Release Date
April 11, 2014 (Limited)
DVD Release Date
August 12, 2014 (Buy on Amazon)
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Running Time
116 minutes
MPAA Rating
Rated R for disturbing prisoner of war violence
Based on a remarkable autobiography, "The Railway Man" tells the extraordinary and epic true story of Eric Lomax, a British Army officer who is tormented as a prisoner of war at a Japanese labor camp during World War II. Decades later, Lomax discovers that the Japanese interpreter he holds responsible for much of his treatment is still alive and sets out to confront him, and his haunting past, in this powerful tale of survival, love... Full synopsis »
MOVIE REVIEW
Don't mess with Colin Firth, because he will mess with you. That's the message (well, not really) in The Railway Man, a drama about a former British Army officer who discovers that the man responsible for much of his brutal treatment in a Japanese prisoner camp during World War II is still alive. Nicole Kidman also stars, because why not. Full movie review »