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Flight Risk

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28% Tomatometer 130 Reviews 62% Popcornmeter 1,000+ Verified Ratings
In this high-stakes suspense thriller, Academy Award® nominee Mark Wahlberg (Actor in a Supporting Role, 2006 -- The Departed) plays a pilot transporting an Air Marshal (Michelle Dockery) accompanying a fugitive (Topher Grace) to trial. As they cross the Alaskan wilderness, tensions soar and trust is tested, as not everyone on board is who they seem.
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Critics Consensus

While there's a place for high-octane dumb fun, Flight Risk dives straight into unpleasant camp without a parachute.

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What Flight Risk lacks in realism, it delivers in entertainment, treating the viewer to a (mostly) suspenseful ride best viewed from the comfort of the couch.

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Kat Sachs Chicago Reader Feb 13, 2025
The plot and runtime had me hoping it’d be a throwaway of the Edgar G. Ulmer variety, but alas, it’s kind of a mess, made worse by the Mark Wahlberg character’s indiscriminate sadism. Go to Full Review Christy Lemire FilmWeek (LAist) Feb 11, 2025
A really cool idea, but the dialogue is terrible. I hate this script so much... There's a crassness that is really unnecessary. Go to Full Review Ian Freer Empire Magazine Feb 4, 2025
3/5
It won’t win any awards for originality but Flight Risk is a fun, unpretentious, tight 91 minutes — especially if you’ve always jonesed to see Downton Abbey’s Lady Mary cream someone with a fire extinguisher. Go to Full Review James Croot The Post NZ Jan 1, 2026
Yes, there’s a solid piece of misdirection and nice double-double cross, but it’s hard to take the main antagonist seriously when does creepy things with twist ties and confesses to having "made a Jackson Pollock in my pants". Go to Full Review John Stark Mac the Movie Guy Dec 24, 2025
31/100
We can take his life, but we can’t ever take his freedom to direct tripe like Flight Risk. Go to Full Review Maxance Vincent FlickSided Jul 25, 2025
1.5/5
For a good chunk of [Flight Risk's] lean 91-minute runtime, no frame feels like Mel Gibson directed it, but rather a journeyman who kowtows to the studio’s demands with little to no personal flair behind the camera. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Jessica G Nov 22, 2025 This was way better than I thought it was going to be. It's been forever since Mark Wahlberg played the bad guy & I enjoyed every bit of it. He played his character so well that by the end of the movie everyone was cheering.....IYKYK! 😆 See more Colton Aug 11, 2025 Great movie! Had me on the edge of my seat. See more David G Jul 2, 2025 Not bad. Fun 90s Throwback feel See more Matthew Jun 25, 2025 I would watch it again but I hated that the ending came to a quick close. See more JP May 24, 2025 Didn’t care for the movie. Stalls at times, predictable and not a very good plot. See more Derrick R May 12, 2025 Not enough action it’s ok See more Read all reviews
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Mel Gibson

Director

Mark Wahlberg

Daryl

Michelle Dockery

Madolyn

Topher Grace

Winston

Leah Remini

Van Sant

Monib Abhat

Hassan

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Synopsis In this high-stakes suspense thriller, Academy Award® nominee Mark Wahlberg (Actor in a Supporting Role, 2006 -- The Departed) plays a pilot transporting an Air Marshal (Michelle Dockery) accompanying a fugitive (Topher Grace) to trial. As they cross the Alaskan wilderness, tensions soar and trust is tested, as not everyone on board is who they seem.
Director
Mel Gibson
Producer
John Davis, John Fox, Bruce Davey, Mel Gibson
Screenwriter
Jared Rosenberg
Distributor
Lionsgate
Production Co
Media Capital Technologies, Davis Entertainment, Hammerstone Studios, Icon Productions
Rating
R (Violence and Language)
Genre
Mystery & Thriller, Action, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 24, 2025, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 14, 2025
Box Office (Gross USA)
$29.7M
Runtime
1h 30m
Aspect Ratio
Digital 2.39:1
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