
Time: year 1982
Place: cambodia
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Murder on the Orient Express (1974)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 128 min.
Story: In 1935, when his train is stopped by deep snow, detective Hercule Poirot is called on to solve a murder that occurred in his car the night before.
Style: detective, suspense, suspenseful, surprise ending, talky ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: whodunit, investigation, murder mystery, train, murder, twists and turns, private detective, multiple suspects, conspiracy, justice, railway, perfect crime ...
Time: 1930s, 20th century, year 1935
Place: new york, persia, greece, britain, turkey ...
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)
Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 146 min.
Story: Harry, Ron and Hermione walk away from their last year at Hogwarts to find and destroy the remaining Horcruxes, putting an end to Voldemort's bid for immortality. But with Harry's beloved Dumbledore dead and Voldemort's unscrupulous ...
Style: dark fantasy, epic, scenic, saga, suspenseful ...
Audience: teens, family outing, kids, chick flick, family friendly ...
Plot: magic, harry potter, witch, magical, boarding school, wizard, wizards and magicians, bravery, chosen one, school, young heroes, supernatural ability ...
Time: year 2010, year 1997, year 1998, 20th century, 90s ...
Place: london, europe, england
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 157 min.
Story: Harry starts his fourth year at Hogwarts, competes in the treacherous Triwizard Tournament and faces the evil Lord Voldemort. Ron and Hermione help Harry manage the pressure – but Voldemort lurks, awaiting his chance to destroy Harry and all that ...
Style: fairy tale, entertaining, exciting, atmospheric, saga ...
Audience: teens, family outing, kids, chick flick, family friendly ...
Plot: magic, magical, witch, harry potter, boarding school, friendship, dragon, teenager, wizard, good versus evil, school, chosen one ...
Time: year 2005, 2000s, year 1995, year 1994, 20th century ...
Place: england, europe
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Deadwood: The Movie (2019)
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story: Follow the 10-year reunion of the Deadwood camp to celebrate South Dakota's statehood. Former rivalries are reignited, alliances are tested and old wounds are reopened, as all are left to navigate the inevitable changes that modernity and time ...
Style: disturbing, tense, suspense, exciting, brutal ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: old west, rivalry, wild west, violence, brutality, duel, friendship, society, courage, cruelty, friends, rescue ...
Time: 19th century, victorian era, 2010s, 1880s
Place: usa, south dakota
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 8.1
 495K
Warrior (2011)
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 140 min.
Story: The youngest son of an alcoholic former boxer returns home, where he's trained by his father for competition in a mixed martial arts tournament - a path that puts the fighter on a collision course with his estranged, older brother, an ex-marine ...
Style: emotional, rough, serious, inspirational, touching ...
Audience: boys' night, manly, teens
Plot: martial arts, mixed martial arts, boxing, courage, brother brother relationship, fight scenes, underdog, muscleman, teacher, brothers, estrangement, father son relationship ...
Time: 2010s, year 2011, 21st century
Place: pittsburgh, usa, iraq, atlantic city new jersey, el paso texas ...
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Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
Genre: Action, Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story: When Dr. Henry Jones Sr. suddenly goes missing while pursuing the Holy Grail, eminent archaeologist Indiana must team up with Marcus Brody, Sallah and Elsa Schneider to follow in his father's footsteps and stop the Nazis from recovering the ...
Style: breathtaking, entertaining, exciting, epic, action packed ...
Audience: family outing, kids, teens, girls' night, manly ...
Plot: treasure hunt, holy grail, archaeologist, archaeology, adventurer, map, artifact, treasure, knight, father son relationship, mythology, indiana jones ...
Time: 1930s, 20th century, year 1989, 90s, year 1912 ...
Place: germany, israel, utah, san francisco, venice ...
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Captain Apache (1971)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Western
Country: UK, Spain
Duration: 89 min.
Story: An Indian discovers plans to assassinate the president when he was investigating another murder.
Style: spaghetti western, independent film, realistic, serious, exciting ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: cowboys and indians, native american, cowboy, murder, arms dealing, military, chases and races, law enforcement, investigation, society, dishonesty, twins ...
Time: year 1971, 19th century, 1800s
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The Last Switchman of the Narrow Gauge Railway (1986)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Yugoslavia
Duration: 99 min.
Story: The abolishment of a railway station in a remote Bosnian village affects the lives of the local railwaymen.
Plot: train, mountain, village, fear, love, female nudity, locomotive, railway, parents, children, job, railway station ...
Place: bosnia herzegovina, bosnia, former yugoslavia
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 8.0
 802K
The Incredibles (2004)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 115 min.
Story: Bob Parr has given up his superhero days to log in time as an insurance adjuster and raise his three children with his formerly heroic wife in suburbia. But when he receives a mysterious assignment, it's time to get back into costume.
Style: entertaining, funny, exciting, computer animated, humorous ...
Audience: kids, family outing, family friendly, girls' night, pre-teens ...
Plot: superhero, heroes, good versus evil, secret identity, superhero team, superheroine, superhuman powers, strong female character, disguise, villain, parents and children, family relations ...
Time: year 2004, 60s, 20th century, year 1962, 2000s ...
Place: usa, chicago, fictional island
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 6.7
 85K
Hidalgo (2004)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Biography, Drama, Sport, Western
Country: USA, Morocco
Duration: 136 min.
Story: Set in 1890, this is the story of a Pony Express courier who travels to Arabia to compete with his horse, Hidalgo, in a dangerous race for a massive contest prize, in an adventure that sends the pair around the world...
Style: inspirational, exciting, epic, factual, scenic ...
Audience: adult
Plot: horse, cowboy, desert, adventurer, horse race, underdog, lone hero, racehorse, rivalry, human spirit, contests and competitions, sioux tribe ...
Time: 19th century, 1800s, year 2004, 1890s, victorian era
Place: middle east, saudi arabia, morocco, boston, new york ...
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Galaxy Express 999 (1979)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 129 min.
Story: In the future, one can achieve immortality by obtaining a mechanized body. Orphaned, young Tetsuro hitches a ride on the space train Galaxy Express 999 in the hope of obtaining a cyborg body to avenge his mother's death. Along the way, he meets ...
Style: anime, cyber, adult animation, contemplative, serious ...
Audience: pre-teens, kids, family outing
Plot: space travel, space, space opera, space adventure, cyberpunk, steampunk, transhumanism, revenge, cyborgs, violent content, artificial intelligence, train travel ...
Time: future
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