The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009)
I can't get it out of my head. I'm gonna die today.
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The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
IMDb6.4/10· 217K votes
Rotten Tomatoes51%
Metacritic55%
TMDb6.357/10· 3K votesWith 51% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 6.4/10 on IMDb and 55/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been mixed.
About The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
Armed men hijack a New York City subway train, holding the passengers hostage in return for a ransom, and turning an ordinary day's work for dispatcher Walter Garber into a face-off with the mastermind behind the crime.
Cast of The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
Denzel Washington
as Walter Garber
John Travolta
as Ryder
John Turturro
as Lt. Camonetti
Luis Guzmán
as Phil Ramos
James Gandolfini
as Mayor
Michael Rispoli
as John Johnson
Gary Basaraba
as Jerry Pollard, motorman
Alex Kaluzhsky
as George, teen hostage
Alice Kremelberg
as George's Girlfriend
Katherine Sigismund
as Mother-hostage
Jake Siciliano
as Boy hostage
Gbenga Akinnagbe
as Wallace, hostage
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 facts
- Budget
- $100M
- Box office
- $150.2M
Ranked by the iRankMovies editorial teamUpdated August 2026MethodologyData sources
Audience opinions
What the audience liked
- •Hostage thriller delivers sustained tension throughout runtime
- •New York subway setting grounds crime action realistically
- •Remake adaptation balances action with character development
What the audience disliked
- •Motorcycle crash sequence feels gratuitous and unnecessary
- •Supporting cast remains underdeveloped during main conflict
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