A runaway train, transporting deadly, toxic chemicals, is barreling down on. This was the second spike lee movie that denzel washington appeared in following mo better blues. Immediately following the crash, he is hailed a hero but an investigation soon leads to questions that put the captain. Although the story is important and the movie raises important questions, it is again denzels performance which makes this movie unforgettable.
With an unmanned, halfmilelong freight train barreling toward a city, a veteran engineer and a young conductor race against the clock to prevent a catastrophe. I heard from someone few years back that in usa an unmanned train ran continuously for a long distance. John travolta and denzel washington starred in last years the taking of pelham 123. Is a movie about a train with no one on it exciting. However, the speed of the train had not decreased as the engineer had expected. Unstoppable is the latest work by tony scott inspired by a true story.
Denzel washington plays a railway veteran assigned to show the new guy on the. Starring denzel washington, he portrays a train engineer thats left to stop a freight train that is unmanned and heading towards a city. With it being based on a true story he definitely uses a lot of tactics to make it feel less like a film and. There is also chris pine in the role of will colson, a young novice train driver. The equalizer the kill counter 2014 denzel washington.
The film is about a train dispatcher denzel washington who is pressed into the role of negotiator after a criminal john travolta hijacks a subway car of passengers. The consist of the 47 car train did contain some hazardous materials in tank cars. In 1992, denzel washington teamed up with spike lee to tell the story of malcolm x in this biopic. A remarkable movie based on real life events you can find the actual footage on youtube. It is loosely based on the reallife csx 8888 incident, telling the story of a runaway freight train and the two men who attempt to stop. Denzel washington plays a railway veteran assigned to. It stars denzel washington as william whip whitaker sr. It is loosely based on the reallife csx 8888 incident, telling the story of a runaway freight train and the two men who attempt to stop it.
Another denzel washington movie, unstoppable, takes place on a standard railroad train, and this film is legitimately based on a true story. The film, costarring denzel washington and chris pine, paints the rail company. Was the movie unstoppable 2010 based on a true story. Russell crowe also plays an excellent role as the cop who eventually brings him down. Unstoppable is a 2010 american action thriller film directed and produced by tony scott and starring denzel washington and chris pine. If youre in to your crime or gangster movies, this is definitely one to add to your list. Based on alex haleys 1965 malcolm x biography, the film follows the life of malcolm x, focusing on several key events that led to his eventual death. The rail company and true story behind unstoppable. Denzel washington and chris pine chug into theaters this weekend in tony scotts runaway train thriller, unstoppable. It starred veteran engineer frank barnes denzel washington and rookie conductor will colson chris.
It was, though the movie was not realistic in its representation of what happened. Its a movie about struggle, justice, tolerance, nonviolence, and is imo the first great performance by denzel. The poster and marketing material says unstoppable is inspired by true events, but. Most people who see this movie will enjoy it gripping, full of action and excitement. The 10 best denzel washington movies, according to imdb. Denzel washington and chris pine chug into theaters this weekend in tony scotts runawaytrain thriller, unstoppable. Chris pine costarred in the film, which was written by dawn of the planet of the apes and the wolverine screenwriter mark bomback. Unstoppable 2010 is an american film categorized under the action and thriller genres. He literally transforms himself physically, mentally and spiritually, and its worth noting that he trained boxing for over a year to prepare himself for the role. How much truth is in this denzel washingtonchris pine film. Denzel washington and director tony scott teamed up for the fifth and last time for the action thriller about a runaway train loaded with dangerous cargo headed toward disaster. Flight is a 2012 american drama film directed by robert zemeckis and written by john gatins. American gangster is a true crime movie starring denzel washington who portrays a character youd love to hate.
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