Last Passenger (2013): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2013, Last Passenger is an action, thriller and mystery film directed by Omid Nooshin, running about 96 minutes. “A small group of everyday passengers on a speeding London commuter train battle their warped driver who has a dark plan for everyone on board.” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. Independent British thriller starring Dougray Scott and Kara Tointon. Lewis (Scott), an overworked doctor, is on his way home from London with his young son Max (Joshua Kaynama). Clearly exhausted from his work, Lewis decides to take a nap on the train while an attractive young woman (Tointon) watches over his son. When he wakes, all but a few passengers have alighted and he realises that the train is not stopping to let anyone else off. Determined to get to the bottom of the mystery, Lewis goes to investigate and finds that the train has been taken over by an unstable driver who is hellbent on destroying the vehicle along with all the remaining passengers on board.

Who’s in it. Last Passenger stars Dougray Scott as Lewis Shaler, Lindsay Duncan as Elaine Middleton, David Schofield as Peter Carmichael and Kara Tointon as Sarah Barwell, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 5.5/10, Last Passenger has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on Cohen Media Amazon Channel and rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies and YouTube. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Last Passenger page.

If you liked it. Fans of Last Passenger tend to enjoy The Dark Knight, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Inception and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.