Cruel Train vs The Girl Who Survived: The Alina Thompson Story

The Girl Who Survived: The Alina Thompson Story has the higher audience score (8.3/10 against 3.3/10 for Cruel Train). The Girl Who Survived: The Alina Thompson Story is the shorter watch at 1h 30m compared with 1h 40m. Cruel Train is the older of the two (1995 against 2025). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.

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Cruel TrainThe Girl Who Survived: The Alina Thompson Story
Audience score★ 3.3/10★ 8.3/10
Year19952025
Length1h 40m1h 30m
GenresCrime, DramaCrime, Drama, TV Movie
Country–United States of America
DirectorMalcolm McKayMichelle Ouellet
Main castMinnie Driver, Richard Ridings, David Suchet, Gerard Horan, Alec McCowenSam Trammell, Steve Byers, Russell Yuen, Rachel Sellan, Christian Paul

Synopsis

Cruel Train

In wartime England, railway official Ruben Roberts discovers that his wife was sexually abused as a child by the Chairman of the Line, also her godfather. With her assistance, Ruben plots murder on the Brighton Express.

The Girl Who Survived: The Alina Thompson Story

15-year-old Alina Thompson, an aspiring model in 1980s Los Angeles, pulls a fast one on her parents and sneaks away to an amateur photo casting call, where she meets photographer William Bradford. Unbeknownst to Alina, William is a serial killer, and she may be next.

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