{"id":359703,"date":"2026-02-05T08:10:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T16:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/es\/?p=409253"},"modified":"2026-02-05T09:09:48","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T17:09:48","slug":"if-youre-looking-for-an-action-movie-for-the-weekend-theres-a-classic-from-1974-on-prime-video-that-you-shouldnt-miss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/if-youre-looking-for-an-action-movie-for-the-weekend-theres-a-classic-from-1974-on-prime-video-that-you-shouldnt-miss\/","title":{"rendered":"If you&#039;re looking for an action movie for the weekend, there&#039;s a classic from 1974 on Prime Video that you shouldn&#039;t miss"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Contemporary action cinema has been criticized for its excessive reliance on special effects and explosions, which has distorted the essence of a genre that used to base its strength on more real and tense situations. <strong>In this context, classics like Pelham 1, 2, 3 resurface, a thriller directed by Joseph Sargent that stands out for its human approach and the construction of tension in an everyday setting<\/strong>: a robbery in the New York subway.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A true carousel of action and edge-of-your-seat narrative<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pelham 1, 2, 3, now available for streaming on Amazon Prime Video, is considered a key representation of New York cinema, encapsulating the chaotic reality of the city&#8217;s streets. <strong>The story follows another day in the subway, where a group of kidnappers takes 17 passengers hostage and demands a ransom of one million dollars<\/strong>. The film, through its relentless narrative, manages to push the characters and the audience to the brink of a situation that could be considered ordinary.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Taking of Pelham One Two Three Official Trailer #1 - Walter Matthau Movie (1974) HD\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ep518FVHKIU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This thriller stands out for its professional craftsmanship and its ability to maintain street-level tension, something that many consider lost in today&#8217;s hyperproduction. <strong>The cast, filled with charismatic male characters, provides an atmosphere of suspense that feels credible and palpable<\/strong>. Despite the passage of time, Pelham 1, 2, 3 remains relevant, not only as a myth of action cinema but also as an authentic representation of a period when stories were told with a more daring and gritty approach.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sargent&#8217;s film, through its narrative and claustrophobic setting, invites reflection on the evolution of spectacle in action cinema, <strong>making it clear that genuine emotions and real situations can indeed be more impactful than any exaggerated explosion of the modern era<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Amazon Prime Video\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/c162012f-3d10-436b-a6b5-fde423154d8c\/3464089414\/amazon-prime-video-download-amazon-prime-video.jpg\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Amazon Prime Video<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/amazon-prime-video.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/amazon-prime-video.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Contemporary action cinema has been criticized for its excessive reliance on special effects and explosions, which has distorted the essence of a genre that used to base its strength on more realistic and tense situations. In this context, classics like Pelham 1, 2, 3 resurface, a thriller directed by Joseph Sargent that stands out for its human approach and the construction of tension in an everyday setting: a subway heist in New York City. A true carousel of action and narrative at its limit, Pelham 1, 2, 3, now available for streaming on Amazon Prime Video, is considered a [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9318,"featured_media":359704,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[1015],"tags":[21833,21834,1067,21835,21836,21837,21838,21839,21840,21841,21842,21843,21844],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[6869],"class_list":["post-359703","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-21833","tag-21834","tag-amazon","tag-cine-de-accion-contemporaneo","tag-efectos-especiales-en-el-cine","tag-joseph-sargent","tag-mitos-del-cine","tag-narrativa-del-cine-de-accion","tag-pelham-1","tag-secuestradores-en-el-metro","tag-streaming-en-amazon-prime-video","tag-tension-en-el-cine","tag-thriller-neoyorquino","content-category-streaming-videos"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/359703","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9318"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=359703"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/359703\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":359726,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/359703\/revisions\/359726"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/359704"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=359703"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=359703"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=359703"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=359703"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=359703"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=359703"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}