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Well, those math problems just got a lot more exciting.
'''''Unstoppable''''' is a 2010 action film starring [[Denzel Washington]], [[Chris Pine]] and [[Rosario Dawson]], and directed by [[Tony Scott]]. It's got a fairly simple plot -- a train loaded with hazardous chemicals loses its driver and [[Runaway Train|runs unmanned]] across rural Pennsylvania, and train engineers Frank Barnes (Washington) and Will Colson (Pine) have to stop it before it reaches a tight curve and derails in the middle of the large town of Stanton -- which just so happens to be Will's hometown.
What makes the film is the chemistry between Denzel's grizzled veteran Frank and Chris Pine's young rookie Will, as well as Tony Scott's eye for action and his adherence to the use of practical effects and stunts as opposed to [[Conspicuous CG|CGI]] for the action sequences. Critics and viewers generally liked it, with a 6.9 on [[IMDb]], $81 million in box office, and an 86% on [[Rotten Tomatoes]].
For someone or something who is unstoppable, see [[The Juggernaut]].
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* [[Actor Allusion]]: [[Denzel Washington]]'s character is named Frank Barnes; in ''[[American Gangster]]'', a prior film of his (which just so happens to have been made by Tony Scott's brother [[Ridley Scott]]), there is a character named Nicky Barnes, and Denzel played Frank Lucas.
* [[Agony of the Feet]]: Pine's character gets his right foot crushed while coupling up engine 1206 to the runaway 777's end.
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