A hardened convict and a younger prisoner escape from a brutal prison in the middle of winter only to find themselves on an out-of-control train with a female railway worker while being pursued by the vengeful head of security.
Runaway Train has generally received positive reviews.
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Review of Runaway Train (1985)
By Roger Ebert (5,190) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 25 Dec 2004
Review of Runaway Train (1985)
Review of Runaway Train (1985)
By Janet Maslin (949) for New York Times (5,786) on 19 May 2003
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Review of Runaway Train (1985)
By Daniel M (2,592) on 02 Nov 2007
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Review of Runaway Train (1985)
By Tom H (1,836) on 30 Aug 2007
Review of Runaway Train (1985)
Review of Runaway Train (1985)
Review of Runaway Train (1985)
Review of Runaway Train (1985)
Review of Runaway Train (1985)
Review of Runaway Train (1985)
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Runaway Train was released in 1985 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 229 reviews, giving Runaway Train (1985) an average rating of 70%.
Overall, film critics marginally prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 84%, compared to cinema-goers, who gave it a slightly lower average score of 78%.
With a score of 70%, Runaway Train is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1985, which stands at 59%.
Other movies from 1985 with similar scores include films like Clue, Vampire Hunter D and My Beautiful Laundrette.
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