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Unstoppable
Why this pick
Tony Scott brings the same breathless, tactile command-center urgency, turning a transit emergency into a propulsive contest between ordinary workers and a seemingly unstoppable threat.
A FILM WORTH A CLOSER LOOKTHE FEATURE PRESENTATION
MOVIE2009 1h 46m USA
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
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.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Denzel Washington
Walter Garber
John Travolta
Ryder
Luis Guzmán
Phil Ramos
John Turturro
Lt. Camonetti
Michael Rispoli
John Johnson
James Gandolfini
Mayor
John Benjamin Hickey
Deputy Mayor LaSalle
Gbenga Akinnagbe
Wallace, hostage