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The Girl on the Train

The Girl on the Train

2016
Suspense/Thriller, Mystery
1h 52m
In the thriller, Rachel (Blunt), who is devastated by her recent divorce, spends her daily commute fantasizing about the seemingly perfect couple who live in a house that her train passes every day, until one morning she sees something shocking happen there and becomes entangled in the mystery that unfolds. Based on Paula Hawkins' bestselling novel. (comingsoon)
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The Girl on the Train

2016
Suspense/Thriller, Mystery
1h 52m
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Rated 29 Dec 2016
60
40th
it starts interesting, setting up a seemingly delicate web you could easily mistake for some sort of meta-level character study with a big personal revelation at the end of the tunnel. emily blunt clearly works her ass off here, but she can't save the script from steadily degrading into rudimentary thriller schlock. a more fitting title would be "gone girl, interrupted on the train to nowhere".
Rated 21 Jan 2018
61
28th
It's not bad, it's just depressingly average for something that tries so hard to be complicated.
Rated 23 Jul 2017
56
28th
This is a decent film, but it is difficult to enjoy. There can't be many films featuring a less likeable set of characters. The performances themselves are good; I'm becoming a bit of a fan of the versatile Blunt. Also liked the restrained Elfman score. While it looks good, the plot didn't strike me as credible or compelling, and I think it got a bit messy towards the end. It perhaps just lacks some memorable moments, or strong hooks. Seems like a bit of a wasted opportunity.
Rated 05 Jun 2018
59
36th
AAAutin and guy piranha already used up the best movie references! Uh...The Danish Girl on the Train? Girl on the Train to Busan? How to Girl on the Train Your Dragon? Damn it.
Rated 10 Nov 2016
60
21st
The Girl on the Train boasts strong performances from its cast (particularly Blunt) but still manages to make its characters come across as vapid and contrived. The film opts for a non-linear narrative, for the sole reason of manufacturing a mystery and manipulating the audience's perspective, before delivering its "Lifetime TV-movie" twist. It might have worked if any of the characters were remotely likeable. For me, the biggest twist was Danny Elfman's restraint in composing the score.
Rated 09 Nov 2016
80
79th
When the mystery starts unraveling, its intensity and intricacy makes the discomforting first half of the film, which is a painful barrage of drunk Emily Blunt, entirely worth watching through.
Rated 10 Feb 2017
60
31st
You can imagine the pre-production meetings for this film going along the lines of 'should we make this a slow, brooding psychological investigation of a woman coming to terms with heartbreak and alcoholism, or should we make it an exciting thriller?'. In the end it is probably about 70:30, and as a result, neither character nor excitement was built. Blunt does a good job when she is not looking like she has just climbed out of a well in 'the ring' but this was a mundane vision of a decent book
Rated 15 Mar 2019
35
14th
"I didn't like the book -- maybe I'll like the film!" ~ a real dumbass
Rated 27 Jan 2017
73
36th
It's a narrative mess that only barely holds together, but the parts that work are compelling enough, and Blunt's performance is quite strong and adds a deeper layer to the thriller aspect.
Rated 13 Feb 2017
45
33rd
An unremarkable thriller, intriguing enough to keep you along for the ride. Hop on the train and grab a seat next to alcoholic Emily Blunt as we chug along through a murder mystery affair. The plot device of perception and an unreliable narrator is abused inception style as Blunt is forced to defog her booze and concussion fueled fog of the night the woman of her obsessions goes missing. Faced with possibly blacking out and murdering someone she must do her best detective impersonation.
Rated 06 Nov 2016
58
26th
Except Blunt and editing, there is no noteworthy things. And "woman solidarity" at the final so childish...
Rated 13 Oct 2016
80
70th
Really genuinely pleased with a movie that I had high expectations for to begin with. I felt that the movie stayed relatively faithful to the source material (whereas its obvious comparative, Gone Girl, dove far off course multiple times). Emily Blunt is, at this point, a modern master craftswoman of her art. She can play anything with believability. Props to Haley Bennett as well! I love unreliable narrator stories, and the narrative style did not confuse me as it seems to have done to many.
Rated 06 Mar 2017
43
14th
I knew this wasn't going to live up to the hype once I started reading about the changes they were making to the plot. It just ended up being really, really messy and most of their changes seemed unnecessary, writing themselves into a corner and having to tie it all up nicely. However, all of the emotional impact of the ending gets lost in the confusion. Blunt is pretty good but the film lost track of what made the novel such a hard book to put down.
Rated 07 Oct 2016
35
27th
Alcoholic Emily Blunt saves what otherwise is a trainwreck of a mystery movie. If you remove the "whodunit?" aspect of plot, the entire second act of the movie is basically pointless. What starts as an intriguing examination of unreliable narrators and relationships becomes a by-the-numbers procedural mystery that ends with a laughable thud.
Rated 20 Feb 2017
48
17th
The set up was initially interesting, but quickly the plot became muddled and I wasn't sure what the point of it was, and with just about every main character being an unlikeable sociopath I wasn't particularly interested in finding out. Once the story finally got back on the rails (rails ... train ... see what I did there?) the ending was then fairly easy to predict. I haven't read the book, but from what I've heard it was better than this effort, although that wouldn't be too hard.
Rated 06 Aug 2017
58
40th
One third intense whodunnit, one third "all men are monsters" nonsense, one third desperate housewives; it's an indecisive film with just enough thrilling value to merit a watch.
Rated 07 Oct 2016
70
41st
Blunt is wonderful, as per usual, showcasing her diversity, this time as she plays a drunk, very damaged woman. The rest of the cast is okay and all, and the direction is also decent... but outside of Blunt, nothing sticks out. With that said, I'm seeing some low scores now and I don't understand because it's an interesting enough genre flick with a few twists and turns, enough to be entertaining. I just wish I had never seen the trailer, and this is kinda like Gone Girl but not as good.
Rated 10 Jan 2017
14
5th
(TRAINWRECK)
Rated 10 Apr 2017
60
30th
At face value the melacholic tone and acting is interesting. When we start to delve into plot details then things rapidly go to shit. This seems to be a film that implies that people are not responsible when entering into bad relationships or other life choices. Pushing male/female gender relations into the victim and victimized category is quite lame. The slow burn is silly and contrived in the end especially when you can see it coming a mile away. The first third is genuinely engrossing.
Rated 08 Jan 2017
64
26th
Overly solemn tone doesn't help and Taylor's direction seems confused; a narrative dealing with multiple dopplegangers and indiscriminate time jumping needs a firmer hand. Performers are the stand-out here, with Blunt giving her all in a brilliant, no-holds-barred dramatic performance; props to Janney (who we don't see enough of) as the world-weary cop on the case. Goes over-the-top into ludicrousness by the overwrought finale, but holds on during a pretty gripping mid-section.
Rated 05 Apr 2017
20
2nd
Awful. I wanted to turn it off after the first 5-10 minutes. With all the voice over telling me about the characters, I thought I was reading a novel, not watching a film. But I was a captive audience, on a long flight with limited options, so I hung in. It never gets better. Too much telling, not enough showing. A bizarre interconnectedness among these characters ends in what was a completely ludicrous ending. No thanks.
Rated 14 May 2017
40
20th
I've seen 80's thrillers starring Steve Guttenberg with more believable characters than this boring (and poorly directed) mess.
Rated 01 Nov 2016
50
34th
I loved the book - I didn't really like the movie. Maybe I was expecting too much, or maybe it's just that this story can't be translated onto the screen in its full glory... But it didn't work for me. Emily Blunt is amazing as Rachel and gives an painfully good portrayal of an alcoholic. The supporting cast was good as well, but it couldn't save the movie. Also, in my opinion, it tried too hard to be like Gone Girl.
Rated 06 Nov 2016
6
41st
The Girl on the Train may be the biggest disappointment of 2016. Emily Blunt carries this film with another convincing and impressive leading performance. But otherwise at times I was both surprised and disappointed by how sloppy and dull this experience felt. The overall direction, screenplay and editing is all over the place and the serviceable supporting cast is forgettable. I didn't find this film unenjoyable by any means, but my expectations where high and I was left somehwat underwhelmed.
Rated 22 Feb 2017
6
70th
Reheated Gone Girl leftovers to be certain, but Gone Girl is magnificent and one of the best films of the last five years, so that's not so terrible. I was with it, enjoying drunken Emily Blunt. Some trashy but fun soap opera fluff. Disappointingly chaste, through! If this was made 20 years ago it would have been directed by someone like Paul Verhoeven and been wall-to-wall tits.
Rated 05 Feb 2021
50
13th
This is an absurd film that seems utterly unaware of it's own absurdity and is all the worse for it's bland sincerity. It's an adaptation of a very junky, very popular novel and it's a terrible adaptation. The plot feels cut down from a much longer one, but seems to have been cut down by removing randomly selected scenes. Scenes pop in and are treated as meaningful, but they aren't since they aren't connected to anything surrounding them.
Rated 01 Nov 2021
52
27th
[Insert long voice-over of my opinion here when I remember it]
Rated 31 Dec 2016
40
19th
boring and predictable
Rated 10 Jan 2017
32
27th
#17#, exp3, rw3, Emily.B!/10A5, actresses
Rated 16 Jan 2017
77
74th
Lmao what the fuck? Why did this get bad ratings? Also, how in the hell is this feminist?
Rated 30 Apr 2017
79
59th
Somewhat predictible story, but had great time watching. Definitely a good drama with good acting.
Rated 25 Sep 2017
16
75th
8/8
Rated 21 Nov 2016
48
19th
Ending was a disaster. It's like Gone Girl w/o a competent director or story. Not gonna lie and say I wasn't engaged for most of it tho.
Rated 10 Jul 2017
30
28th
Rushed. The twists and revelations come out of nowhere, since you don't even have time to empathize or understand the characters beforehand.
Rated 13 Jan 2017
50
18th
Emily Blunt = good. Movie = not good.
Rated 18 Mar 2017
78
69th
It doesn't compare favourably with the excellent Gone Girl, which is unfortunate because of some of the parallels between the two. Blunt does some really great work, but just isn't supported enough by what on paper was a really strong cast. I wanted to see so much more of Alison Janney's detective for example. It's a shame, because the issue of domestic violence and coercive abuse could really do with a good airing.
Rated 04 Jan 2017
74
62nd
Imagineslifeofcouple+seeshercheat-freaks+cuzherhousenext-exhubcheated+sheinfertile+trygotoher-getKO-wakeupbloodyinhouse+memflashes+shewascrazydrunk-still+copsgirlmissing+roomiehearsshebeenfiredyearjustridestrain+pretendsfriend-talkhub+shrink-thatshim+tellscopsheabuse+remexwifehither+goestohershrinktotryrem+missinggirlfeelasleep-drownedbaby+girlfounddead+admitudidntknowwife-wouldnthavebelievedme+exliedaboutblackoutfreaking+remexwifeKOher+thenremexdidit+exkilledhercuzpregetc+killshimlol-wifetwists
Rated 25 Nov 2017
21
15th
Virgem.
Rated 03 Jan 2017
6
54th
Paula Hawkins' bestseller about depressed, daydreaming commuter gets just the right lurid-adaptation treatment
Rated 08 Jan 2017
77
84th
Great score, great Blunt. Could've been longer for all I care.
Rated 27 Dec 2017
60
30th
meh. expected a lot more
Rated 29 Oct 2016
73
28th
This is a solid thriller. The direction isn't exceptional but it doesn't detract from the film much at all. I think everyone is comparing this to Gone Girl in their heads, and maybe Taylor was influenced by it, but the comparison is folly. I'm just gonna say this, and roll your eyes if you want, but some of the criticism for this film -- both professional and amateur -- has reeked of sexism. Calling it a feminist episode of Law & Order and a Lifetime theatrical release? Give me a fucking break.
Rated 12 Oct 2016
20
12th
Foreboding trios of women are found throughout ancient mythology and literature. In Shakespeare's Macbeth, three witches foretell the Scottish king's ultimately tragic future. In Greece, it was thought that the three Fates spun out the threads of human life--with Atrapos cutting the thread when the life was done. The three Graeae, or Gray Sisters, held great secrets ... but shared just one eye among them. (pluggedin.com)
Rated 04 Apr 2017
76
54th
Dont know why this is ranked so low.
Rated 08 Oct 2016
68
50th
Some narrative problems but Emily Blunt is great and that on its own makes it worth seeing.
Rated 22 Feb 2017
60
20th
Meh...nothing else comes to mind with this one.
Rated 30 Jan 2017
80
26th
Felt a lot like watching Gone Girl. Some decent acting and a somewhat interesting story. Nothing overall amazing though
Rated 08 Oct 2016
60
28th
Somehow it came together in the end, but it was like you started Memento in the middle of the story and they kept flashing chronology messages like "6 months ago", and "2 hours before" which only confused everything further. If I wasn't straining to make sense of it all the way through, I might have enjoyed it more.
Rated 16 Oct 2016
51
49th
I thought it was a pretty nice movie. The twist was a bit... too strongly foreshadowed. I have not read the book, but I thought it was entertaining. Perhaps it could have been slightly shorter, but it was a nice movie.
Rated 02 Apr 2017
44
3rd
a wonderful novel derailed...
Rated 27 Oct 2016
15
7th
Way too manufactured and drab to be worth the effort it takes to follow the non-linear plot. Tate Taylor is the guy who made the equally contrived "The Help" and I should have taken that as a warning sign.
Rated 13 Nov 2016
2
10th
Just a mess. One of the biggest disappointments of the year.
Rated 09 Feb 2017
50
12th
If I had not just read the book, this would have been an OK film, but especially compared to the book, the lack of depth for characters, their motives and just the overall suspense and motivation of the film falls apart. The actions of the characters dont make sense and the film cant hold itself together too well.
Rated 26 Mar 2017
60
15th
I'd rather just ride a train. This movie had one giant pitfall to overcome. Can it be translated from it's wonderful book form to a workable movie? The answer is no. The main reason for that is that the Girl on the Train book by Paula Hawkins is about a hero with a faulty alcoholic memory that is trying to solve a missing person case. This part is hard to do because so much of it is internal. Her trying to work things out in her sloshed mind...
Rated 07 Oct 2016
40
31st
The Girl on the Train is a real disappointment - a film that looks good on paper, but flimsily collapses after actually seeing it. The narrative is weak and plodding, never giving you reason to invest yourself in it. It adds up to very little, and gives itself up too quickly. The flashbacks stunt its forward progress and make things a little confusing. If not for a strong cast, The Girl on the Train probably would have made its debut on cable.
Rated 12 Oct 2016
73
37th
Emily Blunt gives a great performance in this film. The movie would not work without Blunt's excellent job.The script keeps things interesting. Overall I would recommend this film.
Rated 11 Oct 2016
35
6th
Direct-to-theater Lifetime film
Rated 20 Feb 2017
87
29th
Not bad
Rated 22 Jan 2017
72
49th
Should be called "The Woman on the Train"... =)
Rated 14 Jan 2017
30
34th
Tries to be confusing, but it's just lame...
Rated 29 Jan 2017
70
64th
Loved Emily Blunt's performance in The Girl on the Train. I was never quite sure if I was with her or against her.
Rated 03 Jan 2017
51
12th
Emily Blunt's talents were wasted on this confused mishmash.
Rated 16 Oct 2016
3
32nd
I saw this movie less than 3 months ago and I remember fuck all except for the godawful ending.
Rated 17 Nov 2016
80
0th
I havent read the book though but I know that the original setting is London so this must be a little bit disappointing. Brilliant performances + narrative with flashbacks keep you on the edge of your seat especially in the second part of the film.
Rated 01 Dec 2016
59
29th
A standout performance by Blunt does little to elevate this flatly made thriller to the levels of films like Gone Girl, though it does seem to aspire to such heights.
Rated 22 Jan 2017
30
11th
Another rubbish throwback thriller that fails to engage even as much as its decades-old predecessors did. A dull and predictable whodunnit aside perhaps from the final twist, and that's only due to the guilty party performing such a ridiculous personality somersault into a cartoon baddie. The somewhat pretentious and irritating hue from the (unimpressive) acting, directing and script doesn't sit with the schlocky story either. A waste of time.
Rated 09 Oct 2016
55
35th
The flashbacks were out of place, the directing was not relating to the theme of the film and the narration was simply awful. The directing style failed to bring out the best from the otherwise good performances.
Rated 19 Oct 2016
55
14th
09.10.2016, Cinemaximum ANKAmall
Rated 19 Nov 2016
65
45th
I'm going to go ahead assume the book is better. I didn't hate the film, but there were certain parts I didn't buy and it also felt like it was trying too hard to "trick" you, it forgot to introduce enough characters for you to be shocked. All of that notwithstanding, Emily Blunt (in fact the entire cast) is pretty great and lifts this higher than it would have been.
Rated 07 Jan 2017
42
16th
If this is what it takes to make it as a writer then I should pursue this life. Really, really boring!
Rated 18 Oct 2016
6
44th
A little difficult to follow but that reflected the issues in the film. A totally convincing performance from Emily Blunt. I would have preferred it set in London like the novel.
Rated 12 Jun 2017
53
41st
Disappointing adaptation which might work better for you if you haven't read the book.
Rated 29 Oct 2016
82
57th
Emily Blunts performance is the one saving grace of this film. The rest of the film is marred with misdirection and planting of illogical suspects. About half way through the eventual outcome became clear mainly because of the flashbacks and narrative. It held very dark themes and Emily Blunt was near perfect in her depiction of alcoholism.
Rated 06 Mar 2017
2
31st
A pretty poor "who's-done-it" movie. Blunt is good, but there's actually no surprise in the development of the story and without spoiling anything, the suspect is pretty obvious. *Okay
Rated 09 Jan 2017
60
19th
difficult to follow, flashbacks in wrong places
Rated 04 Dec 2017
80
73rd
2017/12/03
Rated 11 Jan 2017
30
5th
sikine hakim olamayan erkek her seyi yapar siariyla cekilmis bir feminizm propagandasi. bu erkegin davranis gudusunu derinlestirse bisey cikabilirdi belki. agir mi oldu bilmem de bok gibi film iste
Rated 07 Jun 2017
69
25th
Superb performance by Emily Blunt; otherwise, a fairly mediocre thriller, largely owing to Tate Taylor's weak direction.
Rated 12 Oct 2016
60
6th
Don't let your emotions cloud the plot of the film.
Rated 29 Dec 2016
55
32nd
Poor attempt for a thriller. Thank God for Emily Blunt!
Rated 12 Oct 2016
35
6th
Utterly convoluted storytelling. The real mystery was trying to figure out where the hell this movie wanted to go. Essentially does everything wrong that "Gone Girl" has already done right.
Rated 13 Jan 2017
1
16th
Junk.
Rated 27 Nov 2016
80
32nd
Not many movies surprise me in storyline. For that alone I enjoyed it as it felt like I was watching something different and new. I thought Rachel blunt did a good job, I was surprised as I am not really familiar with her work other than her role in Devil wears Prada, so was surprised at her depth.
Rated 18 Jan 2017
11
45th
W3E1P1S1V1M1A2R1. Always read the rotten reviews before watching a film. When prepared for the occasionally annoying time jumps and cookie cutter ending, the rest of the ride was surprisingly engrossing and thought-provoking.
Rated 13 Apr 2018
63
44th
Who suggested Emily Blunt to play a drunk woman?
Rated 01 Jun 2018
56
15th
55.00+.89 = 55.89.
Rated 22 Oct 2018
53
42nd
Perfunctory and overly cautious. The performances are all fine, as is the script, cinematography, etc, etc. but it’s all way too safe. It should have been darker, raunchier, bloodier and more dangerous. I certainly didn’t dislike it and it has its moments. However it’s not as narratively smart as it thinks it is and when the conclusion finally arrives you can almost hear Taylor clap his hand together and shout ‘ta-dah!’
Rated 31 Dec 2018
78
76th
Very suspensfull thriller that had my heart really pounding at times, especially as it neared the end when even though it was more obvious what was happening the viewer was left unsure as to how it would finally pan out amongst the numerous (logical) twists. I'm not a fan of movies that use flashbacks, as this one does, but in this case these methods were used very well and were actually very important to the plot. Not sure how well it will stand up to repeated watches but it might just do it
Rated 10 Jun 2019
97
92nd
Outstanding performance. Thrilling.
Rated 10 Sep 2019
70
52nd
I take it the novel can expand on the themes a bit (a lot) more? Lot's of good actors, decent intrigue but it slowly dribbles away to a stop. Decent time-filler.
Rated 20 Jan 2020
70
13th
Filmde üç farklı kadının hayatını olumsuz yönde etkileyen bir erkek karakteri var.Bu açıdan feminist bir alt metine sahip olduğunu söyleyebileceğimiz Trendeki Kız,kimi eksiklerine karşın başta sona sürükleyici olmayı başaran iyi bir psikolojik-gerilim örneği olarak karşımızda.Yönetmen çok yönlü senaryonun hakkını tam olarak veremese de,başta Emily Blunt olmak üzere etkili oyunluklar ile film,ilgiyi ayakta tutmayı ve inandırıcı olmayı başarıyor.
Rated 22 Feb 2020
74
52nd
The Girl on the Train is messy but a solid enough mystery with an excellent performance from Blunt
Rated 06 May 2021
70
24th
I wasn't as keenly aware of the Lifetime-original-ness of it all when reading the novel, perhaps because I was free to imagine various dowdy English people as the characters rather than the film's bevy of blandly attractive H&M models. Still, despite the perfume commercial direction, telenovela acting (Blunt notwithstanding) and weird half-transposition to America, the bones of a decently effective thriller remain.
Rated 12 Dec 2021
65
30th
Cool to find out 'who did it'. I found out pretty fast though :P
Rated 20 Mar 2022
50
9th
Quite boring.
Rated 11 Feb 2024
52
40th
Blunt carries the entire film, but still quite entertaining Unfortunately a typical example, we withhold practically everything from the viewer and give little to nothing to unravel the mystery, so that in the end we can have an exaggeratedly unpredictable twist, even if it is predictable!Also a typically modern movie; in the end, of course, women's solidarity for no reason.Several women behave completely wrong and don't take responsibility for their actions, but in the end men bad - women good!

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