The Girl on the Train

"What you see can hurt you."

Oct 7 2016 R 1h 52m
Crime, Drama, Mystery

Rachel Watson, devastated by her recent divorce, spends her daily commute fantasizing about the seemingly perfect couple who live in a house that her train passes every day, until one morning she sees something shocking happen there and becomes entangled in the mystery that unfolds.

Plot

The Girl on the Train is the story of Rachel Watson's life post-divorce. Every day, she takes the train in to work in New York, and every day the train passes by her old house. The house she lived in with her husband, who still lives there, with his new wife and child. As she attempts to not focus on her pain, she starts watching a couple who live a few houses down -- Megan and Scott Hipwell. She creates a wonderful dream life for them in her head, about how they are a perfect happy family. And then one day, as the train passes, she sees something shocking, filling her with rage. The next day, she wakes up with a horrible hangover, various wounds and bruises, and no memory of the night before. She has only a feeling: something bad happened. Then come the TV reports: Megan Hipwell is missing. Rachel becomes invested in the case and trying to find out what happened to Megan, where she is, and what exactly she herself was up to that same night Megan went missing.

Written by

Erin Cressida Wilson, Paula Hawkins

Directed by

Tate Taylor

Production Countries

United States of America, India

Production Companies

Amblin Partners, Marc Platt Productions, DreamWorks Pictures, Reliance Entertainment

Languages

English, Español

Awards

Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award4 wins & 13 nominations total

Scores
# of Votes
204,673
Average Rating
6.5 out of 10
Metascore
48
Popularity
NA