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Subway Stories

Subway Stories

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Subway Stories

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

1997

1h 21m

5.6(17 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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Social & External

Production Companies

HBO

Clinica Estetico

HBO Films

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Sarita Choudhury

Sarita Choudhury

Humera (segment "Honey-Getter")

Anne Heche

Anne Heche

Pregnant Girl (segment "Manhattan Miracle")

Taral Hicks

Taral Hicks

Woman with Flowers (segment "Sax Cantor Riff")

Gregory Hines

Gregory Hines

Jack (segment "Manhattan Miracle")

Danny Hoch

Edward (segment "Honey-Getter")

Israel Horovitz

Israel Horovitz

Older Man (segment "The Listeners")

Bonnie Hunt

Bonnie Hunt

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

Bill Irwin

Bill Irwin

Bill Irwin (segment "Subway Car from Hell")

Christine Lahti

Christine Lahti

Red Shoe Woman (segment "The Red Shoes")

Denis Leary

Denis Leary

Wheelchair Man (segment "The Red Shoes")

Creative team

Directed by: Bob Balaban
Patricia Benoit
Written by: Adam Brooks
Lynn Grossman
Produced by: Valerie Thomas
Richard Guay

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