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Play trailer 1:18 Poster for Carry-On PG-13 2024 1h 59m Action Drama Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
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87% Tomatometer 107 Reviews 52% Popcornmeter 5,000+ 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 (LAist) 01/17/2025
A real guilty pleasure. Go to Full Review
Adam Graham Detroit News 01/13/2025
B
"Carry-On" is an action movie that is definitely a Christmas movie, no ifs, ands or buts about it. Go to Full Review
Tim Robey Daily Telegraph (UK) 01/08/2025
3/5
... A filling chunk of crude entertainment – as carb-rich and greens-free as the baked potato you’ll probably eat with it. Go to Full Review
Andrew Jankowski Willamette Week Feb 28
The one-dimensional characters and lack of awareness around how airports work—to say nothing of the shameless bootlicking throughout—turn Carry-On into an immediately forgettable holiday hatewatch. Go to Full Review
Marta Medina Pérez mundoCine Aug 20
3.5/5
A fairly entertaining and intriguing film that keeps you glued to the screen and, yes, let’s call it what it is: a popcorn flick, even if it never made it to theaters. At times formulaic and with some implausible moments, though. [Full Review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
Cameron Ritter Geek Vibes Nation 07/20/2025
7/10
Carry-On proves itself to be more than a mid-level thriller with exceptional performances from its two leads and consistent work from Jaume Collet-Serra and his team of talented craftspeople. Go to Full Review
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Benjamin C @saulgoodman67 1d It’s a solid thriller. See more J H @UpstateNYThriller Jul 22 6/10 Movie about a terrorist who wants to smuggle bomb on a plane. Jason Bateman is the terrorist. Very inaccurate not a very good movie. Lots of potholes Thrillers suspense I guess On Netflix See more Darja S @darjasuri Jul 22 I'm genuinely baffled that critics gave this 85% on Rotten Tomatoes, because it doesn't even deserve the 58% the audience gave it. The characters make consistently stupid decisions, there's no real structure or internal logic — things just work out because the plot needs them to. Everyone survives on pure luck rather than anything resembling intelligence or skill. And the attempt to capitalise on Navalny's legacy with a Novichok reference was a very bad idea, poorly executed. A Christmas thriller about a guy saving the world — except nothing about it earns that premise. Don't waste your time. See more diogo13 T @Tua_mera Jul 17 A mediocre airport thriller that relies on Taron Egerton's charisma and Jason Bateman's coldness. While it guarantees fast-paced suspense, the predictable and convenient script prevents the film from being more than just a fleeting pastime. See more Ray D @RT50636536 Jul 5 What an utterly unbelievable plot. Contrived and totally implausable. See more Roven B @cinnephile.01 Jul 1 not much of a christmas movie really. it was long but enjoyable, and definitely written by a middle aged white man with no idea what communication is, let alone GOOD communication. if ANYONE had simply stopped and listened to each other a lot of the plot points wouldn't have happened. watched for Sofia Carson and she didn't dissapoint See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

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
DreamWorks Pictures, Amblin Partners, Dylan Clark Productions
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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