Derailed

Cinephile deep dive

The take

Mikael Håfström directs. Peter Biziou behind the camera. Edward Shearmur scores. Peter Boyle cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United Kingdom, United States of America. Dialogue in English, French.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

• 1Released 21 years ago.
• 2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, French.
• 3International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, United States of America.
• 4Directed by Mikael Håfström, shot by Peter Biziou. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
• 5Original score by Edward Shearmur. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
• 6Editor Peter Boyle shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
• 7Clive Owen and Jennifer Aniston and Vincent Cassel carry the top of the cast.
• 8Marketing tagline: "They never saw it coming.".
• 9IMDB entry: tt0398017 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
• 10Classified under 20 themes, including "hotel room", "chicago, illinois", "husband wife relationship", "based on novel or book".

The technical file

Cinematography

Peter Biziou

Original score

Edward Shearmur

Editing

Peter Boyle

Production design

Andrew Laws

Makeup / hair

Carmel Jackson

VFX supervisor

Lester Dunton

Sound

Tim Cavagin

Stunt coordinator

Glenn Marks

Runtime

108 min · 1h 48m

Aspect ratio (typical)

1.37:1 (Academy)

Status

Released

Budget

$22,000,000

Box office

$57,479,076

Return

261% of budget

Original language

EN

Certification (US)

R

IMDB

Derailed (2005) ↗

Rotten Tomatoes

20% 🥫 Rotten

Metacritic

40/100

IMDB rating

6.6/10 · 79,438 votes

MPAA

R

Also by

Mikael Håfström

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  2003 · ★ 7.3
• 
  The House of Shadows

  1996 · ★ 7.3
• 
  Bloodline

  2015 · ★ 7.1
• 
  Escape Plan

  2013 · ★ 6.7
• 
  1408

  2007 · ★ 6.7
• 
  Vendetta

  1995 · ★ 6.6

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Trailers & featurettes

Watch the pieces

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Community reviews

What people are saying

• JPV8522022-09-14
  ★ 6/10

  Could've been better but still an effective enough suspense-thriller. I remember seeing this in theaters back in 2005 and probably the bigger surprise was seeing Jennifer Aniston playing against type. This was also a time period where it seemed Clive Owen was everywhere. 3.25/5

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Production companies

Who made it

• 

  di Bonaventura Pictures

  US

• PA

  Patalex V Productions Limited

  GB

Key crew

• NovelJames Siegel
• EditorPeter Boyle
• ProducerLorenzo di Bonaventura
• CastingAvy Kaufman
• Production DesignAndrew Laws
• Production SecretaryHeather Sharpe
• Visual Effects SupervisorLester Dunton
• Wardrobe SupervisorLiza Bracey
• Makeup ArtistCarmel Jackson
• HairstylistJenny Sharpe
• Visual Effects SupervisorSimon Frame
• CastingCarrie Hilton
• Stunt CoordinatorGlenn Marks
• Makeup DesignerDorka Nieradzik
• Makeup ArtistJenny Sharpe
• HairstylistTina Brown
• Sound Re-Recording MixerTim Cavagin
• Sound Re-Recording MixerSteve Single
• HairstylistCarmel Jackson
• Second Assistant DirectorJames Andrew Haven
• Stunt DoubleEmma Mac
• Art DirectionMark Raggett
• Art Department CoordinatorRoxy Konrad
• Script SupervisorSusanna Lenton

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

• hotel room
• chicago, illinois
• husband wife relationship
• based on novel or book
• blackmail
• anonymous letter
• family's daily life
• relationship problems
• rape victim
• commuter
• extramarital affair
• teenage daughter
• advertising executive
• torment
• chance meeting
• traumatic experience
• marital tensions
• commuter train
• child with illness
• diabetic child

Release history · US

When it landed

• Theatrical2005-11-11R
• Physical2006-03-21NR· DVD
• Physical2010-12-28NR· Blu-ray

Also known as

International titles

• Fatalni preljubHR
• Subete wa sono asa hajimattaJP
• Fara controlRO
• Izbačeni iz kolosekaRS
• Usodna prevaraSI
• Vykol'ajení - Hra s neverouSK
• 绝地威龙CN