Film198097 min

Terror Train

Name: Terror Train
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Released: 1980
Duration: 97 min
Cast: Jamie Lee Curtis, Ben Johnson, Hart Bochner, David Copperfield, Derek MacKinnon

Taste attributes: horrorthrillerdetectivevehiclesmysteryteentried & testedunsavouryheavyimaginarylinearglossyenclosedemotive & stirringall consuming questcoming of agefighting evilfish out of water/culture clashhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeancerescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seems

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"The boys and girls of Sigma Phi. Some will live. Some will die."

Boxlist takeA fantastical, heavy horror film: unsavoury and glossy. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: tried and tested · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: glossy · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

Quality rating

5.9 /10

TMDB · 159 votes

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What lines up

Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

Originality: Tried & tested, where this profile leans fresh / original
Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism

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Synopsis

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.

Synopsis: TMDB