Rails & Ties

"When life comes apart, love puts it back together."

2007 1h 41m EN

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6.5

SOLID

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34%

ROTTEN

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METACRITIC

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6.7

IMDB

★6.5TMDB · 62🥫34%Rotten Tomatoes●44Metacritic★6.7IMDB · 4,292

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Synopsis

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A deadly collision between a train and car lead to an unlikely bond between the train engineer and a young boy who escapes the carnage.

“When life comes apart, love puts it back together.”

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Cast

Kevin Bacon
Tom Stark
Marcia Gay Harden
Megan Stark
Miles Heizer
Davey Danner
Marin Hinkle
Renee
Eugene Byrd
Otis Higgs
Bonnie Root
Laura Danner
Kathryn Joosten
Mrs. Brown
Steve Eastin
N.B. Garcia

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Alison Eastwood
Writers: Micky Levy
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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Released 19 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Alison Eastwood, shot by Tom Stern. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Gary D. Roach 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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Kevin Bacon and Marcia Gay Harden and Miles Heizer carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "When life comes apart, love puts it back together.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0822849 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 62 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Alison Eastwood directs. Tom Stern behind the camera. Gary D. Roach cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 19 years ago.
2Directed by Alison Eastwood, shot by Tom Stern. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Editor Gary D. Roach shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Kevin Bacon and Marcia Gay Harden and Miles Heizer carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "When life comes apart, love puts it back together.".
6IMDB entry: tt0822849 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 62 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.