Subway Stories

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Subway Stories

"Every ride is as unpredictable as the city itself."

1997

1h 21m

5.6(14 votes)

TV Movie

Comedy

Drama

Overview

An anthology of 10 stories depicting real-life incidents of subway riders in New York City, which range from compassion and love to violence and loss.

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Cast & Crew

68 members

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Sarita Choudhury

Humera (segment "Honey-Getter")

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Anne Heche

Pregnant Girl (segment "Manhattan Miracle")

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Taral Hicks

Woman with Flowers (segment "Sax Cantor Riff")

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Gregory Hines

Jack (segment "Manhattan Miracle")

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Danny Hoch

Edward (segment "Honey-Getter")

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Israel Horovitz

Older Man (segment "The Listeners")

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Bonnie Hunt

Fern McDermott (segment "Fern's Heart of Darkness")

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Bill Irwin

Bill Irwin (segment "Subway Car from Hell")

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Christine Lahti

Red Shoe Woman (segment "The Red Shoes")

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Denis Leary

Wheelchair Man (segment "The Red Shoes")

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Michael McGlone

John T. (segment "Love on the A Train")

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Ajay Naidu

Prashant (segment "Honey-Getter")

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KRS-One

Vendor (segment "Subway Car from Hell")

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Rosie Perez

The Girl (segment "Love on the A Train")

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Michael Rapaport

Jake (segment "The Listeners")

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Mercedes Ruehl

Leyla (segment "Underground")

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Jerry Stiller

Old Man (segment "The 5:24")

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Lili Taylor

Belinda (segment "The Listeners")

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Zachary Taylor

Wayne (segment "Underground")

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Steve Zahn

Tucker (segment "The 5:24")

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Tina North

Grandmother (segment "Subway Car from Hell")

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Paul Lazar

Mr. Nervous (segment "Subway Car from Hell")

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Andre B. Blake

Knish Buyer (segment "Subway Car from Hell")

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Anthony S. Calypso

Knish Buyer (segment "Subway Car from Hell")

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Robert W. Castle

Knish Buyer (segment "Subway Car from Hell")

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Marlon Cherry

Musician (segment "Subway Car from Hell")

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Carl J. Ferrazza

Hot Dog Buyer (segment "Subway Car from Hell")

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Daniel Freedman

Strange Man (segment "Subway Car from Hell")

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Marc Mueller

Musician (segment "Subway Car from Hell")

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Paul Mueller

Musician (segment "Subway Car from Hell")

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Simon Seven

Musician (segment "Subway Car from Hell")

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Joe Toutebon

Knish Buyer (segment "Subway Car from Hell")

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Daniel Wolff

Knish Buyer (segment "Subway Car from Hell")

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Mari Danzi

Girl Dancing (segment "Subway Car from Hell")

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Lara McFarlane

Girl Dancing (segment "Subway Car from Hell")

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Angie Utt

Distinguished Rider (segment "Subway Car from Hell")

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Audrey Meyers

Distinguished Rider (segment "Subway Car from Hell")

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N'Bushe Wright

Young Girl (segment "The Red Shoes")

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Kevin Corrigan

Writer (segment "The Red Shoes")

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Marie Barrientos

Ragged Woman (segment "The Red Shoes")

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O.L. Duke

News Seller (segment "The Red Shoes")

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Ellen Gould

Shopper (segment "The Red Shoes")

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John C. Vennema

Executive (segment "The Red Shoes")

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Sixto Ramos

Security Guard (segment "The Red Shoes")

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Erika Greene

(segment "The Red Shoes")

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Richard Spore

White Man (segment "Fern's Heart of Darkness")

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Mekhi Phifer

Man in Hallway (segment "Fern's Heart of Darkness")

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José Ramón Rosario

Transit Worker (segment "Fern's Heart of Darkness")

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Nancy Ticotin

Business Woman (segment "Fern's Heart of Darkness")

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John Ford Noonan

Blanket Man (segment "Fern's Heart of Darkness")

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Peter Sarsgaard

Boy No. 1 (segment "Underground")

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Jeremy Jordan

Boy No. 2 (segment "Underground")

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Bruce Smolanoff

Boy No. 3 (segment "Underground")

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Rob Clasen

Boy No. 4 (segment "Underground")

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Jay Bailey

Subway Musician (segment "Underground")

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Nicole Ari Parker

Sharon (segment "Honey-Getter")

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Steven Randazzo

Officer Mulioli (segment "Honey-Getter")

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Gi Shen

Subway Musician (segment "Honey-Getter")

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Kenny Garrett

Sax Player (segment "Sax Cantor Riff")

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Sam Rockwell

Man Eating (segment "Sax Cantor Riff")

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Sol Frieder

Old News Man (segment "Sax Cantor Riff")

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Tammi Cubilette

Denise (segment "Sax Cantor Riff")

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Kavi Ladnier

D'Jamila (segment "Sax Cantor Riff")

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Bruklin Harris

Dorcas (segment "Sax Cantor Riff")

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Daniel Rous

Jewish Cantor (segment "Sax Cantor Riff")

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Will Hare

Homeless Man (segment "Sax Cantor Riff")

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Gretchen Mol

Wife (segment "Love on the A Train")

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George T. Odom

Miracle Old Man (segment "Manhattan Miracle")

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