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Night Train to Lisbon

2013

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Generally unfavorable reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews

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Generally favorable reviews based on 12 Ratings

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Night Train to Lisbon

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Wrekin Hill Entertainment | Release Date: December 6, 2013 | R

Summary: Raimund Gregorius (Jeremy Irons), a Swiss Professor, abandons his lectures and buttoned-down life to embark on a thrilling adventure that will take him on a journey to the very heart of himself.

Director: Bille August

Genre(s): Mystery, Thriller, Romance

Rating: R

Runtime: 111 min

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Metascore

Critic Reviews

63

McClatchy-Tribune News Service Roger Moore

Dec 5, 2013

An old fashioned romantic mystery that benefits from a wizened, much-honored cast and a still-exotic setting. Read full review

60

Village Voice

Calum Marsh

Dec 5, 2013

Gentle has its charms, and August's vision of the world, archaic though it may willingly be, is appealingly urbane . Read full review

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The Playlist Jessica Kiang

Dec 9, 2013

Bloodless, far too genteel, and perfectly content to continually tell where a little showing would be nice; Night Train to Lisbon ends up a deeply unadventurous adventure story. Read full review

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The New York Times

Stephen Holden

Dec 5, 2013

After barely stirring to life, Night Train to Lisbon mercifully expires. Read full review

25

Slant Magazine

Bill Weber

Dec 6, 2013

Bille August's film is a protracted, soporific trip into Portuguese history that would like to be a romantic thriller. Read full review

20

Time Out

Keith Uhlich

Dec 5, 2013

Take the last train to anywhere but here. Read full review

20

New York Daily News

Joe Neumaier

Dec 5, 2013

Murder on the Orient Express, this ain’t. Read full review

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9

MsLeslie

Dec 28, 2013

This film is gripping, nicely-paced, and lovely to look at. The shift between the earlier years and the present is skillfully executed, the two sets of actors excellent. I admired and enjoyed every aspect of the telling of this story. Jeremy Irons made the professor's uncharacteristicThis film is gripping, nicely-paced, and lovely to look at. The shift between the earlier years and the present is skillfully executed, the two sets of actors excellent. I admired and enjoyed every aspect of the telling of this story. Jeremy Irons made the professor's uncharacteristic actions believable. I loved this one.… Expand

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VonSeux

Dec 17, 2013

Great film. It's an adventure on real life, an adult movie, in the sense teenagers will find nothing for them here, no boobs, no blood, no explosions. Very poetic with beautiful locations and historical insights into Portuguese dictatorship makes this an must watch if you're a mature,Great film. It's an adventure on real life, an adult movie, in the sense teenagers will find nothing for them here, no boobs, no blood, no explosions. Very poetic with beautiful locations and historical insights into Portuguese dictatorship makes this an must watch if you're a mature, intelligent person.… Expand

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jack977

Aug 16, 2014

The cast is excellent, and while the script could've been tighter and more even (especially in regards to the past), Night Train to Lisbon is still very good arthouse fun.

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imthenoob

Oct 28, 2018

How this was panned so badly is something I don't understand at all. Irons does a great job as the lead but the real heart is in the story, which manages to keep you interested from start to finish.

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DawdlingPoet

Nov 27, 2021

At first I thought this film had the potential to be really quite deep and indeed it is but its less compelling a watch than I suppose I'd hoped. There are certainly some good bits of dialogue and its fairly thought provoking but it was a bit too complicated for my personal taste. There areAt first I thought this film had the potential to be really quite deep and indeed it is but its less compelling a watch than I suppose I'd hoped. There are certainly some good bits of dialogue and its fairly thought provoking but it was a bit too complicated for my personal taste. There are a number of sub-plots present but I didn't find myself feeling entirely engrossed or certainly on the edge of my seat regarding this title, which is a shame as the synopsis made this sound really quite appealing, as I say. I found particularly interesting the discussion about how bad potentially immortality would be, if we could attain it. Mortality and immortality is mentioned numerous times. There is a pretty decent sense of mystery and perhaps of intrigue at times but it still didn't entirely 'reel me in' so to speak, although I wouldn't say its a really bad film. I hear the book this film us based on is very good and that this film wasn't a great adaptation, which makes me think perhaps (given I'm an (ocassional/casual) bookworm as well as a film fan) I ought to give the book a read. Jeremy Irons gives a reasonable performance as the main character, Raimund Gregorius, although I wouldn't say the performance is especially memorable and his character hardly has the sor tof majestic look or feel I may expect of someone with such a name but there you go(!).

Its a reasonably thoughtful film and its certainly not unwatchable. Its ok. There are better films that explore such deep issues as mortality and the impact of encounters on your self but it doesn't quite hit the mark I'd perhaps hoped, being a little convoluted. Its a reasonable watch but no more - one with a frustrating ending too and so overall I don't think I would recommend it as such, no. Perhaps I didn't pay enough attention to it (which would, of course, be my fault(?), to follow it as I should have and if I had maybe I'd feel differently, I'm not 100% sure but what else can I say?. I can't say more than that, surely.… Expand

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