The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3(2009)
I can't get it out of my head. I'm gonna die today.
Armed men hijack a New York City subway train, holding the passengers hostage in return for a ransom, and turning an ordinary day's work for dispatcher Walter Garber into a face-off with the mastermind behind the crime.
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Walter Garber
Ryder
Lt. Camonetti
Phil Ramos
Mayor
John Johnson
Jerry Pollard, motorman
George, teen hostage
George's Girlfriend
Mother-hostage
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