--- description: Emily Blunt stars in the first trailer for "The Girl on the Train," the film adaptation of Paula Hawkins' novel. title: Emily Blunt Is Embroiled in a Mystery in the First Trailer for 'The Girl on the Train' image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt71d97ed97c09cd61/69888fe1e20a8703bfa90805/emily-blunt.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [movies](/tag/movies/) ## movies Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Emily Blunt Is Embroiled in a Mystery in the First Trailer for _The Girl on the Train_  by [Eliza Berman](/author/eliza-berman/)  ## Eliza Berman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Berman is a senior editor at TIME. Apr 20, 2016 2:02 PM CUT  WESTWOOD, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 11: Emily Blunt arrives at the Premiere Of Universal Pictures' "The Huntsman: Winter's War" on April 11, 2016 in Westwood, California. (Photo by Steve Granitz/WireImage) WESTWOOD, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 11: Emily Blunt arrives at the Premiere Of Universal Pictures' "The Huntsman: Winter's War" on April 11, 2016 in Westwood, California. (Photo by Steve Granitz/WireImage)Steve Granitz--WireImage/Getty Images  by [Eliza Berman](/author/eliza-berman/)  ## Eliza Berman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Berman is a senior editor at TIME. Apr 20, 2016 2:02 PM CUT The first trailer for _The Girl on the Train_ has arrived, and it should satisfy anyone who has been waiting for a psychological thriller to follow the example set by the 2014 adaptation of Gillian Flynn’s _Gone Girl_. Adapted from [Paula Hawkins’](http://time.com/3665837/paula-hawkins-girl-on-the-train-gone-girl/ "undefined") best-selling 2015 [novel](http://time.com/4142778/best-selling-book-amazon-2015/ "undefined") of the same name—the film rights for which were acquired even before the book was published—the movie stars Emily Blunt as the titular girl on the train. Blunt plays Rachel, a divorced woman who passes the home of her ex-husband (Justin Theroux) and his new wife (Rebecca Ferguson) on her way to work each day. She becomes fascinated by another couple a few doors down, but soon becomes embroiled in a mystery that follows the disappearance of the woman upon whom she’s been spying. The movie, directed by Tate Taylor (best known for _The Help_), looks at first glance to be a worthy addition to Blunt’s steady output of solid performances, most recently as an FBI agent in _Sicario_. _The Girl on the Train_ hits theaters on Oct. 7. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4300631/the-girl-on-the-train-trailer-emily-blunt/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4300631/the-girl-on-the-train-trailer-emily-blunt/"},"headline":"Emily Blunt Is Embroiled in a Mystery in the First Trailer for The Girl on the Train","datePublished":"2016-04-20T14:02:56.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T16:53:47.928Z","description":"Get ready for another twisted psychological thriller in the spirit of Gone Girl","url":"https://time.com/4300631/the-girl-on-the-train-trailer-emily-blunt/","keywords":["movies","emily blunt"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt71d97ed97c09cd61/69888fe1e20a8703bfa90805/emily-blunt.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Eliza Berman","jobTitle":"Berman is a senior editor at TIME.","url":"https://time.com/author/eliza-berman/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt71d97ed97c09cd61/69888fe1e20a8703bfa90805/emily-blunt.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Premiere Of Universal Pictures' \"The Huntsman: Winter's War\" - Arrivals","caption":"Premiere Of Universal Pictures' \"The Huntsman: Winter's War\" - Arrivals","creditText":"Steve Granitz--WireImage/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/movies/","name":"movies"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4300631/the-girl-on-the-train-trailer-emily-blunt/","name":"Emily Blunt Is Embroiled in a Mystery in the First Trailer for The Girl on the Train"}}]}] ```