

An airport security officer races to outsmart a mysterious traveler forcing him to let a dangerous item slip onto a Christmas Eve flight.
Acting
Egerton's panic is so visceral you'll need a paper bag.
Direction
Collet-Serra squeezes every drop of tension from fluorescent lighting.
Editing
Real-time pressure cooker that never lets you breathe.

Director
Jaume Collet-Serra
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Collet-Serra shot this back-to-back with Black Adam, making 2024 his year of trapped heroes in tight spaces.
The entire film unfolds across roughly 4 hours of real time, with Ethan never leaving LAX—a claustrophobic choice that mirrors his economic trap.