The Girl on the Train

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The Girl on the Train

R

2016

1h 52m

Mystery & Thriller

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Commuter Rachel Watson (Emily Blunt) catches daily glimpses of a seemingly perfect couple, Scott and Megan, from the window of her train. One day, Watson witnesses something shocking unfold in the backyard of the strangers' home. Rachel tells the authorities what she thinks she saw after learning that Megan is now missing and feared dead. Unable to trust her own memory, the troubled woman begins her own investigation, while police suspect that Rachel may have crossed a dangerous line.

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Critics Consensus

Emily Blunt's outstanding performance isn't enough to keep The Girl on the Train from sliding sluggishly into exploitative melodrama.

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Sarah Marshall

Bitch Media

Feb 11, 2021

When Emily Blunt is onscreen, it's impossible to look away.

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Udita Jhunjhunwala

Livemint

Jul 31, 2019

If not for Blunt's fantastic performance, the film would have come across as a quickie capitalizing on the novel's popularity. As far as thrillers go,Girl on the Train works hard to make every player seem suspicious but the result isn't as juicy...

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Kristen Lopez

Culturess

Nov 20, 2017

Though never devolving into the levels of camp, The Girl on the Train presents itself as Gone Girl's trashier, but funner sister.

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Joe Lipsett

Anatomy of a Scream Podcast Network

Jun 4, 2024

2.5/5

Blunt does her best to elevate the material, but dividing the film's focus between three different women (and all of their men) means no one has an opportunity to develop a fully formed character.

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Apr 9, 2022

2/4

Apart from the film's acting, fans of the source material should ignore the adaptation and preserve their imagination's picture of Hawkins' novel.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Aug 18, 2021

2/4

The herrings in The Girl on the Train might be the usual shade of robust red, but the film itself is largely a bloodless affair, not so much a whodunit as a wellobviouslythatpersondunit.

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Ryan H

Feb 4, 2025

Can’t remember a bit of it - couldn’t have been that good

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B P

@Bradster69 Sep 20, 2026

Not Bad, but Not My Favorite

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pawpaw C

@RT67633552 Sep 17, 2026

I nodded off and rewound several times to try and keep up. I'd suggest reading the review first (not my norm) so you have an idea what to look for. I still have the dvd checked-out so may give it another chance tomorrow; I could tell that there was a good story there if you can connect the dots.

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Lizzie G

@RT5678904221124 Sep 1, 2026

Heard good things about this film. Once you get past the slow pace at the beginning and it starts to pick up, it becomes a really good film with plenty of twists. Great cast, Emily Blunt is fantastic, and I love Rebecca Ferguson.

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Romaine W

@Mojororo Aug 6, 2026

Emily Blunt’s performance is stunning! This is not only a character study but a commentary on women’s solidarity. If the main character was a man and violence to obtain oil or money was the focus it would have been embraced better by audiences. The main character is a woman and the life and death quest is for love and family. I wanted to know if she would get off and each character had a serious dark side to them. It would have been a five if there was more nuance to the male characters. They were varying shades of misogyny, mendacity, and manipulation. This is a movie worth viewing and talking about out.

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RichardAB T

@PoorDearRichard Jul 30, 2026

Patience is definitely part of the ticket price. Emily Blunt's performance was absolutely brilliant and completely believable. Without her this film would have been a snooze. The film moves at the speed of a delayed commuter train, and I don't think it's for everyone because there's a lot to take in. Stick with it, though, and you're rewarded with a solid story and a satisfying ending.

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Rachel

Haley Bennett

Megan

Rebecca Ferguson

Anna

Justin Theroux

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Scott

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Synopsis

Commuter Rachel Watson (Emily Blunt) catches daily glimpses of a seemingly perfect couple, Scott and Megan, from the window of her train. One day, Watson witnesses something shocking unfold in the backyard of the strangers' home. Rachel tells the authorities what she thinks she saw after learning that Megan is now missing and feared dead. Unable to trust her own memory, the troubled woman begins her own investigation, while police suspect that Rachel may have crossed a dangerous line.

Director: Tate Taylor
Producer: Marc Platt, Jared LeBoff
Screenwriter: Erin Cressida Wilson
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Co: Reliance Entertainment, Universal Pictures, Sony Classical, Marc Platt Productions
Rating: R (Nudity|Language|Sexual Content|Violence)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 7, 2016, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 3, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $75.2M
Runtime: 1h 52m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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