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A Balasaur Score of 73 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.2/10, Rotten Tomatoes 84%, Metacritic 67/100. Scores higher than 92% of the 746 1980s action movies in this catalog. Streaming on Tubi.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes84%
Metacritic67/100
681 audience votes
Key crew
- Andrei KonchalovskyDirector
- Trevor JonesOriginal Music Composer
- Edward BunkerScreenplay
- Djordje MilicevicScreenplay
- Paul ZindelScreenplay
Cast
- Jon VoightOscar 'Manny' Manheim
- Eric RobertsBuck
- Rebecca De MornaySara
- Kyle T. HeffnerFrank Barstow
- John P. RyanRanken
- T.K. CarterDave Prince
- Kenneth McMillanEddie MacDonald
- Stacey PickrenRuby
- Walter WyattConlan
- Edward BunkerJonah
- Reid CruickshanksAl Turner
- Dan WrayFat Con
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