Carry-On

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Carry-On

PG-13

Released Dec 13, 2024

1h 59m

Action

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

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103 Reviews

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2,500+ Ratings

A young TSA agent fights to outsmart a mysterious traveler who blackmails him into letting a dangerous package slip onto a Christmas Eve flight.

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Critics Consensus

Taron Egerton and an against-type Jason Bateman make for great adversaries in Carry-On, a throwback thriller that clears all checkpoints of plot logic with its confident execution.

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Peter Rainer

FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)

A real guilty pleasure.

Jan 17, 2025

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Adam Graham

Detroit News

"Carry-On" is an action movie that is definitely a Christmas movie, no ifs, ands or buts about it.

Rated: B

Jan 13, 2025

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Tim Robey

Daily Telegraph (UK)

... A filling chunk of crude entertainment – as carb-rich and greens-free as the baked potato you’ll probably eat with it.

Rated: 3/5

Jan 8, 2025

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Nicholas Bell

Fish Jelly Films (YouTube)

Carry-On is a vigorous reminder on the power of an engrossing B-grade action flick and showcases Collett-Serra's well-honed skills in breakneck characterization and plotting needed for emotionally invested tension.

Rated: 3.5/5

Mar 20, 2025

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Louisa Moore

Screen Zealots

Anybody comparing this lazy junk to “Die Hard” is either living in an alternate universe or needs a couple of semesters of film school.

Feb 4, 2025

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Pablo O. Scholz

Clarín

...Jaume Collet-Serra...draws more on the action thrillers of the glorious '80s and much of the '90s. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 3/4

Feb 1, 2025

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Lucas A

Predictable. Pluto>Netflix

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

03/27/25

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Everardo C

Jason Bateman brilla como villano lo cual me hace preguntar porque no le dan más papeles de este estilo. Una película lo suficientemente decente para ver un domingo por la tarde, apesar de ello se nota a leguas que la película se hizo diciendo : "si ya hay muchas copias de duro de matar porque no mejor hacemos una de de duro de matar 2"

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/22/25

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Audience Member

About as good as a Christmas thriller could be, short of Die Hard itself.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/21/25

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Jaclyn B

The couple really care for each other (lead & Sophia). Suspenseful and fun! Just a couple things that could’ve been left out or changed to make the film better: it’s okay to say MERRY Christmas 🎄

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/21/25

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Ted K

Overly dramatic and seems the lead is obsessed with himself and believes the audience should be as well. It’s predictable and boring frankly. I do find it interesting that the Tomato Meter is at 87%, but the popcorn, ie, audience, meter is in the 53% range. I’ve noticed that imbalance more and more and therefore do not trust RT as much as before.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

03/21/25

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Jeffrey P

Shallow yet muddled formulaic offering where the motives, circumstances, and conflict feel uneven and unbalanced with each another. It all felt too personal for what it was, yet not personal enough, I guess that’s cyber crime for ya. I wish I could score it lower but the acting and production value is decent enough.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/20/25

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Synopsis

A young TSA agent fights to outsmart a mysterious traveler who blackmails him into letting a dangerous package slip onto a Christmas Eve flight.

Director: Jaume Collet-Serra
Producer: Dylan Clark
Screenwriter: T.J. Fixman
Distributor: Netflix
Production Co: Amblin Partners, Dylan Clark Productions, DreamWorks Pictures
Rating: PG-13 (Strong Violence|Some Language|Bloody Images|Suggestive References)
Genre: Action, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 13, 2024, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 13, 2024
Runtime: 1h 59m

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