Bill Marks, a former cop dealing with his daughter's death by drinking, is now a federal air marshal. While on a flight from New York to London, Marks gets a text telling him that unless 150 million dollars is transferred to an offshore account, someone will die every 20 minutes. Can he find the terrorist in time and save everyone? Written by

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Bill Marks (Liam Neeson) sits in his SUV at an airport drinking whiskey and arguing with someone on the phone. He wearily goes to the departure gates, and has a smoke, while eying the passengers. A man stands beside him and asks for a light and mentions he is going to Amsterdam. Bill refuses to make small talk. At the X-ray lineup Bill loses patience with another passenger, Zack White (Nate Parker), and brushes past. Bill helps a young girl, Becca, board the plane. He takes a seat in business class beside White, on British Aquatlantic Flight 10 to London. A woman, Jen Summers, (Julianne Moore) asks anyone to trade her aisle for a window seat, White agrees to switch. She sits beside Bill and starts chatting, asking about his family. The plane takes off, Bill nervously grips the chair and clutches a blue ribbon,

Midway over the Atlantic Ocean, Marks gets text messages on his secure phone stating that someone on the plane will die every 20 minutes unless $150 million is transferred into a specific bank account. Breaking protocol, Marks consults with Jack Hammond (Anson Mount) the other air marshal on the flight. Hammond tells him it is a joke and to forget it. Bill reports to the pilot then watches the cabin cameras with flight attendant Nancy (Michelle Dockery) and Jen Summers. As he engages the text messager the woman scan for people also texting. There are 5 or 6 and Bill notes the names on the manifest. The last is Hammond who gets up and goes to the rear. Bill follows. They enter a lavatory and begins arguing, Hammond says he needs the money and starts fighting with Bill. He pulls out a gun but Bill manages to disarm him. The fight is fierce but Bill eventually gets the upper hand, placing Hammond in a reverse headlock. Hammond reaches for a gun on the floor while Bills pleads him not to do it. Hammond refuses to listen and slowly aims the gun at Bill, forcing him to break Hammonds neck. This occurs exactly at the 20 minute mark, resulting in the first death. Bill closes the door and returns to the flight deck. He tells the pilot to contact the TSA with the info.

Now Marks has the lights on and announces to everyone a surprise inspection. He goes to each texter and checks their phones and pats them down. One is an NYPD cop, Reilly (Corey Stoll) Bill then notices the man,Tom Bowen ( Scoot McNairy), from the sidewalk at the airport, he roughly brings him to the rear galley, demanding to know why he lied about Amsterdam. Marks binds his hands with duct tape and puts him in a seat. Making his way forward the plane lurches downward. In the cockpit the pilot is having a seizure. Marks gets a Muslim doctor passenger to help but it is too late. When 20 minutes runs out again, Captain David McMillan (Linus Roache) dies of poisoning.

The public becomes convinced that Marks is hijacking the plane, as the bank account is in his name and a passenger has uploaded video footage of him treating passengers aggressively with no explanation. Co-pilot Kyle Rice has been instructed by TSA to ignore Marks and land in Iceland, the closest destination; he diverts the plane but continues to cautiously trust Marks. Bill finds that Hammond was carrying a briefcase full of white powder. Jen explains to Marks that passenger Zack White is a smartphone programmer. Marks has White design a hack which will cause the texter's cell phone to ring. Again forcing all passengers to sit with their hands up Bill rings the phone, he discovers it in the pocket of a passenger, who claims to have never seen the cell phone before. Taking him to the front galley Bill again roughs the man up, but the passenger dies in a similar fashion to the pilot.

Perplexed, and smoking in the lavatory, Marks finds a hole in the wall that allowed someone to an opening behind the pilot's seat; he finds that the most recently deceased passenger was struck with a mini dart. While Marks and Summers try to gain access to the texter's cell phone, it suddenly activates, sending automated messages to TSA implying that Marks is suicidal and is going to detonate a bomb on the plane. Marks finds the bomb hidden in the cocaine smuggled by Hammond. Meanwhile Reilly convinces some other passengers to subdue Marks. After a brief fight they have Marks pinned, but Bowen picks up the loose gun and has the others release him, then gives the gun back to Bill. Marks finally explains the situation to everyone and they agree to work with him. He attempts to initiate a protocol of least damage: by bringing the plane to 8,000 feet to equalize air pressure, placing the bomb in the rear of the plane, covering it with baggage and moving the passengers to the front in order to contain the explosion and minimize casualties. Bill starts to think this is not about the money at all, with only a few minutes before the bomb explodes.

Watching a video clip of himself roughing up the passengers, Marks notices Bowen slipping the texter's phone into the pocket of the second poison victim. Realizing that Bowen is the culprit, Marks engages him in a fight, and then Bowen explains he was appalled by the lack of security at U.S. airports before 9/11, hoping that framing Marks as a terrorist will lead to drastically increased security. His accomplice is Zack, who prepares a parachute. Bowen is prepared to die with the plane and shoots White, who expected to get off the plane with the money. The co-pilot dives the plane to 8000 feet, In the confusion Marks shoots Bowen in the head. White recovers and attacks Marks with a knife, but White dies in the explosion as Marks retreats to the front of the plane.

The co-pilot manages an emergency crash-landing at a military base in Iceland after the bomb explodes, disregarding orders from his fighter plane escort. the plane is damaged in the landing but there are no casualties, Marks and Summers save Becca. His TSA boss calls and apologizes and asks for the money back. Marks is hailed as a hero in the media, and the film ends with him and Summers beginning their friendship/romance.

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zetes from Saint Paul, MN
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Absolutely ludicrous Liam Neeson thriller (which is a genre now), but, frankly, it's just a lot of fun. I found myself smiling and giggling at the silliness of it all, but damned if I wasn't enjoying myself the whole time. Neeson plays an air marshal who receives a text shortly after his flight commences that, if a load of money isn't deposited into an untraceable bank account, a passenger will be killed every 20 minutes. The film is clever enough to make it impossible to guess - or, alternatively, you pretty much suspect everyone and hope like Hell they don't pull out the old Liam-Neeson-has-multiple-personalities-and-is-doing-it-himself twist. The film is hilariously convoluted with plenty of plot holes. When the villain is revealed, they say "You'd never believe how easy it all was!" They are correct. I would never believe it. I still quite enjoyed watching it.

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statuskuo from United States
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This surprised me. A thriller on a plane that has you thinking you know all the answers (because we're such expert movie watches), then flips it. Yes, it's a contrived subplot. And the reasoning behind this terrorist act is goofy, BUT...it is a lot of fun. It interweaves a really elaborate set-up that you have to focus on to understand.

Also, for people who think they're sophisticated in camera motion. Think about that space. The camera moves in (perceived) 360 degrees without a) seeing camera shadow b) camera angle is near impossible with the movements they had. This is visually sophistication that most won't see or care. But it adds a ton to the claustrophobia.

Julianne Moore is great, as always. Neeson is perfect for this role, but one has to wonder how this behemoth of a guy fits in a airplane bathroom.

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Taizpian from United States
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I saw an advanced screening of this movie yesterday, and I was absolutely blown away. I had hoped it would be a fun thrill-ride, but I did not expect it to be as exciting and involved as it was.

My favorite part of this movie, was the fact that it takes a plot that is implausible, and makes it as plausible as possible. You can definitely tell that the writers did their research on air marshals, airplane mechanics, etc. There was not one moment in this film that I was bored, and it was filled to the brim with twists, and turns.

There definitely is a lot that went into this movie, and even though it'll have you thinking more deeply about the security of airlines, most of all it's just a really, really fun ride.

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ezranelson98 from United States
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I never was a huge fan of Liam Neeson's action flicks, but I went to see this because of the good reviews. This movie is a very suspenseful and a great "Whodunnit" movie. It it's share of action scenes, but it never went too over the top. Even if you don't like Liam Neeson, this movie is worth seeing and is a guaranteed good time. Lot's of twists and suspicious characters leave you guessing and most likely wrong. Lot's of on the edge-of- your-seat scenes because of how well it was made and has a silent and lonely feel to it which helps you understand everything going on. Overall, this movie is a great thriller without being packed full of action.

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tavm from Baton Rouge, La.
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Just watched this with my movie theatre-working friend. We both were watching this for the first time and we both were thrilled by it. Liam Neeson plays someone taking a flight from London. The only other player we recognized was Julianne Moore and not much is learned about her during most of the narrative except she takes a lot of flights and was coming from a trying day. Oh, and she observes most of the action when Liam talks to the crew on board when the crises happens. Plenty of twists happen when trying to guess which passenger is responsible for some threatening comments on Neeson's tablet so that was a plus. In other words, it was riveting throughout! Really, all I'll say now is I and my friend highly recommend Non-Stop!

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OllieSuave-007 from California, USA
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This is an action-thriller starring Liam Neeson as U.S. Air Marshal Bill Marks who, while boarding a flight to London, receives text messages from an unknown assailant, threatening that if he doesn't transfer $150 million to an account, a fatality will occur on the plane every 20 minutes unless Marks complies with the money request.

The film starts off with some intrigue, showing Marks depressed, consuming alcohol and having a couple of run-ins with some passengers before he boards the plane, already giving the audience the impression that Marks is a disturbed person and making us eager to know what his background story is. Jen Summers (Julianne Moore) sits next to Marks on the plane, whose background story is also a mystery until later on in the film, providing us with another interesting subplot.

However, the main plot and action come almost immediately after the plane takes to the air when Marks starts receiving the threatening text messages. What follows is a suspenseful game of cat and mouse as Marks attempt to find the perpetrator and, when the casualties start to mount, it becomes a thrilling roller-coaster ride.

The screenwriter team wrote an exhilarating story that really captures the audience attention from start to finish and Jaume Collet-Serra directed a solid plot that kept the movie's pace going strong, leaving no room with unnecessary fillers that tends to drag the story. There are a few camp and corny moments here and there, but the acting was realistic and believable enough to keep the movie dramatic and engaging.

Overall, it's a great action film that is full of twists and turns that will make you glued to the screen and have you guessing the unpredictable outcomes. Highly recommended.

Grade B+

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Sahl_95 from United Kingdom
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When I first saw the trailer, I thought it would just be another generic action movie. However, I found myself to be enjoying the movie and was entertained.

Non-Stop stars Liam Neeson as air marshall Bill Marks. The journey starts out as any other until he gets a text from an unknown person which says that he will kill one person every 20 minutes unless $150 million is transferred to a bank account.

As the movie progresses, the stakes get higher and things just keep getting worse for Liam Neeson's character. If you haven't watched the trailer, there is a twist which would have made some scenes much better. In my opinion, don't think they should have shown that in the trailer.

Along the way, there are some sweet action scenes and plenty of moments to keep you guessing. You will have to suspend a lot of disbelief though, some of the events that happened were timed so perfectly and seemed just lucky to even occur the way it did.

The final third of the movie, although very entertaining, felt a bit weaker than the rest of the movie. Mainly because of the reasons of the villains -didn't really like reason. Apart from that, I enjoyed the action, the story and the ending. Plenty of action to keep you entertained and a decent story.

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Claudio Carvalho from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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The alcoholic and discredited air marshal Bill Marks (Liam Neeson) is a former cop that still grieves the death of his eight year-old daughter that died of leukemia. Bill is assigned to a flight from New York to London and the passenger Jen Summers (Julianne Moore) sits on his side in the first-class. When the plane is crossing the Atlantic Ocean, Bill receives text messages telling him that one passenger will die every twenty minutes unless the TSA air flight company transfers 150 million dollars to an offshore account. Bill contacts his superior that does not believe in his words. Further they discover that the bank account is in the name of Bill. Now Bill has to find the terrorist with the support of Jen and the flight attendant Nancy (Michelle Dockery) only and soon he finds a bomb on board. But the TSA representative believes that Bill is the terrorist. Will he succeed in saving the passengers lives?

"Non-Stop" is a non-stop action thriller with a simple but engaging story in a claustrophobic environment. The camera work is outstanding considering such narrow space and the performances are magnificent. The plot keeps the mystery to the very end and the viewers guessing who might be the terrorist. Liam Neeson and the gorgeous Julianne Moore are like wine, the older they are the better. If the procedure of putting a bomb in the rear of the airplane is for real, why not building a reinforced box in the location to protect the airplane structure? My vote is eight.

Title (Brazil): "Sem Escalas" ("Non-Stop")

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Zbigniew_Krycsiwiki from United States
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What could have been a fun throwback to disaster movies from the 1970s, about a bomb on a plane and a terrorist threat, is over complicated with its political subtexts and wholly unbelievable contrivances.

Liam Neeson is good, as usual, as an Air Marshall who begins receiving text messages threatening to kill a passenger on board his midair flight (from NY to London) every 20 minutes, unless a huge ransom is paid to a bank account in Neeson's own character's name. The first death, at the hands of Neeson's character himself, was clever and well done, I thought. But the explanation later given for that death was ridiculous, and that's it for originality here, unless you call absurdly drilling a hole from the toilet to the cockpit originality.

One ludicrous twist after another follows, as nearly every stereotypical character in arm's length is turned into a red herring at some point. Julianne Moore is mostly there just to act suspiciously, and babble about her surgery, which is completely irrelevant to the plot.

The conclusion takes itself FAR too seriously, going from what should have been a fun action thriller off into a political message movie, by claiming the two men responsible for these actions were motivated by 9/11. But then the screenplay reverts to its illogical ways, as the two men responsible for this are going to ... wait for it, wait for it, parachute from the plane flying over the Atlantic Ocean. Then what? Will they swim to the UK?

Film tries to work as a mystery, but with so very many red herrings, startling coincidences, and plot holes, it falls flat.

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mangorick from United States
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Terrible, headache-inducing film full of clichés and plot holes. For example, how did the masterminds know that the second air marshal would pull a gun on Bill and that Bill would have no choice but to kill him? Maybe the guy would've just broken down and cried, or maybe it would've taken 35 minutes instead of 20.

It's also just lazy film making. For instance, the passenger who appears to be Muslim WASN'T the terrorist after all! Wow, such inventive mis-direction totally blew me away. And he turned out be a doctor who HELPS people... Yawn (by the way, his profession sounds like someone who has a PhD, not an MD, but anyway...).

The co-pilot had to bring the plane down to 8,000 feet so the bomb could explode without de-pressurizing the cabin. But the jets would shoot down the plane if he did that because he would be endangering civilians. So why didn't the co-pilot just keep the plane flying over the open ocean, radio that that he was going to descend so a bomb could explode, and NOT RISK being shot down? Such a frustrating film to endure.

But there were many smaller issues, too. Such as in one scene we see the phone's screen says January, but when they land in Iceland it appears to be a comfortable 70 degrees out (the January average high temp. is 35 F).

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Certifications:
Argentina:13 / Australia:M / Brazil:14 / Canada:PG / Canada:G (Quebec) / Finland:K-12 / France:U (with warning) / Germany:12 / Hong Kong:IIA / Hungary:16 / Iceland:12 / India:A / Ireland:15A / Ireland:12A / Japan:G / Malaysia:PG-13 / Mexico:B / Netherlands:12 / New Zealand:M / Norway:15 / Peru:14 / Philippines:R-13 / Portugal:M/12 / Singapore:PG13 / South Korea:15 / Sweden:15 / Switzerland:14 / Thailand:13 / UK:12A / USA:PG-13 (certificate #48812)