Stranger on a train movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant stranger on a train movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, serious, suspenseful, suspense, tense and unusual plot structure films and TV shows about / with stranger on a train, train, railway, mentor, murder, runaway, train travel, violence, dialogue and train station plots mostly in Drama, Thriller and Adventure genres shot in USA, UK, France and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as stranger on a train: Transsiberian (2008), Chikku Bukku (2010), Give Me Your Hand (2008), A Hard Day's Night (1964), The Wild Wild West (1965), Dr. Terror's House of Horrors (1965), The Train (1964), Von Ryan's Express (1965), Closely Watched Trains (1966), The Professionals (1966).
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, Germany, Spain, Lithuania, USA
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, sexy, tense, psychological thriller, twist ending ...
Plot:
murder, train, travel, couples, murder mystery, transgression, sexual tension, violent, drug, winter, drug smuggling, train travel ...
Time:
year 2008, 21st century
Place:
china, russia, siberia, moscow russia
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Genre: Romance
Country: India
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
At his grandmother's request, Arjun is headed to Madurai to reclaim an ancestral property. But, circumstances force him to join a girl and pretend to be newlyweds in order to reach Madurai.
Style:
romantic, captivating, psychological, thrilling, sentimental ...
Plot:
love story, love and romance, getting home, memories, love affair, stranger on a train, stranger, life, love, love interest, homecoming, lifestyle ...
Time:
80s
Place:
india
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France, Germany
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Quentin and Antoine are 18-year-old twins. Without their father knowing it, they set out on a voyage to Spain, where their mother's funeral is to ake place. The two brothers barely knew their mother. Their hitchhiking journey is full of ...
Style:
psychological, emotional, touching, sincere, sexual ...
Plot:
gay brother, gay, estranged mother, twins, lgbt, male nudity, brother brother relationship, gay teenager, road trip, on the road, funeral, hitchhiker ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe, spain, france
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Genre: Comedy, Musical
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Capturing John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr in their electrifying element, 'A Hard Day's Night' is a wildly irreverent journey through this pastiche of a day in the life of The Beatles during 1964. The band ...
Style:
humorous, feel good, black and white, mockumentary, not serious ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
the beatles, music, musician, rock and roll, adolescence, artists and showbiz, rock, culture clash, fame, irreverence, disguise, price of fame ...
Time:
60s, 20th century, 70s
Place:
london, britain, europe, united kingdom, england
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
The Wild Wild West is an American television series that ran on CBS for four seasons from September 17, 1965 to April 4, 1969. Two television movies were made with the original cast in 1979 and 1980, and the series was adapted for a motion picture ...
Style:
homoerotic, humorous, exciting, semi serious, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
undercover, partner, secret agent, male male relationship, gadget, secret service, escapades, working undercover, partners against crime, wild west, espionage, master criminal ...
Time:
19th century, 20th century
Place:
tucson arizona, arizona, yuma arizona, new mexico, sonora ...
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Genre: Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Five strangers board a train and are joined by a mysterious fortune teller who offers to read their Tarot cards. Five separate stories unfold: An architect returns to his ancestoral home to find a werewolf out for revenge; a doctor discovers his new ...
Style:
anthology, suspense, suspenseful, scary, parody ...
Plot:
train, werewolf, vampire, spell, destiny, chimpanzee, tarot card, supernatural, serial killer, danger, card playing, passenger ...
Time:
60s, future
Place:
west indies, scottish highlands, caribbean, new england
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Genre: Action, Thriller, War
Country: France, Italy, USA
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
As the Allied forces approach Paris in August 1944, German Colonel Von Waldheim is desperate to take all of France's greatest paintings to Germany. He manages to secure a train to transport the valuable art works even as the chaos of retreat ...
Style:
black and white, realistic, suspenseful, retro, exciting ...
Plot:
train, world war two, french resistance, saboteur, art, art theft, sabotage, nazi, resistance, military, railway, resistance movement ...
Time:
year 1944, 1940s
Place:
paris france, germany, france, europe, berlin germany ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, War
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Von Ryan's Express stars Frank Sinatra as a POW colonel who leads a daring escape from Nazi Germany by taking over a freight train, but he has to win over the British soldiers he finds himself commanding.
Style:
realistic, exciting, suspenseful, retro, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
train, behind enemy lines, world war two, prison, pow, prison escape, gestapo, nazi, great war, world war, prisoner, wartime ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, year 1943
Place:
italy, germany, europe, swiss alps, milan italy ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance, War
Country: Czechoslovakia
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
In a small town still occupied by the Germans as World War II's tide is turning toward the Allies, apprentice train-watcher Milos is oblivious to the war. Instead, he is obsessed with having his first sexual experience. Despite the favors of ...
Style:
erotic, atmospheric, talky, touching, realistic ...
Plot:
world war two, coming of age, satire, resistance, storytelling, stallion, politics, occupation, communism, village life, wartime life, partisan ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s, year 1966, 1930s
Place:
czech republic, eastern europe, europe, czechoslovakia, prague ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
The Professionals is a 1966 American Western film directed by Richard Brooks. A kidnap-rescue adventure set in about 1917, it features a small group of experts heading into Mexico to free the Mexican-born wife of a wealthy Texan from several hundred ...
Style:
epic, retro, spaghetti western, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
desert, mexican revolution, mercenary, kidnapping, gunfight, wild west, train, old west, cowboy, chase, mission, archery ...
Time:
year 1966, 20th century, 1910s, 60s
Place:
mexico, latin america, texas, california
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A film director, Jean, his producer, Marc, and his assistant, Lucette, board the Trans-Europ-Express in Paris bound for Antwerp. Once in their compartment it occurs to them that the drama of life aboard the train presents possibilities for a film, ...
Style:
erotic, sexual, neo noir, slasher, cult classic ...
Plot:
train, sadomasochism, female nudity, sex scene, nudity, rape, bondage, railway, hotel room, lust, sexuality, stranger on a train ...
Time:
20th century, 60s
Place:
antwerp, france, europe, belgium, paris france
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Two young hoodlums (including a young Martin Sheen) terrorize the passengers of a late night New York City subway train.
Style:
neo noir, suspense, crime drama, brutal, disturbing ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
subway, soldier, psychopath, train, sexual harassment, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, harassment, african american, bully, cowardice, courage, dysfunctional marriage ...
Time:
60s, year 1967
Place:
new york, bronx new york city, usa
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Genre: Adventure, Biography, Crime, Drama, Western
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
In late 1890s Wyoming, Butch Cassidy is the affable, clever and talkative leader of the outlaw Hole in the Wall Gang. His closest companion is the laconic dead-shot 'Sundance Kid'. As the west rapidly becomes civilized, the law finally ...
Style:
homoerotic, epic, period piece, freeze frame, scenic ...
Audience:
date night, boys' night, kids, adult
Plot:
buddy, friendship, shootout, old west, bank robbery, cowboy, friendship between men, last stand, gunfight, fugitive, heist, robbery ...
Time:
1900s, 1890s, 20th century, ancient times, year 1969 ...
Place:
bolivia, south america, wyoming, new york, latin america ...
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Genre: Drama, Western
Country: Italy, USA
Duration: 145 min.
Story:
This classic western masterpiece is an epic film about a widow whose land and life are in danger as the railroad is getting closer and closer to taking them over. A mysterious harmonica player joins forces with a desperado to protect the woman and ...
Style:
spaghetti western, clever, tense, suspenseful, visually appealing ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
old west, wild west, vengeance, gunfight, revenge, cowboy, harmonica, duel, villain, murder, hitman, death ...
Time:
19th century, 1800s, year 1968
Place:
yuma arizona, arizona, usa, north america
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Genre: Drama, Family
Country: UK
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
The Waterbury family are completely happy until mysterious men take their father away and they have to move up to Yorkshire without him. The three open-hearted children soon make many friends including their Old Gentleman whom they regularly wave to ...
Style:
emotional, touching, semi serious, feel good, family saga ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, teens, pre-teens, girls' night
Plot:
train, teenage girl, countryside, child's point of view, railway, children, friendship, christmas, missing father, human spirit, life is a bitch, family life ...
Time:
edwardian era, 20th century, 19th century, 1900s, victorian era ...
Place:
yorkshire, england, britain, northern england, europe ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Based on "Sister of the Road," the fictionalized autobiography of radical and transient Bertha Thompson as written by physician Dr. Ben L. Reitman, 'Boxcar' Bertha Thompson, a woman labor organizer in Arkansas during the ...
Style:
grindhouse, lyrical, rough, suspenseful, realistic ...
Plot:
lovers on the run, erotic scene, depression, storytelling, female nudity, justice, mafia, visceral, loneliness, train, chases and races, on the road ...
Time:
20th century, 1930s, year 1972, 1920s, 70s ...
Place:
usa, arkansas, chicago, illinois, memphis
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Genre: Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Spain, UK, USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Mysterious and unearthly deaths start to occur while Professor Saxton is transporting the frozen remains of a primitive humanoid creature he found in Manchuria back to Europe.
Style:
gothic, medical horror, suspenseful, atmospheric, psychological ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
creature, train, supernatural, monster, macabre, goth, anthropologist, mad scientist, railway, trapped in a building, holiday horror, gory ...
Time:
1900s, 20th century, prehistory, 80s, 70s
Place:
siberia, england, europe, asia, shanghai ...
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
A stodgy young man gets caught up in his free-living aunt"s shady schemes.
Style:
retro, realistic, semi serious, clever, humorous ...
Plot:
sexual freedom, funeral, flashback, painting, train station, banker, betrayal, travel, train, marijuana, prostitution, bank manager ...
Time:
year 1972, 70s
Place:
paris france, istanbul turkey, france, italy, africa ...
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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, serious, realistic, exciting ...
Plot:
homeless, train, railway, great depression, drifter, locomotive, villain, hobo, homeless man, history lesson, politics, hunting ...
Time:
20th century, 1930s, year 1933, year 1973
Place:
oregon, usa, turkey
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
Set in the 1930s this intricate caper deals with an ambitious small-time crook and a veteran con man who seek revenge on a vicious crime lord who murdered one of their gang.
Style:
witty, captivating, entertaining, surprise ending, humorous ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
gambling, revenge, con artists, murder, twists and turns, caper, con man, gangster, chase, cons and scams, casino, organized crime ...
Time:
1930s, year 1936, 20th century, year 1973
Place:
chicago, usa, persia, new york, illinois
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A gunhand named Lane is hired by a widow, Mrs. Lowe, to find gold stolen by her husband so that she may return it and start fresh.
Style:
semi serious, suspenseful, humorous, tense, surprise ending ...
Plot:
old west, shootout, wild west, gang, widow, treasure hunt, rivalry, obsessive quest, cons and scams, escapades, dishonesty, bank ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, 1870s
Place:
mexico, latin america, tucson arizona, texas, arizona
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
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:
suspense, detective, suspenseful, surprise ending, talky ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
train, whodunit, investigation, murder mystery, murder, twists and turns, justice, private detective, railway, multiple suspects, conspiracy, nobility ...
Time:
1930s, 20th century, year 1935, 70s
Place:
new york, turkey, persia, britain, greece ...
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
In New York, armed men hijack a subway car and demand a ransom for the passengers. Even if it's paid, how could they get away?
Style:
suspenseful, neo noir, grim, tense, intense ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
train, hostage, subway, heist, runaway train, murder, gangster, terrorism, railway, cop, hostage situation, mayor ...
Time:
70s, year 1974, 20th century
Place:
new york, bronx new york city, usa
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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, suspense, tense, exciting, entertaining ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
train, murder, murder mystery, amateur detective, gunfight, secret service, train travel, u.s. marshal, governor, prisoner, danger, tough heroes ...
Time:
20th century, year 1975, 70s, 1870s, 19th century
Place:
usa, utah, nevada, ireland, california
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Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A masked killer targets six college kids responsible for a prank gone wrong three years earlier and who are currently throwing a large New Year's Eve costume party aboard a moving train.
Style:
slasher, bloody, christmas horror, suspenseful, creepy ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
revenge, train, masked killer, holiday horror, killer, prank, serial killer, murder, new year's eve, stalking, magician, blood ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1980, year 2016, 70s ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance, Western
Country: Canada
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Old West highwayman Bill Miner, known to Pinkertons as "The Gentleman Bandit," is released in 1901 after 33 years in prison, a genial and charming old man. He goes to Washington to live and work with his sister's family. But the world ...
Style:
realistic, serious, gloomy, touching, affectionate ...
Plot:
train, robbery, redemption, railway, biopic, photography, redheaded woman, released from prison, exodus, indians, stranger on a train, highwayman ...
Time:
year 1982, 1900s, 20th century, 19th century, 90s
Place:
canada, british columbia, vancouver, usa, washington d.c. ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
James Bond is sent to investigate after a fellow “00” agent is found dead with a priceless Fabergé egg. James Bond follows the mystery and uncovers a smuggling scandal and a Russian General who wants to provoke a new World War.
Style:
exciting, tense, saga, suspenseful, stylized ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
james bond, espionage, cold war, circus, secret agent, 007, race against time, terrorism, agent, secret service, female nudity, train ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
india, east germany, west germany, east berlin, fictional island ...
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Genre: Animation, Short, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK, Canada, USA, Denmark
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, light, funny, feel good ...
Audience:
kids, toddlers, preschool
Plot:
train, young heroes, friendship, best friend, friends, family life, parents and children, family relations, disorder, imaginary, friend, thomas the tank engine ...
Time:
80s, 90s, 20th century, 2000s, 2010s ...
Place:
fictional island, europe, england, united kingdom, detroit ...
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
God and Satan are on a train discussing the fate of three individuals. The stories of the people in question are told in a trio of very strange vignettes. One involves an insane anylum with some very interesting treatment plans. Another involves a ...
Style:
anthology, claymation, classic horror, cult horror, slasher ...
Plot:
train, devil, railway, rock and roll, satan, exploitation, supernatural horror, rock band, monster, demon, surrealism, rape ...
Time:
year 1979, 80s, 1940s, 70s, year 1944
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
America is in the depths of the Great Depression. Families drift apart when faraway jobs beckon. In this masterful, atmospheric adventure, a courageous young girl (Meredith Salenger) confronts overwhelming odds when she embarks on a cross-country ...
Style:
touching, entertaining, scenic, sweet, feel good ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
wolf, coming of age, friendship, human animal relationship, great depression, dog, tomboy, on the road, youth, animal, human dog relationship, train ...
Time:
1930s, 20th century, year 1985, year 1935, 80s
Place:
usa, washington state, chicago, colorado, california ...
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