---
title: 'The Taking of Pelham 123 (2009)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Tony Scott'
released: '2009-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 106
genres:
  - 'Action'
  - 'Thriller'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-taking-of-pelham-123-2009'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1111422/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Taking of Pelham 123 (2009)

2009 · 106 min · Action, Thriller, Crime · United States


## Synopsis

The Taking of Pelham 123 is a 2009 American action thriller film directed by Tony Scott from a screenplay by Brian Helgeland. It is the third film adaptation of the John Godey novel of the same name. The film is about a train dispatcher, who is pressed into the role of negotiator after a criminal hijacks a subway car of passengers. The film was released by Sony Pictures Releasing on June 12, 2009. It grossed $150.2 million against a production budget of $100–110 million and received mixed reviews from critics.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Tony Scott](https://cinepixo.com/people/tony-scott)
- **Producer:** [Tony Scott](https://cinepixo.com/people/tony-scott), [Steve Tisch](https://cinepixo.com/people/steve-tisch)
- **Screenplay:** [Brian Helgeland](https://cinepixo.com/people/brian-helgeland)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Harry Gregson-Williams](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-gregson-williams)
- **Director of Photography:** [Tobias A. Schliessler](https://cinepixo.com/people/tobias-a-schliessler)
- **Editor:** [Chris Lebenzon](https://cinepixo.com/people/chris-lebenzon)

## Cast

- [Brian Haley](https://cinepixo.com/people/brian-haley)
- [Tonye Patano](https://cinepixo.com/people/tonye-patano)
- [Denzel Washington](https://cinepixo.com/people/denzel-washington)
- [John Travolta](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-travolta)
- [Jason Cerbone](https://cinepixo.com/people/jason-cerbone)
- [Adrian Martinez](https://cinepixo.com/people/adrian-martinez)
- [Victor Gojcaj](https://cinepixo.com/people/victor-gojcaj)
- [Jake Siciliano](https://cinepixo.com/people/jake-siciliano)
- [Ramón Rodríguez](https://cinepixo.com/people/ramon-rodriguez)
- [Ty Jones](https://cinepixo.com/people/ty-jones)
- [John Turturro](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-turturro)
- [Gary Basaraba](https://cinepixo.com/people/gary-basaraba)
- [Luis Gómez](https://cinepixo.com/people/luis-gomez)
- [James Gandolfini](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-gandolfini)
- [Jason Butler Harner](https://cinepixo.com/people/jason-butler-harner)

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