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Making Kick-Ass Liam Neeson Movies With Director Jaume Collet-Serra

January 12, 2018/ 22 min/ Sean Fennessey

Sean Fennessey talks with director Jaume Collet-Serra about The Commuter, his fourth film with Liam Neeson, and why he keeps building thrillers inside confined spaces.

5 films across 1 segment.

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In conversation

The Commuter poster
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The Commuter 2018

The new one, set almost entirely on a train. Neeson's commuter has to find one passenger carrying dangerous information; his years of routine turn out to be the superpower.

Non-Stop poster
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Non-Stop 2014

The earlier Neeson-on-a-vehicle thriller, set on a plane. Collet-Serra contrasts the plane's tension with the train, where he could stage scenes other passengers never notice.

Unknown poster
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Unknown 2011

His first with Neeson.

Run All Night poster
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Run All Night 2015

Their third film together.

The Shallows poster
Jaume Collet-Serra on

The Shallows 2016

His shark thriller, which he calls the hardest of these confined-space shoots.

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