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Off the Rails

Off the Rails

How one man's love of transport led to a lifetime of incarceration.

NR 2016 · 87 min · ★ 6.9 · Documentary

The remarkable true story of Darius McCollum, a man with Asperger's syndrome whose overwhelming love of transit has landed him in jail 32 times for the criminal impersonation of NYC subway drivers, conductors, token booth clerks, and track repairmen.

Directed by Adam Irving · Written by Tchavdar Georgiev

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