The 15:17 to Paris

A true story. The real heroes.


The 15:17 to Paris
In the early evening of August 21, 2015, the world watched in stunned silence as the media reported a thwarted terrorist attack on Thalys train #9364 bound for Paris... an attempt prevented by three courageous young Americans travelling through Europe. The film follows the course of the friends’ lives, from the struggles of childhood through finding their footing in life, to the series of unlikely events leading up to the attack. Throughout the harrowing ordeal, their friendship never wavers, making it their greatest weapon and allowing them to save the lives of the more than 500 passengers on board.

94 minutes.
No persons under 13 (Language, Violence, Drug abuse).
Drama, Period piece, Thriller, On the art circuit

Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.

Another boring trip...
Another boring trip...

Credits

Cast
Alek Skarlatos, Anthony Sadler, Spencer Stone, Ray Corasani, Judy Greer, Jenna Fischer
Director
Clint Eastwood
ScreenplayDorothy Blyskal, from the book by Anthony Sadler, Alek Skarlatos, Spencer Stone, Jeffrey E. Stern
MusicChristian Jacob
CinematographyTom Stern
EditingBlu Murray
Sound formatsDolby Atmos
Made in2018
Produced byWarner Bros., Village Roadshow Pictures, Malpaso Productions

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Film and Publications Board (FPB) Report (SA)

GenreThriller
LanguageFairly frequent, mild to moderate impact swearing, within conversational context.
NudityNone
SexNone
ViolenceFairly frequent strong impact fairly graphic violence including blood-letting.
PrejudiceNone
BlasphemyNone
Drug abuseNone (sic)
Comments
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USA MPAA rating

PG-13: Parents Strongly CautionedRated PG-13 on appeal for bloody images, violence, some suggestive material, drug references and language
Runtime94
USA version is usually but not always the same as South African release. Versions released on streaming or DVD, Blu-ray or Video may also differ.

ScreenIt Report (USA)

Sex / Nudity
3
Violence
4
Blood / Gore / Gross
4
Guns / Weapons
4
Profanity
4
Alcohol / Drugs
4
Smoking
1
Disrespectful / Bad Attitude
5
Imitative Behaviour
3
Frightening / Tense Scenes
4
Jump Scenes
1
Tense Family Scenes
3
Music (Scary/Tense)
1
Music (Inappropriate)
0
Topics to talk about
4

CommonSenseMedia Report (USA)

Suggested age limit
14 +
Positive messages
3
Positive role models
3
Violence
4
Sex
2
Language
3
Consumerism
2
Drinking, drugs, smoking
2

Ratings

Scale (Max)20

What the Critics say

Cape Argus / The Star
Todd McCarthy quote iconAfter a lengthy journey, it's tickets for the terrorists.
5
24.com
Jake Coyle quote iconThe heroes of the train attack deserve all the praise. But zoom out a little and it's hard not to see Eastwood's America-centric focus in The 15:17 to Paris as self-serving.
5
Metacritic.com
36 critics
9
Rottentomatoes critics
129 critics
8
Rottentomatoes tomatometer
Tomatometer quote iconThe 15:17 to Paris pays clumsily well-intentioned tribute to an act of heroism, but by casting the real-life individuals involved, director Clint Eastwood fatally derails his own efforts.
5
Movie Review Query Engine
MRQE critics quote icon
8
CommonSenseMedia
Staff evaluation quote iconReal-life terror attack drama is both awkward and effective.
10

What the People say

Metacritic.com users
36 users
11
Rottentomatoes users
1810 users
9
IMDB
4223 Netizens
10
The Movie DB
Community
11

Average .. 41%

8

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