Robbie

Robbie 1979

6.00

Young Robbie, a keen footballer and a railway enthusiast, is persuaded by his big brother to go through a hole in a railway fence on to the track for some reason. His laces become caught on the tracks and he has an accident so serious that he will never play football again. A film for showing to eight to eleven-year old children and their parents, which points out the folly of breaking railway fences and trespassing on the line, and illustrates the immediate dangers. Part of BFI collection "The Age of the Train".

1979

Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress: The Battle of Unato

Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress: The Battle of Unato 2019

7.08

In the midst of an industrial revolution, the people of Hinomoto fight hordes of undead creatures, known as Kabane, using powerful armored trains. Half a year after the events of the original TV series, the heroes of the Iron Fortress attempt to take back Unato Castle.

2019

Detective Conan: The Scarlet Bullet

Detective Conan: The Scarlet Bullet 2021

6.45

At the opening ceremony of the WSG (World Sports Games) Tokyo Games, a sports festival held once every four years, it is announced that the world's first vacuum superconducting maglev with a maximum speed of 1,000 kilometers per hour will open. While attracting attention from around the world, top executives of large companies are kidnapped from the party venue where WSG tournament sponsors gather. Conan moves toward a solution and eventually finds a connection with the WSG abduction case that occurred 15 years ago in Boston, USA.

2021

Istanbul Express

Istanbul Express 1969

5.10

An art dealer on a special mission is pulled into dangerous intrigue while railway detective Cheval tries to help and pursues criminals on the Istanbul Express.

1969

The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet

The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet 2013

6.88

A 10-year-old child prodigy cartographer secretly leaves his family's ranch in Montana where he lives with his cowboy father and scientist mother and travels across the country on board a freight train to receive an award at the Smithsonian Institute.

2013

Powderkeg

Powderkeg 1971

8.00

A Mexican bandit is about to be executed in the United States, so his brother takes over a train and holds the passengers as hostages unless his brother is released. Now both the Americans and Mexicans are baffled as to what to do. One of the passengers — who wrote the letter for their captor — has a suggestion: call mercenaries Hank Brackett and Johnny Reech. They do, and as expected they do come up with a plan, but the president of the railroad is not sure if it will work.

1971

Silver Streak

Silver Streak 1976

6.70

A somewhat daffy book editor on a rail trip from Los Angeles to Chicago thinks that he sees a murdered man thrown from the train. When he can find no one who will believe him, he starts doing some investigating of his own. But all that accomplishes is to get the killer after him.

1976

Fireworks

Fireworks 2017

6.60

Moshimo, Japan. The annual fireworks festival is about to take place and a group of schoolboys, arguing over whether they are round or flat when viewed from different angles, set out to find it out.

2017

The Salvation

The Salvation 2014

6.46

In 1870s America, a peaceful American settler kills his family's murderer which unleashes the fury of a notorious gang leader. His cowardly fellow townspeople then betray him, forcing him to hunt down the outlaws alone.

2014

Creep

Creep 2004

6.00

Trapped in a London subway station, a woman who's being pursued by a potential attacker heads into the unknown labyrinth of tunnels beneath the city's streets

2004

Oru Second Class Yathra

Oru Second Class Yathra 2015

5.80

Oru Second Class Yathra is a comedy thriller where Vineeth Sreenivasan and Chemban Vinod play thieves, while Sreejith Ravi and Joju George play the roles of police officers. The film is set on the journey of these four in the train from Kannur Central Jail to Thiruvananthapuram.

2015

One Missed Call

One Missed Call 2008

5.40

Several people start receiving voice-mails from their future selves -- messages which include the date, time, and some of the details of their deaths.

2008

A Journey

A Journey 1972

6.80

This film shows a surreal train ride by several passengers whose journey is not quite what they expect in this brilliant short film.

1972

Blitz

Blitz 2024

6.00

In World War II London, nine-year-old George is evacuated to the countryside by his mother, Rita, to escape the bombings. Defiant and determined to return to his family, George embarks on an epic, perilous journey back home as Rita searches for him.

2024

Throw Momma from the Train

Throw Momma from the Train 1987

6.17

Larry Donner, an author with a cruel ex-wife, teaches a writing workshop in which one of his students, Owen, is fed up with his domineering mother. When Owen watches a Hitchcock classic that seems to mirror his own life, he decides to put the movie's plot into action and offers to kill Larry's ex-wife, if Larry promises to murder his mom. Before Larry gets a chance to react to the plan, it seems that Owen has already set things in motion.

1987

Tad, the Lost Explorer

Tad, the Lost Explorer 2012

6.29

Tad is a celebrity archaeologist and adventurer just like his hero Max Mordon... in his dreams! In reality, Tad is a Chicago construction worker. One day, however, he is mistaken for a real professor and takes his place on a flight to Peru in search of the lost city of Paititi.

2012

Mastergame

Mastergame 2023

8.60

A young, revolutionary couple aboard the last train leaving Budapest after the Russian invasion of 1956. Based on a novel by the Austrian writer Stefan Zweig.

2023

The Harvey Girls

The Harvey Girls 1946

6.49

On a train trip out west to become a mail-order bride, Susan Bradley meets a cheery crew of young women traveling out to open a "Harvey House" restaurant at a remote whistle-stop.

1946

13

13 2010

5.80

A naive young man assumes a dead man's identity and finds himself embroiled in an underground world of power, violence, and chance where men gamble behind closed doors on the lives of other men.

2010

Dark Ascension

Dark Ascension 1970

1

The gates of Heaven & Hell have been broken and the afterlife is in ruins. One group of new arrivals must find a way to put things right to prevent an eternal battle between good & evil.

1970

Arctic Ice Railroad

Arctic Ice Railroad 2021

1

A crew battle deadly ice and snow to keep a crucial supply route open.

2021

Orient Express

Orient Express 1979

8.00

A six-part French tv series first broadcast in 1979, each episode of Orient Express focuses on a different tale of a journey on the legendary train; each one is set between the outbreak of the First World War and the outbreak of the Second.

1979

鉄道ひとり旅~女子鉄編~

鉄道ひとり旅~女子鉄編~ 2021

10.00

A enjoyable low budget variety program about female railroad enthusiasts ("tetsu ota"). The girls who just love trains, travel around the country by themselves. Real railroad trips where nothing may happen. Watch out for the unique ways that women who love trains can enjoy trains!

2021

The Railway: Keeping Britain On Track

The Railway: Keeping Britain On Track 2013

9.00

Documentary series revealing the inner workings of Britain's railways, introducing the track-workers, train guards, drivers, police officers and management teams determined to keep the country moving.

2013

The Choo Choo Bob Show

The Choo Choo Bob Show 2012

1

All aboard for the adventures of Choo Choo Bob and his wacky friends as they visit railroads and museums all over the country, sing songs with each other or with guest musicians such as Ozomatli and Haley Bonar, and visit Tinyland, the small world located on Choo Choo Bob's train layout.

2012

New Zealand by Train

New Zealand by Train 2022

1

Following three iconic train journeys from the air and on the ground, we discover the iconic landscapes of New Zealand, a country with the geographic diversity of an entire continent. On the way we learn about the extra-ordinary construction challenges of the 4,000 kilometre network.

2022

Great Indian Railway Journeys

Great Indian Railway Journeys 2018

6.00

Guided by a century-old Bradshaw’s Handbook of Indian, Foreign and Colonial Travel, Michael Portillo embarks on a railway adventure across India and takes in the extraordinary variety of the Indian landscape.

2018

Combat Trains

Combat Trains 2015

7.00

For over a century, locomotives played a vital role in wartime. We explore some of the trains and railways, from the American Civil War through World War II, that turned the tides of battles and changed history. Rarely seen archival footage and accounts from vets who were there highlight these thrilling stories of engineering genius and extraordinary bravery.

2015

Thumbs Up!

Thumbs Up! 2012

1

David Choe hitchhikes his way across these United States by (other people's) trains, cars, and boats.

2012

David Jason: Planes, Trains and Automobiles

David Jason: Planes, Trains and Automobiles 2019

1

In this five-part series, comedy legend Sir David Jason hits the West Coast of the USA. He’s on a revealing and entertaining journey of a lifetime by planes, trains and automobiles, discovering the machines that made America and changed the world.

2019

How Trains Changed the World

How Trains Changed the World 2018

8.00

The invention of trains transformed everything about how humans lived. From the movement of goods and population, the design of cities, to conquest and warfare, there are few aspects of civilization that were left untouched by these machines.

2018

EKIBEN JAPAN

EKIBEN JAPAN 2024

1

"Ekiben" are lunch boxes sold at train stations enjoyed during train journeys which are filled with the charm of each region of Japan! Let's embark on a journey to encounter a selection of lunch boxes from all over Japan!

2024

Railway Adventures Across Australia

Railway Adventures Across Australia 1970

1

Railway adventures across Australia follows the exploits of Scott McGregor on his quest to find the famous, unusual and unique trains and stories at the end of the line.

1970

Ancient Greece By Train

Ancient Greece By Train 2025

7.00

Professor Alice Roberts travels across Greece and thousands of years back to our collective past, tracing how the Ancient Greeks developed philosophy, art, theatre and democracy.

2025

Troy the Train of Car City

Troy the Train of Car City 2016

1

Troy the Train is the fastest train in the world. He makes sure that new vehicles arrive safely in Car City, and join the Car Team. Every day, Troy the train meets new friends, who follow him in amazing adventures.

2016