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
00:07:40 if I'd done that.
00:10:06 I'm terribly sorry.
00:15:06 Miss out on
00:19:27 Never.
00:23:27 Anyway, we'll pick it up next Wednesday.
00:26:39 when mine are completely worn out.
00:29:56 Professor?
00:33:33 You've never dreamt about being a bank robber?
00:35:40 Theodore dreiser.
00:37:38 You didn't say something?
00:40:04 I have private students.
00:44:49 of your blue-eyed boy now, mister death?
00:48:45 When I see you
00:51:21 I left the store and I never went back.
00:55:18 It's going to be quite a Saturday morning.
00:58:06 Think of it.
01:01:11 I ran into a bottle
01:04:01 That brandier boy came by the other day.
01:07:49 Drinks are in the drawing room.
01:11:13 Women always win in the end.
01:15:23 It's the right way.
01:21:08 I don't believe in that kind of stuff.
01:31:07 No, stop!
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,278
Dialogue density12.7 lines / min
First line00:03:21
Final line01:31:07
Production Record
DirectorMary McGuckian
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes798