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The Railway Man (2013) — Stream on Howdy · CriticCrunch

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The Railway Man

Movie2013·116 min

The Railway Man

Directed by Jonathan Teplitzky

A drama history film directed by Jonathan Teplitzky.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 48%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

6.8/10

788 ratings

About The Railway Man

A victim from World War II's "Death Railway" sets out to find those responsible for his torture. A true story.

Pacing: Measured (4 of 9)
Tone: Bittersweet (4 of 9)
Intensity: Intense (7 of 9)
Complexity: Approachable (4 of 9)
Humor: Serious (1 of 9)
Scale: Personal (4 of 9)
Spirit: Earnest (5 of 9)
Texture: Gritty, Contemplative
Story Tags: redemption, trauma recovery, fate destiny, wwii era, historical event, warzone, international, rivals, romantic partners, war homefront, everyman, reluctant hero, revenge quest, nonlinear flashback

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Details

Director: Jonathan Teplitzky
Language: English

Cast

Colin Firth, Nicole Kidman, Stellan Skarsgård

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How The Railway Man Ranks

All movies

Top 48%

2010s movies

Top 41%

Drama movies

Top 50%

2010s Drama movies

Top 40%

Top 48% All movies.

the vibe

The Railway Man Vibe

What it feels like

measuredbittersweetintenseapproachableseriouspersonalearnestgrittycontemplative

What it's about

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

texture

grittygritty

revenge quest

nonlinear flashback

redemption

trauma recovery

fate destiny

everyman

reluctant hero

rivals

romantic partners

historical event

war homefront

warzone

international

WWII era

bittersweet 4/9wistful 4/9

intensity

intense 7/9intense 7/9

complexity

approachable 4/9clear 4/9

humor

serious 1/9serious 1/9

scale

personal 4/9personal 4/9

spirit

earnest 5/9earnest 5/9