The Taking of Pelham 123

2009 R 1h 46m Blu-ray / DVD

The Taking of Pelham 123

2009 R 1h 46m Blu-ray / DVD
  • Overview
  • Details
When a group of hijackers led by criminal mastermind Ryder take the passengers aboard a New York subway train hostage and demand a king's ransom, it's up to subway dispatcher Walter Garber to bring them down.
Cast
Denzel Washington, John Travolta, Luis Guzmán, Victor Gojcaj, Robert Vataj, John Turturro, Michael Rispoli, Ramon Rodriguez, James Gandolfini, John Benjamin Hickey, Alex Kaluzhsky, Gbenga Akinnagbe
Director
Tony Scott
Format
Blu-ray DVD
Screen
Widescreen Anamorphic 2.40:1
Subtitles
English SDH, French
CC
Yes
Audio
English: Dolby Digital 5.1, French-Canadian: Dolby Digital 5.1, English: DVS - Descriptive Video Service
Screen
Widescreen Anamorphic 2.40:1
Subtitles
English SDH, English, Catalan, French, Portuguese, Spanish (Neutral)
CC
No
Audio
English: Dolby True HD, English: Dolby Digital 5.1, French-Canadian: Dolby Digital 5.1, Spanish (Castilian): Dolby Digital 5.1, Catalan: Dolby Digital 5.1, English: DVS - Descriptive Video Service
Rating
R - Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them. R - Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.
age 17+
Common Sense rating OK for kids 17+
age 17+

Common Sense Note

Parents need to know that this action-packed remake of the gritty, same-named 1970s thriller is intense and violent and not meant for young kids. The fast-paced story is accompanied by heaping doses of realistic, bloody (expect lots of gunplay ... and resulting gore spatters) and profanity (including lots of "s--t"s and "f--k"s). But on the up side, there's not much in the way of sex, product placement, or substance use/abuse.

Sexual Content

A young woman flashes her bra to her boyfriend via Webcam.

Violence

Lots of very realistic threats and gunfire, with gory results. People are shot point-blank, their blood spattering everywhere.

Language

Lots of strong language throughout, including very frequent use of "f--k," as well as "s--t," "ass," "hell," "damn," "goddamn," "oh my God," and more.

Social Behavior

A man and his crew hijack a subway train for money and kill anyone who gets in the way. But another man tries to erase a wrongdoing by stepping up to the plate to help, and strangers aid each other in a time of crisis.

Consumerism

Not applicable

Drugs / Tobacco / Alcohol

Not applicable

  • Age appropriate
  • Not an issue
  • Depends on your child and your family
  • Parents strongly cautioned
  • Not appropriate for kids of the age

This information for parents is provided by Common Sense Media, a non-profit organization dedicated to improving kids' media lives.

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