Red Eye Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Fear takes flight!

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Last modified: Nov. 12, 2005

Red Eye

Release Date: Friday, August 19, 2005

Director: Wes Craven

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

PG-13 Drama 1 hr, 25 m

3.9 / 5

77% WILL SEE 23% WON'T SEE

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Plot

What's the story about?

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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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Red Eye.

Rachel McAdams
The Notebook, Send Help
Cillian Murphy
28 Years Later, In the Heart of the Sea
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Brittany Oaks
Kyle Gallner
Smile 2, American Sniper
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Laura Johnson
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Brian Cox
The Parenting, The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim
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Tom Elkins

Crew Behind the Film

The Red Eye behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Wes Craven last directed Scream 4 and My Soul to Take. The film's writer Carl Ellsworth last wrote Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai (Series) and Unhinged.

Director: Wes Craven
Screenwriters: Carl Ellsworth
Daniel Foos
Producers: Chris Bender
Marianne Maddalena

Studios: DreamWorks Studios
Production Company: Benderspink; Craven-Maddalena Films

Production Details

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Production Updates for Red Eye

Dec 2004

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Additional Information

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 5 other movies released on the same date, including Asylum, Valiant and The 40-Year-Old Virgin.

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