Off the Rails (2017)

A married woman loses her memory after a train accident. As her memory starts to return, she thinks she might have had an affair with a missing man.

Director:

David Jackson

Writer:

Tracy Andreen

Stars:

Hannah Barefoot, Thomas Beaudoin, Andreas Damm

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Hannah Barefoot	...	Nicole Barrow
Thomas Beaudoin	...	Mark Barrow
Andreas Damm	...	Luc Cormier
Andrea Cirie	...	Dr. Teres
Vanessa Kai	...	Zara
Nicholas Baroudi	...	Detective Shaw
Campbell Dunsmore	...	Jillian Borsic
David Anthony Buglione	...	Walter Gasker
John Scurti	...	Mayo
Robert Stoeckle	...	Dixon Barrow
Leigh Strimbeck	...	Maggie Barrow
Eric LaJuan Summers	...	Bearded Man
Barbara Tirrell	...	Iris
Richard Marshall	...	Sparks
Greg Aidala	...	Jogger

Storyline

Inspired by true events. After surviving a train derailment, Nicole Barrow has lost all of her memories. The only things she remembers about herself are that she has a husband running for Attorney General and she is a geography professor with a love of cartography. Months of recovering lead her to believe she is slowly putting her perfect life back together. However, when she is approached by several strange men claiming she had contacted them to meet for sexual fantasies, she discovers a series of social media pages claiming to be her. Has her identity been stolen, or is this her former self? As she scrambles to put the pieces of her mind together, she questions who she can trust and must fight to remember the truth.

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Plot Keywords:

train accident | female professor | lost memory | suicide by gunshot | train journey | 

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Genres:

Drama | Thriller

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Certificate:

Unrated

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 August 2017 (USA)

Also Known As:

Driven Off the Rails

Filming Locations:

Albany, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Divine Immortality Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

82 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The main character Nicole Barrow is supposed to be a professor at Russell Sage College. The film was shot on the real Russell Sage College campus in Troy, NY for all campus scenes.

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Soundtracks

To See Your Smile
Written by Hannah Barefoot and Andy Barefoot
Performed by Hannah Barefoot and Andy Barefoot

User Reviews

Plot Holes Galore

The synopsis here claims this was based on true events. I find that very hard to believe, considering the absurd plot, all the holes in it, and all the plot points that were left unresolved. If it was based on anything real, they took a story and fictionalized it to the point where it no longer resembled anything real.

The ending, both the events that took place right before the very end, and the very end itself, were totally unbelievable and unrealistic (I don't want to get into details about this to give spoilers; I prefer reviews that don't have any). But that's typical for a Lifetime movie. They have a structure they follow, and this movie followed it all the way.

It isn't listed as a TV movie, and appears to have had a theatrical release. If so, I'm sure it was very brief, and made no money in theaters. It is a movie tailor made for Lifetime only. So if you like Lifetime movies, this is as good, if not a little better, than most. Just know what you are getting into beforehand, so you don't have expectations that won't be met.