Fight or Flight

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Fight or Flight

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Released May 9

1h 42m

Action

Comedy

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Exiled American agent Lucas Reyes (Josh Hartnett) is given one last chance to redeem himself -- the assignment is to track down and identify a mysterious, international high-value asset known only as The Ghost on a flight from Bangkok to San Francisco. Complicating matters, the plane is filled with assassins from around the world who are assigned to kill them both. The pair must work together in a fight for their lives. At 37,000 feet, the stakes have never been higher.

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Critics Consensus

Josh Hartnett's go-for-broke performance gives Fight of Flight wings, sustaining this daffy action-comedy at an entertaining cruising altitude that refreshingly doesn't wear out its welcome.

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Suspend belief, stow away intellectual baggage, and remain seated through Josh Hartnett’s demented and shamelessly entertaining Fight or Flight.

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Kristy Puchko

Mashable

This is a movie where a disavowed spy fires up a chainsaw on an airplane in flight. Get on board, or be bored elsewhere.

May 16, 2025

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Robert Daniels

New York Times

Hartnett and Chandran’s laid back chemistry steady the film’s turbulent tonal shifts, adding a punch that the shakily choreographed action lacks.

May 10, 2025

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Katie Walsh

Tribune News Service

Surprisingly, Hartnett’s Lucas hasn’t worn out his welcome, even if the movie around him has fallen apart midair. Ergo, the old truism has never been truer: When it comes to “Fight or Flight,” your mileage may vary.

Rated: 2/4

May 10, 2025

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Alfred Castaneda

Shade Studios

Fight or Flight avoids being a hammy mess by combining B-movie sensibilities with A-movie ambitions. The action is top-notch—violent and high-energy.

Jul 30, 2025

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Sammie Purcell

Rough Draft Atlanta

“Fight or Flight” is by no means great, and a little too complicated for its own good. But it is a reminder of what the best version of this type of movie is – low budget, kind of dumb in a fun way, starring a guy who’s willing to push it to the limit.

Jul 18, 2025

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Pete Vonder Haar

Houston Press

Most of what follows is familiar if you've seen The Raid or Bullet Train or Free Fire or … you get the idea.

Rated: 2/5

Jul 12, 2025

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Meccassault

Nothing groundbreaking by any means, but it is a fun action-packed ride from the getgo. Josh shows he's very much in full form, and it's good to see him leading films again. I thoroughly enjoyed this popcorn flick.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

07/26/25

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Alex

Way more and better than expected, love Josh Hartnett and following Trap this was good.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

07/20/25

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TokixDoki

Showing the third act at the beginning of your movie is usually a bad sign to me, but the movie was good enough that I'll let it slide. The movie does take a little while to start rolling, but when it does, it's quite enjoyable. Although, I felt like they saved the whackiness for the third act because they just DID NOT CARE! Loved that part! The only downside I can think of is that it was too reminiscent of Bullet Train except now it's on a plane.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

06/04/25

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Eyrdie R

love the action and all the actors in it!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

05/28/25

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Trent

Just as bad as Mikey 17. Disappointed.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

05/27/25

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Charles

very good action movie right up their with John wick and boy kill's world.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/23/25

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Charithra Chandran

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Synopsis

Exiled American agent Lucas Reyes (Josh Hartnett) is given one last chance to redeem himself -- the assignment is to track down and identify a mysterious, international high-value asset known only as The Ghost on a flight from Bangkok to San Francisco. Complicating matters, the plane is filled with assassins from around the world who are assigned to kill them both. The pair must work together in a fight for their lives. At 37,000 feet, the stakes have never been higher.

Director: James Madigan
Producer: Basil Iwanyk, Erica Lee, Christopher Milburn, Tai Duncan
Screenwriter: Brooks McLaren, D.J. Cotrona
Distributor: Vertical
Production Co: Asbury Park Productions
Rating: R (Strong Bloody Violence|Some Drug Material|Language Throughout)
Genre: Action, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 9, 2025, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 17, 2025
Box Office (Gross USA): $3.2M
Runtime: 1h 42m

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