Unstoppable

2010 Action/Adventure

In this action thriller from director Tony Scott, rookie train operator Will (Chris Pine) and grizzled veteran engineer Frank (Denzel Washington) learn that a runaway locomotive carrying carloads of dangerous chemicals is headed for Will's small Pennsylvania hometown, where his wife and child live. In order to save the day, they must figure out how to catch up to the rogue engine, and stop it before harm comes to the town. Standing in their way is Galvin (Kevin Dunn), the head of the company who is more interested in saving the stock price than lives. On the plus side, the duo have competent corporate employee Connie (Rosario Dawson) on the radio, talking them through their various attempts to corral and then stop the potentially lethal locomotive.

Director: Tony Scott

Starring: Denzel Washington, Chris Pine, Rosario Dawson, Ethan Suplee, Kevin Dunn

 30 Reviews  8 Awards

Reviews

  • Who knew that Unstoppable would be sensational? Talk about well-kept- and welcome-surprises. Tony Scott's latest thriller turns out to be pure cinema in the classic sense of the term. It's a motion picture about motion, an action symphony that gives new meaning to the notion of a one-track mind.

    Joe Morgenstern - The Wall Street Journal

    11 May 2013

  • The best blue collar action movie in who knows how long, this tense, narrowly focused thriller about a runaway freight train has a lean and pure simplicity to it that is satisfying in and of itself.

    Todd McCarthy - The Hollywood Reporter

    11 May 2013

  • The photography and sound here are very effective in establishing that a train is an enormously heavy thing, and once in motion wants to continue. We knew that. But Scott all but crushes us with the weight of the juggernaut. We are spellbound.

    Roger Ebert - The Chicago Sun-Times

    11 May 2013

  • The thrill of Tony Scott's Unstoppable, in which a runaway freight train hurtles through rural - and toward not-so-rural - Pennsylvania, is that its setup asks us to believe only in human ineptitude.

    Stephanie Zacharek - Movieline

    11 May 2013

  • The exchange of substance for speed may not appeal to all, but if you're on board you'll find it hard to disembark.

    - Entertainment Weekly

    11 May 2013

Awards

  • Favorite Movie Actress - Drama/Adventure

    ALMA Awards (2011)

     

  • Best Achievement in Sound Editing

    Academy Awards (2011)

     

  • Best Action/Adventure Film

    Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films (2011)

     

  • Best Actor

    Black Reel Awards (2011)

     

  • Best Action Movie

    Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards (2011)

     

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