The film opens with a drunken, bearded Neeson casually taking out three would-be robbers in broad daylight. Star Wars Bits: Star Wars Squadrons, The Star Wars Archives, Liam Neeson Praises The Phantom Menace, Babu Frik, and More! Starring:
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It’s more substantial than many other films on this list, but it’s also not as fun. Starring:
This involves a wildly ridiculous scene where she throws grenades all over Istanbul in an attempt to locate Neeson who is… you know what? This may look like your normal Old Man Liam Neeson Action Film, but it is something way, way better than that. . We love these movies for scenes where Neeson threatens people over the phone.
This one is a waste, one that feels more suitable for television than the big screen. But after holding his own opposite Patrick Swayze in 1989’s Next of Kin, Neeson was at last upgraded to star for Sam Raimi’s dark superhero movie Darkman…where Neeson spends most of the movie disfigured and fully covered in bandages. Neeson’s character is just too aw shucks good to feel believable as any kind of tough guy. Furthermore, his main nemesis, Jai Courtney, is far too bland and weak to offer any interesting opposition. is currently in theaters, if there are operating theaters near you. •
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But not always! Run All Night works as a crime drama, a family drama, and a sad buddy story all in one. Well, Taken 3 is at least better than Taken 2. Starring:
Old Man Liam Neeson is still very much Old Man Liam Neeson, but this time he’s up against some real scumbags, and the film doesn’t hold back from its R-rating. Geoffrey Rush, Hans Matheson, Liam Neeson, Based-on-19th-Century-Literature • Drama • Melodrama, Joe Carnahan
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It’s a perfect low-grade thriller, its mystery so forgettable you can watch it every couple of years as though for the first time. This is a bad film, too silly to even offer any goofball charm. Starring:
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Obviously, they all star Liam Neeson. It’s a specific subgenre of films that erupted 12 years ago with the massive success of Taken. Taken invented the Old Man Liam Neeson Action Film. has all the ingredients for great Old Man Neeson action: he’s an ex-cop who modestly rides a train to work every day and gets embroiled in a close-quarter conspiracy that makes gloriously little sense. They don’t have much of a template to give them away, but that doesn’t mean they’re hard to spot. Old Man Liam Neeson is still very much Old Man Liam Neeson, but this time he’s up against some real scumbags, and the film doesn’t hold back from its R-rating. While he does have some patented threatening cell phone conversations, works best when keeping things simple, as when Neeson plainly tells Courtney: “Agent Nivens… I’m coming for you.”. Forest Whitaker gives the film a minor pulse, but it’s mostly a bland conclusion to the Bryan Mills saga. Unknown was the first – and least – of Neeson’s legendary collaborations with director Jaume Collet-Serra. Honest Thief is currently in theaters, if there are operating theaters near you. Starring:
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This is a reckoning of a specific type of Liam Neeson film, of which a new one – Honest Thief – recently hit theaters. Starring:
The very last shot of the film. The Grey is not on this list because it is simply not an Old Man Liam Neeson Action Film. Robert De Niro, Jeremy Irons, Ray McAnally, Drama • Historical Film • Jungle Film, Martin Scorsese
In 1994, Neeson nabbed his only Oscar acting nomination with the monumental Schindler’s List, which would go on to win Best Picture for producer Steven Spielberg, who of course also got Best Director.
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‘Star Wars: The Phantom Menace’ Star Liam Neeson Has Kind Words to Say About ‘Episode I’ and Jar Jar Binks, ‘Honest Thief’ Trailer: Liam Neeson is a Reformed Bank Robber Whose Second Chance is Taken From Him. See where it places in his filmography as we take a look back on all Liam Neeson movies ranked by Tomatometer! Starring:
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A Walk Among the Tombstones diverts from the rest of this list by being an actually gritty and violent crime drama. •
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Like the rest of this film, it is completely over the top and awesome. All rights reserved. •
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The film emphasizes the mystery a bit too much, which would maybe be fine if the outcome made any sense. It’s also old enough that its cast of nobodies have all become famous in their own right. Definitive Old Man Neeson moment: Instead of winning a fight against villain Patrick Wilson, Neeson removes his mumbo-jumbo thermal tracking device and lets police snipers accidentally take him out.