# Carry-On (2024)

> On Christmas Eve, a young TSA agent must outmaneuver a blackmailing stranger to stop a dangerous package from boarding a crowded flight.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/249109

## Facts

- Runtime: 120 min
- Genres: Thriller, Action
- Director: Jaume Collet-Serra
- Cast: Taron Egerton, Jason Bateman, Sofia Carson, Danielle Deadwyler, Theo Rossi, Logan Marshall-Green, Dean Norris, Sinqua Walls
- TMDB rating: 6.9/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21382296/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: breakneck
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: tense, propulsive, heightened, christmas eve, holiday movie night

## Synopsis

A young TSA agent faces a moral dilemma when a mysterious traveler forces him into a dangerous game of blackmail.

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