The Commuter (2018)

An action-thriller in which an insurance salesman/ex-cop is caught up in a life-threatening conspiracy during his daily commute home.

Director:

Jaume Collet-Serra

Writers:

Byron Willinger (story by), Philip de Blasi (story by)

Stars:

Liam Neeson, Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Liam Neeson	...	Michael MacCauley
Vera Farmiga	...	Joanna
Patrick Wilson	...	Alex Murphy
Jonathan Banks	...	Walt
Sam Neill	...	Captain Hawthorne
Elizabeth McGovern	...	Karen MacCauley
Killian Scott	...	Dylan
Shazad Latif	...	Vince
Andy Nyman	...	Tony
Clara Lago	...	Eva
Roland Møller	...	Jackson
Florence Pugh	...	Gwen
Dean-Charles Chapman	...	Danny MacCauley
Ella-Rae Smith	...	Sofia
Nila Aalia	...	Sherri

Storyline

Michael MacCauley, a former police officer and now a hard-working life-insurance salesman and a caring family man, has been taking the commuter rail to New York for the past ten years. But, things will take an unexpected turn when, on one of his daily journeys, the cryptic passenger, Joanna, makes Michael a generous and tempting offer to locate a single commuter or face grave consequences. Is this a sick joke, or is this, indeed, a dangerous situation? Now, as Michael races against the clock to solve this wicked conundrum, everyone aboard is a suspect, in a deal that there is more than meets the eye. Can he decide in time who is the one?

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Plot Keywords:

passenger train | conspiracy | money | hostage | train | 

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Taglines:

Every Passenger Is A Piece Of The Puzzle.

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Genres:

Action | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some intense action/violence, and language.

Did You Know?

Trivia

The phone on the corpse rings and comes up as 'Unknown'. This is the title of another film in which Liam Neeson stars, also directed by Jaume collet-serra.

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Goofs

The train Neeson's character rides is the Hudson Line of Metro-North, yet the station stops depicted as he returns home from Grand Central Terminal to Tarrytown are clearly NYC subway stops (86th Street, etc.). Metro-North commuter trains do not share train tracks or station stops with NYC subway lines.

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Quotes

Michael MacCauley: What have you done to my wife and son?

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Crazy Credits

The end credits are done in the style of a train map.

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Connections

Spoofs 16 Blocks (2006)

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Soundtracks

Un-Named
Performed by Cosima
Written by Cosima Ehni and Joel Potts
Courtesy of Island Records and Chrysalis Music, a BMG company
Issued under licence from Universal Music Publishing Ltd/Universal Music Operations Ltd

User Reviews

Nothing new from Neeson, in a good way (and a bad way).

If you've seen one Neeson film, you've probably seen them all. Despite having already mastered the art of playing the grizzled, independant tough-guy, Neeson is back with The Commuter, in which he plays an unsuspecting ... well ... commuter, who is drawn into a criminal conspiracy which could kill everyone on-board.

It's a familiar sounding plot, but it's one that Neeson excels in, in fact, he may be too good at it by now. With all that said, The Commuter, much like Taken, Taken 2, Taken 3, Non-Stop, A Walk Among the Tombstones, Run All Night and Schindlers List, is another fun Neeson film which you'll probably enjoy much more than you'd be willing to admit.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook (UK) Official Instagram

Country:

USA UK France China Canada Spain

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

12 January 2018 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Commuter

Filming Locations:

Sacramento, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$30,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$13,701,452, 14 January 2018

Gross USA:

$36,343,858

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$119,942,387

Company Credits

Production Co:

StudioCanal, TF1 Films Production, The Picture Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

104 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Atmos

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1