Movie

Subway Riders

1981 · 120 min

A grimy, saxophone-drenched descent into a nocturnal city, equal parts hypnotic and unsettling, with a jagged art-house rhythm.

Tagline: DAMN THE TORPEDOS. FULL SPEED AHEAD.
Overview: A psychotic saxophone player lures victims to deserted spots with his music and then guns them down.
How it feels: Dark, eerie, absurd and cynical. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Madness, violence, isolation, art
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: madness
violence
isolation
art
crime
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
unreliable narrator
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild