Subway Stories

Every ride is as unpredictable as the city itself.

An anthology of 10 stories depicting real-life incidents of subway riders in New York City, which range from compassion and love to violence and loss.

Sarita Choudhury

(Humera (segment "Honey-Getter"))

Anne Heche

(Pregnant Girl (segment "Manhattan Miracle"))

Taral Hicks

(Woman with Flowers (segment "Sax Cantor Riff"))

Gregory Hines

(Jack (segment "Manhattan Miracle"))

Danny Hoch

(Edward (segment "Honey-Getter"))

Israel Horovitz

(Older Man (segment "The Listeners"))

Bonnie Hunt

(Fern McDermott (segment "Fern's Heart of Darkness"))

Bill Irwin

(Bill Irwin (segment "Subway Car from Hell"))

Christine Lahti

(Red Shoe Woman (segment "The Red Shoes"))

Denis Leary

(Wheelchair Man (segment "The Red Shoes"))

Michael McGlone

(John T. (segment "Love on the A Train"))

Ajay Naidu

(Prashant (segment "Honey-Getter"))

KRS-One

(Vendor (segment "Subway Car from Hell"))

Rosie Perez

(The Girl (segment "Love on the A Train"))

Michael Rapaport

(Jake (segment "The Listeners"))

Mercedes Ruehl

(Leyla (segment "Underground"))

Jerry Stiller

(Old Man (segment "The 5:24"))

Lili Taylor

(Belinda (segment "The Listeners"))

Zachary Taylor

(Wayne (segment "Underground"))

Steve Zahn

(Tucker (segment "The 5:24"))

Tina North

(Grandmother (segment "Subway Car from Hell"))

Paul Lazar

(Mr. Nervous (segment "Subway Car from Hell"))

Andre B. Blake

(Knish Buyer (segment "Subway Car from Hell"))

Anthony S. Calypso

(Knish Buyer (segment "Subway Car from Hell"))

Robert W. Castle

(Knish Buyer (segment "Subway Car from Hell"))

Marlon Cherry

(Musician (segment "Subway Car from Hell"))

Carl J. Ferrazza

(Hot Dog Buyer (segment "Subway Car from Hell"))

Daniel Freedman

(Strange Man (segment "Subway Car from Hell"))

Marc Mueller

(Musician (segment "Subway Car from Hell"))

Paul Mueller

(Musician (segment "Subway Car from Hell"))

Simon Seven

(Musician (segment "Subway Car from Hell"))

Joe Toutebon

(Knish Buyer (segment "Subway Car from Hell"))

Daniel Wolff

(Knish Buyer (segment "Subway Car from Hell"))

Mari Danzi

(Girl Dancing (segment "Subway Car from Hell"))

Lara McFarlane

(Girl Dancing (segment "Subway Car from Hell"))

Angie Utt

(Distinguished Rider (segment "Subway Car from Hell"))

Audrey Meyers

(Distinguished Rider (segment "Subway Car from Hell"))

N'Bushe Wright

(Young Girl (segment "The Red Shoes"))

Kevin Corrigan

(Writer (segment "The Red Shoes"))

Marie Barrientos

(Ragged Woman (segment "The Red Shoes"))

O.L. Duke

(News Seller (segment "The Red Shoes"))

Ellen Gould

(Shopper (segment "The Red Shoes"))

John C. Vennema

(Executive (segment "The Red Shoes"))

Sixto Ramos

(Security Guard (segment "The Red Shoes"))

Erika Greene

((segment "The Red Shoes"))

Richard Spore

(White Man (segment "Fern's Heart of Darkness"))

Mekhi Phifer

(Man in Hallway (segment "Fern's Heart of Darkness"))

José Ramón Rosario

(Transit Worker (segment "Fern's Heart of Darkness"))

Nancy Ticotin

(Business Woman (segment "Fern's Heart of Darkness"))

John Ford Noonan

(Blanket Man (segment "Fern's Heart of Darkness"))

Peter Sarsgaard

(Boy No. 1 (segment "Underground"))

Jeremy Jordan

(Boy No. 2 (segment "Underground"))

Bruce Smolanoff

(Boy No. 3 (segment "Underground"))

Rob Clasen

(Boy No. 4 (segment "Underground"))

Jay Bailey

(Subway Musician (segment "Underground"))

Nicole Ari Parker

(Sharon (segment "Honey-Getter"))

Steven Randazzo

(Officer Mulioli (segment "Honey-Getter"))

Gi Shen

(Subway Musician (segment "Honey-Getter"))

Kenny Garrett

(Sax Player (segment "Sax Cantor Riff"))

Sam Rockwell

(Man Eating (segment "Sax Cantor Riff"))

Sol Frieder

(Old News Man (segment "Sax Cantor Riff"))

Tammi Cubilette

(Denise (segment "Sax Cantor Riff"))

Kavi Ladnier

(D'Jamila (segment "Sax Cantor Riff"))

Bruklin Harris

(Dorcas (segment "Sax Cantor Riff"))

Daniel Rous

(Jewish Cantor (segment "Sax Cantor Riff"))

Will Hare

(Homeless Man (segment "Sax Cantor Riff"))

Gretchen Mol

(Wife (segment "Love on the A Train"))

George T. Odom

(Miracle Old Man (segment "Manhattan Miracle"))