The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009) is an action thriller film that centers around a subway operator who finds himself in a hostage situation when a group of men with a hidden agenda overtakes the train ...

"The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3," a remake of the gritty and darkly comic 1974 film starring Walter Matthau, is about the controlled chaos of a city that barely works. The new film, directed by Tony Scott ...

In early afternoon, four armed men hijack a subway train in Manhattan. They stop on a slight incline, decoupling the first car to let the rest of the train coast back. Their leader is Ryder; he ...

Far from the first of its kind, The Taking of Pelham 123 set in stone what is now taken as the blueprint for almost all modern heist movies. We are introduced to our antagonists early: a group of ...

Joseph Sargent’s 1974 heist thriller The Taking of Pelham One Two Three is considered one of the finest action thrillers in Hollywood history. Boasting a near-perfect 98% Rotten Tomatoes rating, ...