The Commuter (2018)
The Commuter
”An insurance salesman is blackmailed into finding a passenger's identity on his train, leading him into a criminal conspiracy.”
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The Spanish director Jaume Collet-Serra (of 'Unknown' and 'Orphan') and Liam Neeson (of the 'Taken' franchise) join forces again for another action movie. In the story, Neeson is an ex-cop living the life of an insurance adjuster, but finds himself embroiled in a criminal conspiracy. So, it's another one of those films where they invent some reason for the actor to go out and dish out the violence, something that is becoming its own subgenre within action movies. It's sure to please fans of the style.
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Liam Neeson is Michael, an insurance salesman whose daily commute home quickly becomes anything but routine. After being confronted by a mysterious stranger, Michael is blackmailed into finding the identity of a passenger on his train. As he works against the clock to solve the puzzle before the train’s last stop, Michael is unwittingly caught up in a criminal conspiracy that carries life-and-death stakes for himself and his fellow passengers.
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