Since his powerhouse performance as a relentless father and former CIA operative hunting down his kidnapped daughter in the 2008 hit Taken, prolific leading man Liam Neeson has enjoyed the well-earned status as one of Hollywood’s most exciting action heroes. The silver screen staple has starred in a slew of action flicks in the 16 years since the debut of the blockbuster thriller, memorably appearing in movies including The Grey, A Walk Among the Tombstones, The Commuter, and In the Land of Saints and Sinners (among countless others).

In 2015, Neeson starred alongside Joel Kinnaman, Ed Harris, and Vincent D’Onofrio in the action thriller Run All Night, in which he portrays a seasoned hitman who is forced to go on the run with his estranged son after choosing family over his loyalties to his friend and mob boss. Despite its stacked cast and premise, the film failed to dominate the box office but has found new life on Netflix, skyrocketing to the platform’s Top 10 Movies list. Let’s check out more about Run All Night and Neeson’s extensive action career.

Release Date March 13, 2015 Runtime 114minutes

Liam Neeson’s Gripping Action Thriller ‘Run All Night’

Liam Neeson continued his reign as one of Hollywood’s most compelling action superstars when he headlined the 2015 thriller Run All Night, which focuses on former Irish Mob hitman Jimmy ‘The Gravedigger’ Conlon as he finds himself becoming the prey instead of the hunter after he kills the son of his close friend and mob boss Shawn Maguire (Ed Harris) in order to protect his own estranged child Mike (Joel Kinnaman). Plagued by the many skeletons in his closet and struggling with the guilt of his murderous actions over the past 30 years, Jimmy is forced to go on the run with Mike to ensure their survival.

Not only must Jimmy contend with the revenge-seeking Shawn and his son’s disgusted and outraged feelings towards him and his career choice, but the notorious hitman is also being pursued by the relentless detective John Harding (Vincent D’Onofrio), who has made it his mission to tie Jimmy to a slew of unsolved homicides. Jimmy and Mike must set aside their tumultuous relationship and work together to outmaneuver the many threats they face, including dangerous assassins and determined detectives, if they want to make it through the night alive.

‘Run All Night’ Failed to Dazzle at the Box Office

Run the Night marks the third big-screen collaboration between Liam Neeson and director Jaume Collet-Serra, with the creative duo having previously worked together in 2011’s Unknown and 2014’s Non-Stop, and despite its stacked cast of cinema staples, the action thriller failed to make a massive impact at movie theaters upon its release on March 13, 2015. Made on a budget estimated to be between $50 to $61.6 million, the adrenaline-pumping flick finished second at the box office behind Cinderella and earned $11 million, going on to finish its theatrical run with earnings of $71.6 million.

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Even though Run All Night seemed to appeal to both men and women, with females making up 52% of moviegoers on its opening weekend despite its all-male cast, the gritty thriller faced stiff competition with the Disney extravaganza Cinderella, which went on to earn over half a billion dollars worldwide. Neeson had already appeared in the action movies Non-Stop, A Walk Among the Tombstones, and Taken 3 the year prior and was really finding his groove in the genre, so there could have been a bit of audience fatigue when it came to the many exhilarating projects he was churning out.

While it didn’t become a blockbuster knockout, audiences still thoroughly enjoyed watching Neeson kick butt and take names as the lethal hitman, awarding the film an impressive A- CinemaScore. Run All Night also garnered a mixed-bag response from critics, who gave the thriller a 59% Rotten Tomatoes score and praised Neeson for his unsurprisingly solid performance but took issue with its convoluted and sloppy plot. The Chicago Tribune accurately summed up Run All Night in their review, writing that it “promises a sprint punctuated by a lot of gunfire, and bleeding, and bodies. Mission accomplished.”

Liam Neeson Continues Dominating the Action Genre

Despite Run All Night not becoming the commercial triumph its talented cast and crew hoped it would be, the action-packed flick has found new life and appreciation on Netflix, climbing its way to the streaming juggernaut’s Top 10 Movies list and currently occupying the sixth spot. It is just one of the many Liam Neeson titles available on the platform, as fans of the Oscar-nominated actor can also check out wildly entertaining films like Cold Pursuit, The Ice Road, Non-Stop, and A Walk Among the Tombstones being just a few viewers can binge.

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In the near decade since the release of Run All Night, Neeson has steadily cemented his status as one of the most dynamic and captivating action heroes, delivering one commanding performance after another. In recent years, the leading man has appeared in popular movies like The Marksman, In the Land of Saints and Sinners, and Absolution, but will take a break from beating up the really bad guys in order to appear alongside Pamela Anderson in the upcoming action comedy The Naked Gun. Stream Run All Night on Netflix.