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Rails and Ties Reviews

2007

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Suffering from addiction and depression, Laura Danner (Bonnie Root) drives her car--with her son, Davey (Miles Heizer), inside--onto the railroad tracks, waiting for the train to come and kill them. Davey is able to get out but not save his mother as the train, driven by engineer Tom Stark (Kevin Bacon), crashes into the car. .. Read more

Starring	Marcia Gay Harden, Miles Heizer, Kevin Bacon
Director	Alison Eastwood
Genres	Drama

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- Featuring some beautifully etched performances... Bacon gives one of his quietly intense performances that builds in heartbreaking intensity
- 42147
- - Box Office
  - 24 Apr 2008 at 23:26
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  - 1
  Get the tissues out!!!!!!!!!!
  
  what a weepy - excellent
  
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- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - richard
  - 122 reviews
  - Bangor
  - 14 Oct 2008 at 20:53
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- - 1
  - 0
  Heart-warming, heart-breaking, and then inspiring. Great cast, too
  
  This is a very quiet, and deeply moving flim about death, love, family, Life. The performance by young Miles Heizer was precocious, impressively so. Kevin Bacon... read more »
  
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- - Professor_Trefusis
  - 2 reviews
  - London
  - 13 Feb 2012 at 22:39
- - 2
  - 0
  Kevin Bacon gold
  
  Fantastic film, totally believable characters, extremely moving with sterling performance from Bacon, weeped liked a child who had been told Christmas had just ... read more »
  
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- - AlexCondonBlue
  - 1 review
  - 13 Feb 2012 at 22:13
- - 2
  - 0
  oh wow!
  
  Great film.... its a weepy so get yourself some tissues
  
  Kevin Bacon (Tom Stark) is an excellent actor in this film
  
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- - Jimjamgem
  - 5 reviews
  - West Sussex
  - 12 Feb 2012 at 22:21
- - 2
  - 0
  Great Movie
  
  Great movie. I had never heard of it before seeing it listed, but it is one that should not be missed.
  
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- - a customer
  - 11 Feb 2012 at 13:35
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  Moving drama. Worth watching.
  
  Big fan of Clint Eastwood and interesting to see his daughter continuing with intelligent and thought provoking storylines. Moving and thoughtful film and ... read more »
  
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- - Anghaggis
  - 8 reviews
  - London
  - 11 Feb 2012 at 13:06
- - 2
  - 0
  For the love of a little boy.
  
  Love is a power that can move mountains, so the saying goes, but this great film will move you to tears, and so it should. All children should be loved, as Davy... read more »
  
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- - Onlylexus
  - 119 reviews
  - Chesterfield
  - 11 Feb 2012 at 07:36
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  - 0
  quietly beautiful.
  
  A beautifully portrayed story, I love the way it gently unfolded.
  
  I hadn't known prior to watching it that the director,Alison Eastwood is Clint ... read more »
  
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- - Jewelinthedust
  - 1 review
  - 10 Feb 2012 at 15:41
- - 0
  - 0
  wasted talents
  
  A nice little film directed by Clint Eastwood's daughter but based on a highly unlikely premise.
  
  Acting honours go to Marcia Gay Harden as a ... read more »
  
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- - MikeLaughton
  - 106 reviews
  - Oakham,England
  - 21 Jun 2011 at 19:04
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  A SAD BUT LOVELY FILM
  
  I AM SO GLAD I RENTED THIS FILM GOOD ACTING AND CLEVER STORY WITH A GOOD ENDING
  
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- - RJN
  - 124 reviews
  - KIDDERMINSTER
  - 09 Apr 2009 at 08:22
- - 1
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  Perhaps predictable, but what acting!
  
  Yes, this is an emotionally charged tear-jerker, with a fairly predictable storyline, but the acting from Kevin Bacon and, even more so, from a young Miles ... read more »
  
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- - Mitramonday
  - 13 reviews
  - Norwich
  - 31 Mar 2009 at 20:23
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- - 6
  - 1
  Get the tissues out!!!!!!!!!!
  
  what a weepy - excellent
  
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- 644058
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - richard
  - 122 reviews
  - Bangor
  - 14 Oct 2008 at 20:53
- - 2
  - 0
  Love, compassion & trains!
  
  What a great story entailing tragedy,love,marriage and trains. Kevin Bacon is at his best here as the train driver involved in an awful tragedy both at work and... read more »
  
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  - EPSOM
  - 28 Dec 2008 at 15:29
- - 2
  - 0
  For the love of a little boy.
  
  Love is a power that can move mountains, so the saying goes, but this great film will move you to tears, and so it should. All children should be loved, as Davy... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 1091102
- - Onlylexus
  - 119 reviews
  - Chesterfield
  - 11 Feb 2012 at 07:36
- - 2
  - 0
  Moving drama. Worth watching.
  
  Big fan of Clint Eastwood and interesting to see his daughter continuing with intelligent and thought provoking storylines. Moving and thoughtful film and ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 1091192
- - Anghaggis
  - 8 reviews
  - London
  - 11 Feb 2012 at 13:06
- - 2
  - 0
  Great Movie
  
  Great movie. I had never heard of it before seeing it listed, but it is one that should not be missed.
  
  Report this review
- 1091201
- - a customer
  - 11 Feb 2012 at 13:35
- - 2
  - 0
  oh wow!
  
  Great film.... its a weepy so get yourself some tissues
  
  Kevin Bacon (Tom Stark) is an excellent actor in this film
  
  Report this review
- 1091743
- - Jimjamgem
  - 5 reviews
  - West Sussex
  - 12 Feb 2012 at 22:21
- - 2
  - 0
  Kevin Bacon gold
  
  Fantastic film, totally believable characters, extremely moving with sterling performance from Bacon, weeped liked a child who had been told Christmas had just ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 1092130
- - AlexCondonBlue
  - 1 review
  - 13 Feb 2012 at 22:13
- - 1
  - 0
  Perhaps predictable, but what acting!
  
  Yes, this is an emotionally charged tear-jerker, with a fairly predictable storyline, but the acting from Kevin Bacon and, even more so, from a young Miles ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 735754
- - Mitramonday
  - 13 reviews
  - Norwich
  - 31 Mar 2009 at 20:23
- - 1
  - 0
  Heart-warming, heart-breaking, and then inspiring. Great cast, too
  
  This is a very quiet, and deeply moving flim about death, love, family, Life. The performance by young Miles Heizer was precocious, impressively so. Kevin Bacon... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 1092140
- - Professor_Trefusis
  - 2 reviews
  - London
  - 13 Feb 2012 at 22:39
- - 0
  - 0
  A SAD BUT LOVELY FILM
  
  I AM SO GLAD I RENTED THIS FILM GOOD ACTING AND CLEVER STORY WITH A GOOD ENDING
  
  Report this review
- 740445
- - RJN
  - 124 reviews
  - KIDDERMINSTER
  - 09 Apr 2009 at 08:22

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- Featuring some beautifully etched performances... Bacon gives one of his quietly intense performances that builds in heartbreaking intensity
- 42147
- - Box Office
  - 24 Apr 2008 at 23:26
- Some films use talent and eloquence to grab an audience. Others, however, rely simply on brute force; if nothing else,... read more on Time Out
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- - David Fear
  - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:21

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  Suffering from addiction and depression, Laura Danner (Bonnie Root) drives her car--with her son, Davey (Miles Heizer), inside--onto the railroad tracks, waiting for the train to come and kill them. Davey is able to get out but not save his mother as the train, driven by engineer Tom Stark (Kevin ...