Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Breakneck
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- tense
- claustrophobic
- propulsive
- action movie night
- airport layover
What critics said
Critics generally found the confined premise and Liam Neeson's commanding performance entertaining, but considered the story increasingly implausible and undermined by its final act.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Nearly the entire investigation unfolds aboard a transatlantic passenger flight, where Bill Marks must search limited aisles, lavatories, and seats.
Bill is coping with his daughter's death through drinking while serving as an armed federal air marshal.
The anonymous texts and unexplained deaths force Marks to investigate passengers and crew members as potential perpetrators.
The terrorist communicates through texts demanding an offshore transfer and announcing a timed pattern of killings.
Films like Non-Stop, and why
Flightplan
shared confined transportation setting, escalating terrorism threat, and propulsive action-thriller structure
The Commuter
shared lone investigator protagonist, airborne crisis, paranoia, and mystery-driven suspense
Passenger 57
shared airplane hijacking premise, high-stakes ticking clock, and claustrophobic suspense
Taken
shared Liam Neeson-led rescue thriller, personal trauma, and relentless pursuit of an unseen threat
Movie Details
- Director
- Jaume Collet-Serra
- Release Date
- 2014-02-26
- Runtime
- 107 min
- Rating
- 6.8 / 10 (5887)
Cast
- Liam Neeson
- Julianne Moore
- Scoot McNairy
- Michelle Dockery
- Nate Parker
- Jason Butler Harner
- Corey Stoll
- Omar Metwally
- Lupita Nyong'o
- Anson Mount
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Philo, Starz Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Non-Stop about?
- A grieving federal air marshal races through a transatlantic flight’s maze of suspects after receiving a text-based murder ultimatum.
- What is Non-Stop like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Non-Stop as breakneck, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Non-Stop violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Non-Stop as moderate.
- What did critics think of Non-Stop?
- Critics generally found the confined premise and Liam Neeson's commanding performance entertaining, but considered the story increasingly implausible and undermined by its final act.
- Which films are like Non-Stop?
- Films with a similar feel include Flightplan, The Commuter, Passenger 57, and Taken.
- How long is Non-Stop?
- Non-Stop runs 107 minutes.
- Where can I watch Non-Stop?
- In United States, Non-Stop streams on Philo, Starz Amazon Channel.
