Bullet train

For an unrelated 1975 Japanese action film with a similar name, see The Bullet Train.

Bullet Train is a 2022 American action comedy film starring Brad Pitt as a former assassin who must battle fellow killers while riding a Shinkansen (a Japanese bullet train). The film, which was the initiative of producer Antoine Fuqua, is directed by David Leitch, based on a screenplay by Zak Olkewicz that adapts the Japanese novel Maria Beetle (published in English as Bullet Train) by Kōtarō Isaka. In addition to Pitt, the film’s ensemble cast features Joey King, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Brian Tyree Henry, Andrew Koji, Hiroyuki Sanada, Michael Shannon, Bad Bunny (Benito A. Martínez Ocasio), and Sandra Bullock.

Bullet Train
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	David Leitch
Screenplay by	Zak Olkewicz
Based on	Maria Beetle by Kōtarō Isaka
Produced by	Kelly McCormick David Leitch Antoine Fuqua
Starring	Brad Pitt Joey King Aaron Taylor-Johnson Brian Tyree Henry Andrew Koji Hiroyuki Sanada Michael Shannon Benito A Martínez Ocasio Sandra Bullock
Cinematography	Jonathan Sela
Edited by	Elisabet Ronaldsdottir
Music by	Dominic Lewis
Production companies	Columbia Pictures 87North Productions
Distributed by	Sony Pictures Releasing
Release dates	July 18, 2022 (Grand Rex) August 5, 2022 (United States)
Running time	126 minutes[1]
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$85.9–90 million[2][3]
Box office	$114.5 million[2][4]

Principal photography began in Los Angeles in November 2020 and wrapped in March 2021. Bullet Train premiered in Paris on July 18, 2022, and was theatrically released in the United States by Sony Pictures on August 5, 2022. The film has grossed $114.5 million on a production budget of about $90 million, and received mixed reviews from critics.