Red Eye Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Fear takes flight!

Last modified: Nov. 12, 2005

Red Eye

Director: Wes Craven

Starring: Rachel McAdams • Cillian Murphy • Brittany Oaks • Kyle Gallner • Laura Johnson

PG-13 Drama 1 hr, 25 m

79% WILL SEE 21% WON'T SEE

Plot: Lisa Reisert (Rachel McAdams) hates to fly, but the terror that awaits her on the night flight to Miami has nothing to do with a fear of flying. Moments after takeoff, Lisa's seatmate, Jackson (Cillian Murphy), menacingly reveals the real reason he's on board: He is an operative in a plot to kill a rich and powerful businessman…and Lisa is the key to its success. If she refuses to cooperate, her own father will be killed by an assassin awaiting a call from Jackson. Trapped within the confines of a jet at 30,000 feet, Lisa has nowhere to run and no way to summon help without endangering her father, her fellow passengers and her own life. As the miles tick by, Lisa knows she is running out of time as she desperately looks for a way to thwart her ruthless captor and stop a terrible murder.

Moments after takeoff, Lisa's seatmate, Jackson (Cillian Murphy), menacingly reveals the real reason he's on board: He is an operative in a plot to kill a rich and powerful businessman…and Lisa is the key to its success. If she refuses to cooperate, her own father will be killed by an assassin awaiting a call from Jackson. Trapped within the confines of a jet at 30,000 feet, Lisa has nowhere to run and no way to summon help without endangering her father, her fellow passengers and her own life. As the miles tick by, Lisa knows she is running out of time as she desperately looks for a way to thwart her ruthless captor and stop a terrible murder.

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Rachel McAdams
Send Help, Doctor Strange
Cillian Murphy
Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man, 28 Years Later
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Brittany Oaks
Kyle Gallner
American Sniper, Smile
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Laura Johnson
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Brian Cox
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim, Super Troopers 3: Winter Soldiers
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Tom Elkins

A look at Red Eye behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Wes Craven last helmed Scream 4 and My Soul to Take. The film's writer Carl Ellsworth last penned Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai (Series) and Unhinged.

Dec 2004

Changed Red Eye movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

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Parent Rating: PG-13 Parents Strongly Cautioned for some intense sequences of violence, and language
Runtime: 1 hr, 25 m
Tagline: Fear takes flight!
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

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Red Eye was released in on Friday, August 19 , 2005. There were five other movies released on the same date, including The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Asylum and Zu Warriors.