The Man on the Train
2011 · 101 MIN · IMDB 5.5 · 798 VOTES · DIR. Mary McGuckian
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,278 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:03:21 ¶ ¶ >> one, two, three
00:07:38 My poor, dear mother would have died
00:09:54 Oh, gosh.
00:14:53 My grandmother said that I was like them.
00:19:07 Running to catch a bus is a marathon.
00:23:07 Sorry.
00:26:14 Yes.
00:29:14 Just a check-up.
00:33:03 I've had an account in this bank
00:35:11 She stuck her tongue down my throat
00:37:05 No, it's probably just pretty forgettable.
00:38:55 Hey.
00:42:21 It's got the disease.
00:47:07 Sometimes three.
00:50:27 And it drove me mad.
00:54:11 Are you going to tell me what brought you to this town?
00:56:47 It's a row of tin cans.
00:59:42 It's the essence of it.
01:03:09 Afternoon.
01:06:49 But... but... but but he leaves tomorrow.
01:09:55 Wha...
01:12:53 Still, it would have been nice to have discovered
01:18:28 It's not that women like me don't know that.
01:28:55 Oh, God!
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,278
Dialogue density12.7 lines / min
First line00:03:21
Final line01:28:55
Production Record
DirectorMary McGuckian
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes798