MOVIE · 2009
The Taking of Pelham 123
ActionAdventureCrimeThriller106 min
A routine shift in New York’s subway control room turns into a hostage crisis when armed men seize a Pelham 123 train and demand a ransom within the hour. Denzel Washington is dispatcher Walter Garber, an MTA employee suddenly pushed into the role of negotiator while John Travolta’s Ryder runs the hijacking from inside the train. As city officials scramble aboveground and the deadline closes in, Garber has to use his knowledge of the system to manage the chaos below the streets and keep a car full of passengers alive.
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