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Terror Train

Seen it?

1980 | 97 min | Horror, Thriller

Weeknight Watch

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

It made about 17 times its budget, but middling reviews (47% on Rotten Tomatoes) and a lukewarm 48% audience score held it back. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
If you count yourself among anyone who likes watching someone settle a score and people who enjoy a knot in their stomach, this one's for you. A revenge story, so expect the pressure to build to a reckoning. Same wavelength as Grindhouse.
The mood
Scary.
The pace
Builds dread steadily, at 1 hr 37 min.
What might put you off
  • Rated R: expect violence.
  • Not one for anyone who hates jump scares.

A masked killer targets six college kids responsible for a prank gone wrong three years earlier and who are currently throwing a large New Year's Eve costume party aboard a moving train.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsBelow par

    47% on Rotten Tomatoes, 42 on Metacritic

  • AudiencesBelow par

    Our audience score: 48%

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Box office & staying powerStrong

    $60 million worldwide on a $4 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactSolid

    About 57K people sought it out in the past year, and interest is climbing

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Cast & crew

Directed by Roger Spottiswoode

  • Ben JohnsonCarne
  • Jamie Lee CurtisAlana
  • Hart BochnerDoc
  • Sandee CurrieMitchy
  • Timothy WebberMo
  • Derek MacKinnonKenny Hampson
  • Anthony SherwoodJackson
  • Joy BoushelPet
  • VanityMerry
  • Greg SwansonClass President