

Runaway Train
Desperate, and determined to survive.
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.
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $9M
- Box office
- $7.9M
- Language
- English
- attempt to escape
- train accident
- prison warden
- prison escape
- alaska
- train
- freezing
- anxious
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United States of America
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- TheatricalR(New York City, New York)15 Nov 1985
- TheatricalR6 Dec 1985
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical15Originally 18; re-rated 200827 Jun 1986
AustraliaAU
- TheatricalM5 Jun 1986
ArgentinaAR
- Theatrical1324 Apr 1986
AustriaAT
- Theatrical23 May 1986
BelgiumBE
- Theatrical18(Offscreen Film Festival)11 Mar 2015
BrazilBR
- Theatrical14Class. DVD29 May 1986
DenmarkDK
- Theatrical1525 Jul 1986
FinlandFI
- TheatricalK-1811 Jul 1986
- TheatricalK-16(Midnight Sun Film Festival)15 Jun 2008
FranceFR
- Theatrical21 May 1986
- Theatrical (limited)(restored version) (Grand Lyon Film Festival)17 Oct 2012
- Theatrical(re-release) (restored version)4 Sept 2013
GermanyDE
- Theatrical16West Germany22 May 1986
GreeceGR
- Theatrical1529 May 1986
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Runaway Train was released on 15 November 1985.
Audience reviews
2- W10/10
Wuchak
1/3/2021
_**Masterpiece**_ How "Runaway Train" bombed at the box office in December, 1985, I'll never know because it's the perfect blend of blockbuster thrills and weighty subtext. The story involves Manny (Jon Voight), a notorious prison hero, who escapes a maximum security prison in the frozen wastelands of Alaska. He is joined by a naive follower (Eric Roberts) and they stow away on a train consisting of four locomo…
- J8/10
JPV852
2/9/2021
Really solid action-thriller and a testament that a bulk takes place on a train. Great performances from Jon Voight and Eric Roberts, not to mention John P. Ryan as the d-bag warden. Had heard of this film but never sat down to watch, glad I did. **3.75/5**
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