Night Train (2008)

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A train conductor (Danny Glover), a pre-med student (LeeleeSobieski), and a fast-talking salesman (Steve Zahn) find their greed clashing with their better judgment after stumbling into a fortune in diamonds aboard a speeding locomotive, and attempting to figure out a way to keep their discovery a… More A train conductor (Danny Glover), a pre-med student (LeeleeSobieski), and a fast-talking salesman (Steve Zahn) find their greed clashing with their better judgment after stumbling into a fortune in diamonds aboard a speeding locomotive, and attempting to figure out a way to keep their discovery a secret. A nameless passenger has died en route to an unknown destination. His only possession: a mysterious box containing a valuable treasure. With that amount of money, the conductor, the student, and the salesman could all live comfortably for the rest of their days. But all three would rather have the fortune to themselves, and as the train races toward its destination, temptation, betrayal, deceit drives them each to irrational extremes in a paranoid bid to outsmart the others. Little do these three desperate souls realize that there's something sinister to this innocent looking box, and they might not find out what it is until it's already too late. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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Rating, Runtime: R, 1 hr. 31 min.
Directed By: Brian King
Written By: Brian King
Genres: Mystery & Suspense, Action & Adventure

In Theaters: Jul 7, 2009 Wide
On DVD: Jul 7, 2009
Studio: National Entertainment Media

Critic Reviews

Kevin Carr, 7M Pictures
uses some common archetypes, like strangers on a train and the power of human greed, and in this sense it really feels like a feature-length version of a Twilight Zone episode
Felix Gonzalez Jr., DVD Review
NEM has given the film a shoddy Blu-ray presentation to match, making this a release best left avoided altogether.
Felix Gonzalez Jr., DVD Review
... King betrays his own objective to make a classical thriller and succumbs to the standard triteness of direct-to-DVD schlock.
Staci Layne Wilson, Horror.com
I'm not exactly saying you shouldn't see Night Train, but afterward I was all... uh, bored.
Prairie Miller, NewsBlaze
An eerie noir commute with politically charged baggage on board, the film is visually haunting as both the train and ghoulish narrative weirdly accelerate into effectively surreal territory, taking the damaged planet with them as it hurls along.
Prairie Miller, NewsBlaze
An eerie noir commute with politically charged baggage on board, the film is visually haunting as both the train and ghoulish narrative weirdly accelerate into effectively surreal territory, taking the damaged planet with them as it hurls along.

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Curtis L

The film quality was distractingly bad, and I almost turned it off. But the wife wanted more, so we watched. It got pretty interesting for the first half of the movie. Then suddenly, it was like a new movie started and everything went to hell very quickly. Let's just say it went… More
The film quality was distractingly bad, and I almost turned it off. But the wife wanted more, so we watched. It got pretty interesting for the first half of the movie. Then suddenly, it was like a new movie started and everything went to hell very quickly. Let's just say it went from "this is kinda cool" to "what the hell is going on?" in just a few minutes. Not a terrible movie, but one you should only watch under the right mood.
Lafe F

Low-budget surreal thriller set on an overnight train. Three people dispute what to do when they find a body and a mystery box. It's like a tele-play lost Alfred Hitchcock Presents episode. The exterior train shots were done with minimalist CGI, which added to the fantasy. I… More
Low-budget surreal thriller set on an overnight train. Three people dispute what to do when they find a body and a mystery box. It's like a tele-play lost Alfred Hitchcock Presents episode. The exterior train shots were done with minimalist CGI, which added to the fantasy. I watched this late at night, and ignored the jumps in storytelling logic, so it was a fun viewing.
Nicki M

So bad it's almost good. Almost.
Fascade F

This movie left me hanging at the very end...so many victims, so much time...WASTED! One and a half stars for keeping my interest... what a waste of popcorn! The theme of how far would you go to get everything you desire...ran thin! Stay away from this glitch! "Midnight Meat… More
This movie left me hanging at the very end...so many victims, so much time...WASTED! One and a half stars for keeping my interest... what a waste of popcorn! The theme of how far would you go to get everything you desire...ran thin! Stay away from this glitch! "Midnight Meat Train" (with Vinny Jones) will give you everything you desire in a movie...and more...
Jim W

On a night train on Christmas Eve, one of the passengers dies and in his possession is a mysterious box that appears to have something valuable inside. The conductor (Danny Glover), a pre-med student (Leelee Sobieski) and a salesman (Steve Zahn) team up to hide the body and split the… More
On a night train on Christmas Eve, one of the passengers dies and in his possession is a mysterious box that appears to have something valuable inside. The conductor (Danny Glover), a pre-med student (Leelee Sobieski) and a salesman (Steve Zahn) team up to hide the body and split the money. The movie kept my attention, just like another strange movie with a mysterious box....called the Box. However, just like the Box, Night Train gets stranger and stranger as it goes on. Just like the Box, it also falls apart by the end. Sobieski is entertaining though since her character gets weirder and more creepy as the movie goes on and she pulls it off well.
Rose G

Danny Glover picks up a passenger on-board his night train during the holidays. Long before reaching the next station, he and two of his other passengers (Sobieski and Zahn) noticed that the new fellow, apparently, died while on board, leaving in his lap a package containing a… More
Danny Glover picks up a passenger on-board his night train during the holidays. Long before reaching the next station, he and two of his other passengers (Sobieski and Zahn) noticed that the new fellow, apparently, died while on board, leaving in his lap a package containing a mysterious box. Little did they know that peeking inside it would cost more than they could imagine. The first part of the movie was interesting. Too bad that I reached the last few minutes to realize that it was a total waste of time. If its any consolation, Leelee Sobieski played the creepy chick well.
Nick G

Ridiculous. They should have tagged this as a Twilight Zone rip off from the start, might have seen it in a more positive light if I knew that in advance. The CGI was trash. You'd think for a movie called Night TRAIN they could actually afford decent outside train shots,… More
Ridiculous. They should have tagged this as a Twilight Zone rip off from the start, might have seen it in a more positive light if I knew that in advance. The CGI was trash. You'd think for a movie called Night TRAIN they could actually afford decent outside train shots, stock footage, or something. The interior set looked like a washed out high school production. Thank God I didn't get the Blu-ray for "extra detail" A death scene looks like someone is dealing canned hams at a butcher shop. An old woman who is clearly a guy in a wig.. and it gets worse. If you're bored, it's good for a laugh.