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The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974) — Stream on MGM+ · CriticCrunch

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The Taking of Pelham One Two Three

Movie1974·105 min

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three

Directed by Joseph Sargent

Crime Thriller Comedy Action

A crime thriller film directed by Joseph Sargent.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 14%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

7.5/10

About The Taking of Pelham One Two Three

In New York, armed men hijack a subway car and demand a ransom for the passengers while the authorities question about the method of their escape.

Pacing: Gripping (8 of 9)
Tone: Dark (2 of 9)
Intensity: Intense (7 of 9)
Complexity: Approachable (4 of 9)
Humor: Light-touch (4 of 9)
Scale: Broad (6 of 9)
Spirit: Heartfelt (7 of 9)
Texture: Gritty, Tense
Story Tags: corruption power, survival of spirit, late 20th century, action combat, new york, urban, strangers forced together, detective investigator, anti hero, kidnapping hostage, cat and mouse, race against time, heist robbery

633 ratings

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How The Taking of Pelham One Two Three Ranks

All movies

Top 14%

1970s movies

Top 19%

Crime movies

Top 11%

1970s Crime movies

Top 15%

★Joseph Sargent films#2 of 5

Top 15% 1970s Crime movies.

Second-best Joseph Sargent film, behind Something the Lord Made.

the vibe

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three Vibe

What it feels like

grippingdarkintenseapproachablelight-touchbroadheartfelt

gritty

tense

What it's about

kidnapping hostagecat & mouserace against timecorruption powersurvival of spiritdetective investigatoranti-herostrangers forced togetheraction combatheist robberyNew Yorkurbanlate 20th century

pacing

gripping 8/9gripping 8/9

tone

dark 2/9dark 2/9

intensity

intense 7/9intense 7/9

complexity

approachable 4/9clear 4/9

humor

light-touch 4/9light 4/9

scale

broad 6/9broad 6/9

spirit

heartfelt 7/9heartfelt 7/9

texture

grittygritty

Details

Director: Joseph Sargent
Language: English

Cast

Walter Matthau, Robert Shaw, Martin Balsam

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