The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974) Poster

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Sex & Nudity

  • One of the hijackers says he will shoot off a passenger's "peepee" if he doesn't sit down.
  • A small amount of cleavage is shown by one of the characters.
  • Brief mention of molestation as a crime that occurs at the station.
  • One of the passengers on Pelham is a prostitute who the attackers mock for her occupation.

Violence & Gore

  • A man standing on the back of a stationary subway car shoots another man approaching him.
  • A shootout erupts in a subway tunnel between several men in a subway car, and several men in the tunnel. One man in the car is hit, but survives.
  • A shootout between two men occurs in a subway tunnel, and one is hit, but survives.
  • A police car speeds through a crowded street, causing a cyclist and a man on a motorcycle to crash, and the car flips over and crashes.
  • A man hits another man in the face with a gun. Some blood is seen on the victim's face.
  • A man walks down a subway tunnel and is shot by another man.

Profanity

  • 8 uses of "fuck", 33 uses of "damn" (29 paired with "God"), 28 uses of "hell", 18 uses of "shit", 10 uses of "ass", 7 uses of "bitch", 3 uses of "bastard", and 1 use of "prick". Also 1 use of "nigger", along with 13 uses of "Christ", 6 uses of "Jesus Christ", 5 uses of "Jesus", 3 uses of "oh my God", and 1 use of "piss".

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

  • Some characters are seen smoking.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • Constant theme of threat and menace throughout.

Spoilers

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Violence & Gore

  • A man shoots another man dead on a stairway. Some blood is seen on the victim's clothes.
  • A man in a subway tunnel shoots a man on a subway platform in the back, killing him.
  • A man steps on the third rail, electrocuting and killing himself.

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