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The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
In New York, armed men hijack a subway car and demand a ransom for the passengers while the authorities question about the method of their escape.
View on IMDbAppeals to viewers who enjoy tightly contained urban thrillers with procedural detail, dry wit, and escalating pressure between criminals and authorities.
- Tone
- tense, darkly comic, satirical
- Payoff
- adrenaline, amusement
- Pacing
- steady
- Intensity
- intense
- Structure
- linear
- Themes
- hostage crisis, public duty, institutional pressure, deception
- Setting
- 1970s, crowded subway tunnels and municipal command rooms
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