S3 Ep127: I forgot to mention that this barely counts as a Christmas movie. I feel like I got tricked. Also, the other thing that makes this movie worse than the last house on the left is that the revenge part of it is very short and not really satisfying in the way that you want it to be. Because it's a movie, you're kind of expecting some sort of bizarre justice. But, that's not really the case here. Anyway, click my links below.

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Late Night Trains (1975), also known as Night Train Murders, is a grim Italian exploitation thriller directed by Aldo Lado.

The film follows two teenage girls, Lisa and Margaret, who are traveling by train from Germany to Italy for Christmas. During the overnight journey, they encounter a group of violent, unstable criminals who befriend them and gradually reveal their true nature. What begins as an uneasy ride turns into a prolonged ordeal of psychological cruelty and brutal violence, much of it taking place inside the confined space of the train.

After the criminals leave the train, the film shifts focus to Lisa’s parents, who unknowingly give shelter to the perpetrators. When the truth comes out, the story transforms from a survival nightmare into a cold, methodical revenge tale, with the parents exacting punishment in a detached, almost procedural way.

Stylistically, Late Night Trains is known for its bleak tone, disturbing realism, and social commentary beneath the exploitation surface. It reflects 1970s European anxieties about youth alienation, random violence, and the fragility of civility. Often compared to Last House on the Left and A Clockwork Orange, the film is controversial, brutal, and intentionally uncomfortable—designed less to entertain than to unsettle.