Liam Neeson’s airplane action thriller from the director ofCarry-Onhas become a global Netflix hit. Though the Irish actor rose to prominence for his performance in Steven Spielberg’s acclaimed Holocaust dramaSchindler’s List, which earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor, Neeson redefined himself as an action star with theTakenmovies. Some of his other action movies includeThe A-Team,The Grey,Wrath of the Titans,A Walk Among the Tombstones, andCold Pursuit.
Within the action genre, Neeson has collaborated with director Jaume Collet-Serra numerous times. To date, Neeson has starred in four films from the director –Unknown,Non-Stop,Run All Night, andThe Commuter– all of which are action thrillers that received mixed reviews from critics, but were mostly box-office successes.Jaume Collet-Serra’s latest action thriller is Netflix’sCarry-On,which stars Taron Egerton as a TSA agent who is blackmailed into allowing a dangerous package on board a flight.
Non-Stop Becomes A Global Netflix Hit
It Ranks 6th For This Week
Non-Stop, Liam Neeson’s airplane action thriller, has become a global Netflix hit amidCarry-On’s immense popularity. Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra, the 2014movie stars Liam Neesonas a federal air marshal on a transatlantic flight who receives text messages sayingsomeone on board will die every 20 minutesuntil financial demands are met. The cast also includes Julianne Moore, Scoot McNairy, Michelle Dockery, Nate Parker, Corey Stoll, Lupita Nyong’o, Jason Butler Harner, Linus Roache, Shea Whigham, Anson Mount, and Corey Hawkins.
Non-Stop Ending Explained – The Killer’s Identity & Their Plan For Liam Neeson In The Plane Thriller
The 2014 film Non-Stop is a Liam Neeson action thriller set aboard a hijacked plane, and its intense ending is one reason it’s become so popular.
Now, a decade after its release, Liam Neeson and Jaume Collet-Serra’s airplane action thriller is now a globalNetflixhit.Non-Stopranks sixth on Netflix’s Global Top 10 moviesfor this week with 4.2 million views and 7.5 million hours viewed. It’s in the Top 10 in 17 countries, including No. 1 in Brazil, Ecuador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Paraguay, and El Salvador. Collet-Serra’sCarry-Onranked first for the fourth straight week and recently became Netflix’s fifth most-watched movie in its history.
What Non-Stop’s Netflix Success Means
Jaume Collet-Serra’s Airplane Action Thrillers Are Having A Moment?
The immense popularity ofCarry-Onlikely urged audiences to check out Jaume Collet-Serra’s previous airplane action thriller,Non-Stop, also streaming on Netflix. Both movies share the same high-stakes setting and showcase the director’s knack for crafting these tense scenarios. Though both movies may devolve into unbelievability, audiences introduced toCarry-On’s confident execution, solid premise, and tense setup may have discoveredNon-Stopas a natural next watch, and were further enticed by Liam Neeson’s star power.
Non-Stopwas a big box office success in 2014, grossing $222 million against its $28–50 million budget.
Non-Stop
Cast
Non-Stop is a thriller featuring Liam Neeson as U.S. Air Marshal Bill Marks. During a transatlantic flight, Marks receives a series of threatening text messages that endanger passengers' lives and demands a large ransom. The film delves into the ensuing tense and escalating situation, as Marks must identify and stop the perpetrator before disaster strikes. Co-starring Julianne Moore, Non-Stop is directed by Jaume Collet-Serra.
Liam Neeson
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