After 9 Years, Underrated Thriller Gem With Silo Star & Gone Girl Vibes Just Blew Up Max's Top 5

Over the past decade, Rebecca Ferguson has starred in many high-profile blockbusters, but it was the Apple TV+ series Silo that brought her international fame.

In the role of Juliette, Rebecca Ferguson is, as in many roles, laconic, but the viewer still understands her thoughts and feelings. One of the actress's talents is to "speak" with her body, which ultimately creates a real and alive character on the screen.

One of the most unnoticed and underrated works of the actress was The Girl on the Train, where she shared the attention of the audience with Emily Blunt and Haley Bennett.

Now, the thriller has finally received the attention it deserves and has broken into the top 5 most watched movies on Max.

What Is The Girl on the Train About?

Rachel is a divorced alcoholic who rides the train every day, from whose window she sees the house where she once lived with her husband Tom, where he now lives with his new wife and child, and their neighbors – a couple in love.

Gradually, Rachel begins to associate herself with this idyllic family, and one day when she sees her ex-husband's neighbor, Megan, with another man, she is so upset that she gets off the train and goes to see her.

The alcohol she drank earlier does its job, and the next morning Rachel wakes up covered in blood and without the slightest idea of how the previous evening ended. And then she discovers that Megan has disappeared.

The Girl on the Train Is Often Compared to Gone Girl

Paula Hawkins' novel of the same name became a huge bestseller, and many literary critics compared it to Gone Girl.

Both books and the films based on them are about missing women, and both use the technique of the unreliable narrator – the narrative switches between several characters, some of whom lead the viewer down the wrong path.

However, The Girl on the Train Explores Other Topics and Questions

Although The Girl on the Train is formally a psychological thriller and bears all the hallmarks of such a genre, it is only a shell, just like Gone Girl.

If Gone Girl was a harsh and detached dissection of the dark side of human nature in marriage, The Girl on the Train wants to talk about other things – misunderstanding, emotional violence, and betrayed trust.

The Movie's Main Asset Is the Brilliant Performance of Its 3 Female Leads

The main characters in this movie are Rachel and Megan, but there is a third woman whose problems may run a little deeper.

Anna Watson, played by Rebecca Ferguson, is having a baby – something Rachel has always wanted. It is Anna who ends up being threatened by Rachel more often than any young mother would like.

The performances of all three women, including Rebecca Ferguson, are the highlight of this tense thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat until the credits roll.