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Unstoppable (2010)

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Average Rating: 6.9/10
Reviews Counted: 177
Fresh: 152 | Rotten: 25

As fast, loud, and relentless as the train at the center of the story, Unstoppable is perfect popcorn entertainment -- and director Tony Scott's best movie in years.

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Average Rating: 7.1/10
Critic Reviews: 33
Fresh: 30 | Rotten: 3

As fast, loud, and relentless as the train at the center of the story, Unstoppable is perfect popcorn entertainment -- and director Tony Scott's best movie in years.

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In this action thriller from director Tony Scott, rookie train operator Will (Chris Pine) and grizzled veteran engineer Frank (Denzel Washington) learn that a runaway locomotive carrying carloads of dangerous chemicals is headed for Will's small Pennsylvania hometown, where his wife and child live. In order to save the day, they must figure out how to catch up to the rogue engine, and stop it before harm comes to the town. Standing in their way is Galvin (Kevin Dunn), the head of the company who

Feb 15, 2011

$81.6M

20th Century Fox

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All Critics (177) | Top Critics (33) | Fresh (153) | Rotten (25) | DVD (4)

Though it's a ridiculous ride, it offers the heightened pulse of a great race.

November 22, 2010 Full Review Source: New Yorker | Comment (1)
New Yorker
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Of course it's implausible, but it's also consistently entertaining.

November 12, 2010 Full Review Source: Richard Roeper.com | Comments (4)
Richard Roeper.com
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This isn't groundbreaking fare, mind you. But Unstoppable muscles through its story of peril with crafted intensity and a few well-placed grins.

November 12, 2010 Full Review Source: Denver Post | Comment
Denver Post
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Though inspired by a real incident, the movie is an opportunistic political allegory about an economy that's out of control and industries that are weakened by layoffs, under-staffing and corporate callousness.

November 12, 2010 Full Review Source: Globe and Mail | Comments (21)
Globe and Mail
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There's a gut-level simplicity to "Unstoppable" that works despite all its clichés.

November 12, 2010 Full Review Source: Detroit News | Comment (1)
Detroit News
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Like it or not, there are some things that movies do best. Movies do not generally do a great job with anything involving heavy-duty cogitation, but when it comes to runaway trains, the medium is peerless. All aboard!

November 12, 2010 Full Review Source: Christian Science Monitor | Comment
Christian Science Monitor
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Despite Tony Scott managing to maintain his high-octane style, the relative simplicity of the plot gives Unstoppable a more intimate feel than his usual bombastic actioner

November 22, 2011 Full Review Source: Little White Lies | Comment
Little White Lies

... As the train picks up speed, the movie does the same.

November 5, 2011 Full Review Source: Star-Democrat (Easton, MD) | Comment
Star-Democrat (Easton, MD)

Thunderous, metallic, ominous, screeching sound effects add to the sensory perception that you're watching a megaton monster barreling toward a dramatic showdown.

September 26, 2011 Full Review Source: American Profile | Comment
American Profile

Welcome to the Machismo Express.

June 29, 2011 Full Review Source: The Ooh Tray | Comment
The Ooh Tray

Pretty heavy on cliches, but the simple fact that the film's one giant popcorn-infused action sequence should please most action fans.

March 23, 2011 Full Review Source: IGN DVD | Comment (1)
IGN DVD

Scott subdues his more stylized tendencies to deliver the kind of meat-and-potatoes action thriller that might very well be watched and enjoyed by the heroic blue collar characters in this movie.

March 21, 2011 Full Review Source: Window to the Movies | Comment
Window to the Movies

Unstoppable takes a simple premise and spins it into an entertaining film surging with pure energy.

March 9, 2011 Full Review Source: Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema | Comment
Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema

Tony Scott's Unstoppable is, in a word, awesome.

February 28, 2011 Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | Comment
Combustible Celluloid

Washington has these films down to a science by now, and it's fun to watch a consummate professional do his thing.

February 26, 2011 Full Review Source: Movie Metropolis | Comment
Movie Metropolis

Just the ticket for fun at the movies, Unstoppable is a non-stop joy ride.

February 6, 2011 Full Review Source: Cinemaclips.com | Comment

This simple but effective man versus machine blockbuster signals a return to form for director Tony Scott.

January 11, 2011 Full Review Source: Flicks.co.nz | Comment
Flicks.co.nz

(Director Tony) Scott is much better at building tension here than he was in 2009's so-average-it-hurt remake of The Taking of Pelham 123.

January 7, 2011 Full Review Source: The Age (Australia) | Comment
The Age (Australia)

As they say about train wrecks, it's impossible to look away.

January 6, 2011 Full Review Source: Moviedex | Comment
Moviedex

Highly accomplished, wholly predictable filmmaking with a monster of a runaway train as central protagonist.

January 6, 2011 Full Review Source: Screenwize | Comment
Screenwize

When compared to Tony Scott's patented two men actioners, Unstoppable stands tall as a highlight in sound, fury, and token action movie silliness.

January 6, 2011 Full Review Source: Matt's Movie Reviews | Comment
Matt's Movie Reviews

Unstoppable certainly is nail-biting -- if only for the furious editing, swooping cameras, crash zooms and thunderous soundtrack. It's a shame that it's impossible to escape the sense of autopilot that pervades.

January 4, 2011 Full Review Source: FILMINK (Australia) | Comments (2)
FILMINK (Australia)

Just what you'd expect and maybe a little more, this no-filler action flick delivers a loud, CGI-free thrill ride with Denzel Washington as an added bonus.

December 27, 2010 Full Review Source: Spectrum (St. George, Utah) | Comment
Spectrum (St. George, Utah)

Promises, and delivers.

December 18, 2010 Full Review Source: Projection Booth | Comment
Projection Booth

Rousing

December 15, 2010 Full Review Source: CinePassion | Comment
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Audience Reviews for Unstoppable

Unstoppable is for fans of well executed, superbly crafted action film sequences, BUT not for those inclined to complex, ambiguous characters or enigmatic or surprising plot twists. Tony Scott, one of the masters of the action form, is at his cinematic best here with swooping cameras, heart stopping edits, in a rural

May 14, 2012
Josh Morris

Super Reviewer

Unstoppable was a movie with no point other than to entertain its audience. It managed to have a bit more emotion invested in its two main characters. Washington as a struggling father who forgets birthdays and Pine whose own family problems are mysterious at first. The film perfectly captures the generational gap

December 26, 2011
kiriyamakazou

Super Reviewer

    1. Connie: Excuse me, can u help me?
    2. Frank: Connie?
    3. Connie: I can't decided which one of you I have to kiss first.
    4. Frank: Me.
    – Submitted by Hanna K (7 months ago)
    1. Connie: That was 10 Million Pounds, Mr. Galvin. And this is the sound of me saving your ass!
    – Submitted by George P (8 months ago)
    1. Frank: Youve already fired me.
    – Submitted by Jossan F (12 months ago)
    1. Connie: Galvin you're an asshole!
    – Submitted by James W (12 months ago)
    1. Will: Mr.Galvin this is Will Colson, you're conducter. We're gonna run this bitch down.
    2. Galvin: Well maybe you didn't here what I just said Colson, I will fire you!
    – Submitted by Roshan C (13 months ago)

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