Man on the Train (2002) movie poster

Man on the Train (2002)

L'Homme du train
"A poet. A thief. Two strangers with nothing in common are about to trade their lives for a chance to cheat their destinies."
ThumbScore
👍 70%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.
Critics Score
🎬 84%
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Runtime
1h 30m
Country
France, Germany, Japan, United Kingdom
Language
French
TMDB Rating
6.7/10 (121 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
92%
Metacritic
75

Cast

Jean Rochefort as Monsieur Manesquier · 78% avg
Johnny Hallyday as Milan · 70% avg
Jean-François Stévenin as Luigi · 74% avg
Pascal Parmentier as Sadko
Charlie Nelson as Max
Isabelle Petit-Jacques as Viviane, Manesquier's mistress
Édith Scob as Manesquier's Sister · 74% avg
Maurice Chevit as Hairdresser · 77% avg

Is Man on the Train good?

Most people think so. 70% audience score, estimated from 121 TMDB ratings. Critics gave it 84%.

Overview

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. Wikipedia ↗

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