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A list of movies with significant sequences set on subway trains.

What films are most-set on the trains? What films have the most interesting scenes? Which films have the most scenes actually shot on real trains? Earliest films set on a subway?

Click on a title to go to the corresponding International Movie Database (IMDb) article.

  

Dark City (1998)

The fabulous sci-fi cult film features a labyrinthine subway that the main character John can never seem to get to the end of to find his shangri-la — actually this turns out to be a place of fake implanted memories called Shell Beach [MarkO].


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BarcelonaDarkness (2002)
Biutiful (2010)
The Last Days (2013)
BerlinChristiane F. (1981)
Wings of Desire (1987)
Run Lola Run (1998)
Equilibrium (2002)
Resident Evil (2002)
The Bourne Supremacy (2004)
Flightplan (2005)
Berlin Calling (2008)
BrusselsBrussels by Night (1983)
BudapestKontroll (2003)
Buenos AiresMoebius (1996)
Chicago11 x 14 (1977), this experimental feature starts off with a wonderful 10-minute static shot facing the track on the "El" as it travels south to the Loop.
Risky Business (1983)
Adventures in Babysitting (1987)
The Fugitive (1993)
While You Were Sleeping (1995)
HamburgThe Odessa File (1974)
Hong KongChungking Express (1994)
LondonUnderground (1929)
Blackmail (1929)
Confirm or Deny (1941)
Passport to Pimlico (1949)
Piccadilly Third Stop (1960)
Dutchman (1967), story set in New York but subway scenes filmed in London.
The Bed-Sitting Room (1969)
The Black Windmill (1974)
An American Werewolf in London (1981)
Sliding Doors (1998)
Tube Tales (1999)
Reign of Fire (2002), an underground DLR section
Creep (2005)
V for Vendetta (2005), features the abandoned Aldwych station which is frequently used for filming
Atonement (2007)
28 Weeks Later (2007)
The Cronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008)
Hereafter (2010)
The Deep Blue Sea (2011)
Skyfall (2012)
Los AngelesWhile the City Sleeps (1956), story set in New York but subway scenes filmed in L.A.
Kinjite: Forbidden Subject (1989)
Predator 2 (1990)
Speed (1994)
Volcano (1997)
Collateral (2004)
Heroes (2006), TV series with scenes in the L.A. Metro Red Line
Red Line (2013)
MadridLos sin nombre (1999)
Mexico CityTotal Recall (1990), story set in the future, the short subway scenes taken in Mexico City in the stations Chabacano (in the transfer walkway between lines 2, 8 and 9) and Insurgentes (line 1).
Battle in Heaven (2005)
MontrealJésus de Montréal (1989)
MoscowWalking the Streets of Moscow (1964)
Night Watch (2004)
Day Watch (2006)
The Darkest Hour (2011)
New YorkNew York Subway (1905), short.
Manhandled (1924)
Speedy (1928)
The Crowd (1928)
Thirteen Women (1932)
King Kong (1933)
The Devil and Miss Jones (1941)
The Seventh Victim (1943)
The Phantom Lady (1944)
The Lost Weekend (1945)
Young Widow (1946)
The Dark Corner (1946)
The Naked City (1948)
On the Town (1949)
The Killer That Stalked New York (1950)
Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950)
Pickup on South Street (1953)
The Wrong Man (1956)
The Incident (1967)
The French Connection (1971)
Bananas (1971)
The First Death Wish (1974), has an important scene set on the subway.
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)
Next Stop, Greenwich Village (1976)
Superman (1978)
The Warriors (1979)
Fame (1980)
Maniac (1980)
Gloria (1980)
Dressed to Kill (1980)
Nighthawks (1981)
Ferestadeh (1983), Iranian film about an Iranian assassin dispatched to kill a former official from the deposed Shah's government, with a dramatic meeting in the NYC subway. Not sure if this was filmed in New York or not.
After Hours (1985)
Crocodile Dundee (1986)
Coming to America (1988)
Ghost (1990)
King of New York (1990)
Jacob's Ladder (1990)
Hangin with the Homeboys (1991)
Carlito's Way (1993)
Die Hard: With a Vengeance (1995)
Money Train (1995)
Subwaystories: Tales from the Underground (1997)
Mimic (1997)
The Last Days of Disco (1998)
End of Days (1999), brief scene
Marathon (2002), a very obscure film by Iranian-American director Amir Naderi, which features a young woman continuously traveling on the subway doing a 24-hour crossword puzzle marathon
The Visitor (2007)
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009)
Knowing (2009)
Black Swan (2010)
Shame (2011)
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016), featuring City Hall station.
OsloThe Silent Majority (1977)
ParisZazie dans le métro (1960)
Irreversible (2002)
Paris, je t'aime (2006)
PhiladelphiaBlow Out (1981)
Trading Places (1983)
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005)
RecifePickpocket (1959)
Charade (1963)
Le samouraï (1967)
The American Friend (1977)
Diva (1981)
Rendez-vous (1985)
Subway (1985)
Les amants du Pont-Neuf (1991)
Code Unknown (2000)
SamaraMetro (2013), story set in Moscow, filmed in Samara
San FranciscoTHX-1138 (1971)
Dirty Harry (1971)
Colma: The Musical (2006)
SeoulTake Care of My Cat (2001)
My Sassy Girl (2001), the action starts on a subway train.
Oasis (2002)
Tube (2003), thriller set largely on a subway.
Oldboy (2003)
StockholmSpår i mörker (1997)
SydneyDark City (1998), film set in an imaginary location
The Matrix (1999), story set in the future, filmed in Sydney suburban rail.
TokyoAngel Dust (1994)
Suicide Club (2001)
TorontoVideodrome (1983)
The Fly (1986)
Exotica (1994)
Cube (1997)
X-Men (2000)
Blade II (2002)
Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004)
The Incredible Hulk (2008)
VancouverMinority Report (2002), story set in the future, filmed in Vancouver.



Page updated 16 Jun 2019 - data updated 19 Feb 2020.


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