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The Girl on the Train: is the film thrilling or a flop?

The novel The Girl on The Train, Paula Hawkins' thriller about a divorced alcoholic who becomes caught up in a missing person investigation, has sold 11 million copies worldwide and been turned into a film starring Emily Blunt. But has the transition onto the silver screen and the move from London to New York worked? Mark Eccleston reviews. Presented by Samira Ahmed.

First broadcast on Front Row, 3 October 2016.

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4 minutes

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