Joe: The Rise of Cobra and The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3.

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In fifth place, Sony's The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3.

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His last two movies: Unstoppable and The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 both involved trains and trains were a good metaphor for the kind of filmmaking Scott did.

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The two had settled into their seats at the AMC Cupertino Square 16 theater and were enjoying The Taking of Pelham 123, a thriller remake starring John Travolta and Denzel Washington.

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His first feature, the 1983 erotic vampire mood piece "The Hunger, " ended up a relative anomaly (except in sheer style) to such high-octane thrill machines as "Top Gun" (1986), "Revenge" (1990), "The Last Boy Scout" (1991), "True Romance" (1993), "Crimson Tide" (1995), "Enemy of the State" (1998), "Man on Fire" (2004), "Domino" (2005), "The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3" (2009) and "Unstoppable" (2010).

CNN: Scott made tense films for jittery times