Highest-Rated Movies about 'Railway', Sort by Popularity

Once Upon a Time in the West (1968), Buster Keaton Rides Again (1965), Emperor of the North (1973), The Railway Man (2013), Union Pacific (1939), The Great Train Robbery (1978), The Great Locomotive Chase (1956), The Ghost and the Darkness (1996) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Railway movies.

#1. Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)

Storyline: Jill McBain travels to the wild frontier; Utah - where she and her new husband planned to settle down. Upon arrival, she finds him and his children dead. There's a lot of land, and potential, but there's those who want to take it - at any cost. Even if it means killing a man and his kids.

Plot Keywords: gunslinger, mercenary, tycoon, wife, thrilling, brutal, gutsy ...

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#3. Emperor of the North (1973)

Storyline: It is during the great depression in the US, and the land is full of people who are now homeless. Those people, commonly called "hobos", are truly hated by Shack (Borgnine), a sadistical railway conductor who swore that no hobo will ride his train for free. Well, no-one but "A" Number One (Lee Marvin), who is ready to put his life at stake to become a local legend - as the first person who survived the trip on Shack's notorious train.—Brian Peterson calyooper@email.com

Plot Keywords: hobo, conductor, police officer, tense, spirited, railway, railyard ...

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#4. The Railway Man (2013)

Storyline: Eric Lomax was one of thousands of Allied prisoners of war forced to work on the construction of the Thai/Burma railway during WW2. His experiences, after the secret radio he built to bring news and hope to his colleagues was discovered, left him traumatised and shut off from the world. Years later, he met Patti, a beautiful woman, on a train and fell in love. Patti was determined to rid Eric of his demons. Discovering that the young Japanese officer who haunted her husband was still alive, she faced a terrible decision. Should Eric be given a chance to confront his tormentor? Would she stand by him, whatever he did?

Plot Keywords: wife, british officer, interpreter, engaging, railway, love, life ...

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#5. Union Pacific (1939)

Storyline: One of the last bills signed by President Lincoln authorizes pushing the Union Pacific Railroad across the wilderness to California. But financial opportunist Asa Barrows hopes to profit from obstructing it. Chief troubleshooter Jeff Butler has his hands full fighting Barrows' agent, gambler Sid Campeau; Campeau's partner Dick Allen is Jeff's war buddy and rival suitor for engineer's daughter Molly Monahan. Who will survive the effort to push the railroad through at any cost?—Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>

Plot Keywords: daughter, railroad worker, postal worker, gambler, banker, spectacular, patriotic ...

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#7. The Great Locomotive Chase (1956)

Storyline: This is based on a true story. During the Civil War, a Union spy, Andrews, is asked to lead a band of Union soldiers into the South so that they could destroy the railway system. However, things don't go as planned when the conductor of the train that they stole is on to them and is doing everything he can to stop them.—<rcs0411@yahoo.com>

Plot Keywords: soldier, spy, conductor, thrilling, rousing, railway, georgia ...

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#8. The Ghost and the Darkness (1996)

Storyline: Sir Robert Beaumont is behind schedule on a railroad in Africa. Enlisting noted engineer John Henry Patterson to right the ship, Beaumont expects results. Everything seems great until the crew discovers the mutilated corpse of the project's foreman, seemingly killed by a lion. After several more attacks, Patterson calls in famed hunter Charles Remington, who has finally met his match in the bloodthirsty lions.

Plot Keywords: engineer, railroad tycoon, big game hunter, doctor, lion, death, brutal ...

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#9. Unstoppable (2010)

Storyline: A runaway train carrying a cargo of toxic chemicals puts an engineer and his conductor in a race against time. They're chasing the runaway train in a separate locomotive and need to bring it under control before it derails on a curve and causes a toxic spill that will decimate a town.

Plot Keywords: engineer, conductor, father, daughter, tense, thrilling, emotional ...

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#10. Seraphim Falls (2006)

Storyline: In the 1860s, five men have been tracking a sixth across Nevada for more than two weeks. They shoot and wound him, but he gets away. They pursue, led by the dour Carver, who will pay them each $1 a day once he's captured. The hunted is Gideon, resourceful, skilled with a knife. Gideon's flight and Carver's hunt require horses, water, and bullets. The course takes them past lone settlers, a wagon train, a rail crew, settlements, and an Indian philosopher. What is the reason for the hunt; what connects Gideon and Carver? What happened at Seraphim Falls?

Plot Keywords: soldier, philosopher, bounty hunter, lady, prostitute, fugitive, brooding ...

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#12. The Last Hard Men (1976)

Storyline: In the early 20th century, some convicts while on a road gang escape and one of the convicts is Zach Provo, a half Indian, who was sent to prison during the latter part of the 19th century. He escapes with 6 others to exact vengeance on Sam Burgade the lawman who not only captured him but was also responsible for the death of Provo's wife, at least in Provo's mind. Part of his plan is to kidnap Burgade's daughter, which prompts him to strap on his guns and go after him on horseback. Can Burgade who has been retired for sometime still have what it takes to track Provo down?—rcs0411@yahoo.com

Plot Keywords: outlaw, retired sheriff, daughter, fiancée, sheriff, criminal, brash ...

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#13. Drums in the Deep South (1951)

Storyline: Best friends Clay Clayburn and Will Denning graduate from West Point only to soon find themselves fighting on opposite sides of the Civil War. When the two men meet each other in combat, neither knows it as each is in an artillery position hundreds of yards from the other. However, the love of Clay's life, Kathy Summers, does know and tries desperately to save her two good friends from killing each other.—Alfred Jingle

Plot Keywords: southern belle, military officer, soldier, husband, best friend, major, melodramatic ...

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#14. Atlas Shrugged: Part I (2011)

Storyline: It was great to be alive, once, but the world was perishing. Factories were shutting down, transportation was grinding to a halt, granaries were empty--and key people who had once kept it running were disappearing all over the country. As the lights winked out and the cities went cold, nothing was left to anyone but misery. No one knew how to stop it, no one understood why it was happening - except one woman, the operating executive of a once mighty transcontinental railroad, who suspects the answer may rest with a remarkable invention and the man who created it - a man who once said he would stop the motor of the world. Everything now depends on finding him and discovering the answer to the question on the lips of everyone as they whisper it in fear: Who *is* John Galt?

Plot Keywords: executive, vice president, engaging, railway, society, transformation ...

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