Advantages of Travelling by Train
2019 · Movie · 104 min · ★ 6.4 · 95% critics
After placing her unstable husband in a distant psychiatric hospital, a book editor heads home by train hoping for a quiet return. Instead, she meets a mysterious stranger who claims to be a psychiatrist, and their unsettling conversation pulls her into a tense, uncertain situation.
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Details
- Original title
- Ventajas de viajar en tren
- Years
- 2019
- Release date
- 2019-11-08
- Language
- Spanish
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Critic score
- 95/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.4/10 (176 votes)
About
If you enjoy tense, conversation-driven thrillers with a dark edge and uneasy psychological vibes, this may click; Not for you if you want light entertainment, clear answers, or avoid disturbing themes like in Magical Girl or Sleepless Night.
Pros: tense train encounter; mysterious stranger dynamic; dark, uneasy mood | Cons: limited story details; heavy psychological themes; unsettling subject matter
Themes
- based on novel or book
- madrid, spain
- black humor
- family relationships
- book editor
- mental illness
- psychiatry
- train travel
- abused woman
Awards & recognition
- European Film Award — Best Comedy · 2020 · nominated
Cast & crew
Luis Tosar
as Martín Urales de Úbeda
Pilar Castro
as Helga Pato
Ernesto Alterio
as Ángel Sanagustín
Quim Gutiérrez
as Emilio
Belén Cuesta
as Amelia Urales de Úbeda
Macarena García
as Rosa
Javier Godino
as Cristóbal de la Hoz
Stéphanie Magnin
as Doctor Linares
Gilbert Melki
as Leandro Cabrera
Javier Botet
as Gárate
Directed by Aritz Moreno