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MONEY
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Earned back only 24% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
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The Midnight Meat Train
"The most terrifying ride you'll ever take"
2008 1h 43m EN
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6.2
MID
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70%
FRESH
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58
METACRITIC
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IMDB
★6.2TMDB · 1,313🍅70%Rotten Tomatoes●58Metacritic★6IMDB · 76,061
HorrorMysteryFantasy
Synopsis
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A photographer's obsessive pursuit of dark subject matter leads him into the path of a serial killer who stalks late night commuters, ultimately butchering them in the most gruesome ways.
“The most terrifying ride you'll ever take”
Cast
Bradley Cooper
Leon Kaufman
Vinnie Jones
Mahogany
Brooke Shields
Susan Hoff
Leslie Bibb
Maya
Roger Bart
Jurgis
Ted Raimi
Randle Cooper
Peter Jacobson
Otto
Barbara Eve Harris
Detective Lynn Hadley
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Ryuhei Kitamura
- Writers
- Jeff Buhler, Todd Harris, Clive Barker
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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ERA
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Released 18 years ago.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Ryuhei Kitamura, shot by Jonathan Sela. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Robb Williamson. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Toby Yates shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Bradley Cooper and Vinnie Jones and Brooke Shields carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "The most terrifying ride you'll ever take".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0805570 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Ryuhei Kitamura directs. Jonathan Sela behind the camera. Robb Williamson scores. Toby Yates cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Earned back only 24% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
- 2Released 18 years ago.
- 3Directed by Ryuhei Kitamura, shot by Jonathan Sela. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Original score by Robb Williamson. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 5Editor Toby Yates shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6Bradley Cooper and Vinnie Jones and Brooke Shields carry the top of the cast.
- 7Marketing tagline: "The most terrifying ride you'll ever take".
- 8IMDB entry: tt0805570 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 9Classified under 12 themes, including "photographer", "gore", "butcher", "vegetarian".
- 10Released under 13 different titles around the world.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Jonathan Sela
- Original score
- Robb Williamson
- Editing
- Toby Yates
- Production design
- Clark Hunter
- Costume design
- Christopher Lawrence
- Makeup / hair
- Ed French
- VFX supervisor
- Vincent Cirelli
- Stunt coordinator
- David Leitch
- Runtime
- 103 min · 1h 43m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $15,000,000
- Box office
- $3,533,227
- Return
- 24% of budget
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- R
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 70% 🍅 Fresh
- Metacritic
- 58/100
- IMDB rating
- 6/10 · 76,061 votes
- MPAA
- R
Awards
2 wins & 6 nominations total
Also by
Ryuhei Kitamura
Stills · wallpapers
Selected frames
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Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
Lakeshore Entertainment
US
- MI
Midnight Picture Show
- GR
GreeneStreet Films
US
Lionsgate
US
Key crew
- ProducerClive Barker
- ProducerGary Lucchesi
- ProducerJorge Saralegui
- EditorToby Yates
- Stunt DoubleHeidi Pascoe
- CastingNancy Nayor
- CastingKelly Wagner
- Costume DesignChristopher Lawrence
- Utility StuntsSimone Bargetze
- Utility StuntsDarrin Prescott
- Makeup Effects DesignerEd French
- Storyboard ArtistTodd Harris
- Stunt CoordinatorDavid Leitch
- Stunt DoubleChris O'Hara
- Short StoryClive Barker
- ProducerTom Rosenberg
- ProducerEric Reid
- Executive ProducerPeter Block
- Executive ProducerJason Constantine
- Executive ProducerJoe Daley
- Executive ProducerAnthony DiBlasi
- Executive ProducerRobert McMinn
- Executive ProducerJohn Penotti
- Executive ProducerDavid Scott Rubin
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- photographer
- gore
- butcher
- vegetarian
- stalking
- train
- subway train
- urban gothic
- extreme violence
- extreme gore
- splatter horror
- blood and gore
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2008-08-07R· Limited
Also known as
International titles
- Éjféli etetésHU
- Полуночный экспрессRU
- Dehşet TreniTR
- El vagón de la muerteES
- O Último TremBR
- El Tren de la Carne de MedianocheSV
- O Comboio dos MortosPT
- The Midnight Meat Train - DCAU
- Carniceria a media nocheMX
- Carniceria a media nocheES
- Carniceria a media nocheUS
- El tren de la medianocheAR
- Il killer della metropolitanaIT
