The Commuter

Play trailer

0:59

The Commuter

PG-13,

2018,

1h 44m,

Mystery & Thriller/

Action

Play Trailer

Watchlist

The Commuter: Final Trailer

Now Playing

The Commuter: Behind the Scenes - Stunt Training

Now Playing

The Commuter: Behind the Scenes - Creating the Train Set

Now Playing

The Commuter: Trailer 1

Now Playing

The Commuter: International Teaser Trailer 1

Now Playing

The Commuter: Teaser Trailer 1

Now Playing

View more videos

Watchlist

55%

213 Reviews

Tomatometer

40%

5,000+ Ratings

Popcornmeter

55%

Tomatometer

213 Reviews

40%

Popcornmeter

5,000+ Ratings

Insurance salesman Michael MacCauley is on his daily commute home, which becomes anything but routine. After being contacted by a stranger, Michael is forced to uncover the identity of a hidden passenger on the train before the last stop. As he works against the clock to solve the puzzle, he realizes a plan is unfolding, and he is caught up in a criminal conspiracy that carries life and death stakes for everyone on the train.

Critics Consensus

The Commuter's cast is better than its workmanlike script - which helps make this reasonably diverting Liam Neeson action thriller worth the price of a matinee ticket or rental, if not a full-price ticket.

Read Critics Reviews

Andrea Gronvall

Chicago Reader

Mar 10, 2020

The film is hobbled by sloppy camera work, ludicrous fight scenes, hairbreadth escapes, and altogether too many suspects.

Go to Full Review

Mark Kermode

Kermode & Mayo's Film Review

Aug 28, 2018

The whole big thing is, 'Here's the setup, here's the rules.' And then literally 20, 25 minutes in, the film goes, 'I can't be bothered with that.'

Go to Full Review

Kambole Campbell

One Room With A View

Aug 25, 2018

3/5

An enjoyable, pulpy thrill ride that rises above the usual gamut of throwaway early year thriller releases, The Commuter is made all the more interesting by exciting, creative work behind the camera from Collet-Serra.

Go to Full Review

Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

Aug 19, 2022

3/5

You know what to expect – a fast pace, good action, that Neeson growl, and some amusing corniness.

Go to Full Review

Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Mar 16, 2022

1/4

If the film is mostly disposable and too familiar, the initial face-to-face encounter between Neeson and Farmiga proves that talented actors can make lousy writing sound better. But that single moment is hardly enough to justify the rest.

Go to Full Review

Bill Chambers

Film Freak Central

Mar 3, 2022

2/4

If I wish that Neeson had an opportunity to show more gravitas in the throes of his sweaty unravelling, I recognize this is partly my disappointment that we didn't get his Unforgiven before he put this side of himself out to pasture.

Go to Full Review

Read all reviews

Apr 22, 2019

Ok plot but Liam Neeson is just playing the same character he has since Taken and it's really getting old. Bad acting, terrible special effects and predictable twist.

See more

Han G

Mar 29, 2019

I like Jaume Collet-Serra's movies. The world of his movies is the same world I grew up in: 20's century. Century of good guys and bad guys, and in the end, good people would win. Simple people, simple world. Simple story, simple movie.

See more

Mar 27, 2019

A movie about honor. Probably why it got such bad ratings.

Finn W

Mar 26, 2019

This movie was entertaining. Terrible and nonsensical but entertaining.

Mar 25, 2019

Pretty great honestly. Deserves alot more credit than the reviews make it out to be. I wish the reviews Always made sense cause sometimes you miss out on good movies when you follow them blindly and sometimes I watch high rated movies which are absolute shit. So its hard to figure out

See more

Han P

Mar 16, 2019

very average film about a guy put in a very non-believable position on a train. It was entertaining at times, but nothing ground breaking here.

See more

Read all reviews

Jaume Collet-Serra

Director

Liam Neeson

Michael MacCauley

Vera Farmiga

Joanna

Patrick Wilson

Alex Murphy

Jonathan Banks

Walt

Sam Neill

Captain Hawthorne

Glass

37%

59%

Glass

Watchlist

TRAILER

for Glass

Ted 2

44%

50%

Ted 2

Watchlist

Self/less

17%

46%

Self/less

Watchlist

TRAILER

for Self/less

The Finest Hours

63%

66%

The Finest Hours

Watchlist

TRAILER

for The Finest Hours

The Giver

35%

55%

The Giver

Watchlist

Discover more movies and TV shows.

View More

New On DVD in April: Paddington 2, Phantom Thread, The Post and More

Box Office: Game Not Over for Jumanji Which Smashes $750M Global

Box Office: Jumanji Tramples The Competition Again

The Commuter: Behind the Scenes - Stunt Training

1:09

Now Playing

The Commuter: Behind the Scenes - Creating the Train Set

1:11

Now Playing

The Commuter: Final Trailer

0:59

Now Playing

The Commuter: Trailer 1

2:24

Now Playing

The Commuter: International Teaser Trailer 1

1:55

Now Playing

The Commuter: Teaser Trailer 1

1:47

Now Playing

View more videos

View more photos

Synopsis

Insurance salesman Michael MacCauley is on his daily commute home, which becomes anything but routine. After being contacted by a stranger, Michael is forced to uncover the identity of a hidden passenger on the train before the last stop. As he works against the clock to solve the puzzle, he realizes a plan is unfolding, and he is caught up in a criminal conspiracy that carries life and death stakes for everyone on the train.

Director: Jaume Collet-Serra
Producer: Andrew Rona, Alex Heineman
Screenwriter: Byron Willinger, Philip de Blasi, Ryan Engle
Distributor: Lionsgate Films
Production Co: Ombra Films, The Picture Company
Rating: PG-13 (Some Intense Action/Violence|Language)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 12, 2018, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 22, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA): $36.3M
Runtime: 1h 44m
Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

Join The Newsletter

Join The Newsletter

Cookie Settings