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The Man on the Train

The Man on the Train

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Status

Released

Release Date

Oct 28, 2011

Runtime

1h 41m

Genres

Drama, Crime

User Score

56%

Original Title

The Man on the Train

Production Companies

Remarkable Films

Director

Mary McGuckian

Description

A mysterious criminal rolls into a small town planning to knock off the local bank, assuming it will go off without a hitch. But when he encounters a retired poetry professor, his plans take an unlikely turn. With no place to stay, the professor generously welcomes him into his home. As the two men talk, a bond forms between these two polar opposites, and surprising moments of humor and compassion emerge. As they begin to understand each other more, they each examine the choices they've made in their lives, secretly longing to live the type of lifestyle the other man has lived, based on the desire to escape their own.