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67% Critic Match
Man on the Train
“A poet. A thief. Two strangers with nothing in common are about to trade their lives for a chance to cheat their destinies.”
6.7 / 10• 2002• 1h 30m•NR• French
CrimeDrama
Storyline
A man, Milan steps off a train, into a small French village. As he waits for the day when he will rob the town bank, he runs into an old retired poetry teacher named M. Manesquier. The two men strike up a strange friendship and explore the road not taken, each wanting to live the other's life.
Cast & Crew
Jean Rochefort
Monsieur Manesquier
Lead
Johnny Hallyday
Milan
Jean-François Stévenin
Luigi
Pascal Parmentier
Sadko
Charlie Nelson
Max
Isabelle Petit-Jacques
Viviane, Manesquier's mistress
Édith Scob
Manesquier's Sister
Maurice Chevit
Hairdresser
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Patrice Leconte's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Man on the Train is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
