Man on the Train

Man on the Train

101 mins | Drama | Oct. 28, 2011

A mysterious criminal rolls into a small town planning to knock off the local bank, assuming it will go off without a hitch. But when he encounters a retired poetry professor, his plans take an unlikely turn. With no place to stay, the professor generously welcomes him into his home. As the two men talk, a bond forms between these two polar opposites, and surprising moments of humor and compassion emerge. As they begin to understand each other more, they each examine the choices they've made in their lives, secretly longing to live the type of lifestyle the other man has lived, based on the desire to escape their own.

Man on the Train

101 mins | Drama | Oct. 28, 2011

Man on the Train
A mysterious criminal rolls into a small town planning to knock off the local bank, assuming it will go off without a hitch. But when he encounters a retired poetry professor, his plans take an unlikely turn. With no place to stay, the professor generously welcomes him into his home. As the two men talk, a bond forms between these two polar opposites, and surprising moments of humor and compassion emerge. As they begin to understand each other more, they each examine the choices they've made in their lives, secretly longing to live the type of lifestyle the other man has lived, based on the desire to escape their own.
IMDb rating 5.5
Producers
Original title Man on the Train
Directors Mary McGuckian
Writers Claude Klotz

Cast

Donald Sutherland

as The Professor

Larry Mullen Jr.

as The Thief

Paula Boudreau

as Shop Girl

Gary Hetzler

as ADR (voice)

Kate O'Toole

as Vivienne