Each year there exists a great debate as to whether Die Hard is a Christmas movie (it is, obviously). No matter which side of the argument you fall into, we can all agree that Hollywood is desperate to recreate the magic and success of that great action flick, which sees Bruce Willis single-handedly save the day after a terrorist attack on Christmas Eve. But despite all of these attempts, there’s never been any movie that’s lived up to that clas…

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Carry-On review: a propulsive Christmas thriller

Sofia Carson continues her collaborations with Netflix in Carry-On. The Fort Lauderdale native has been acting for over a decade, first getting mainstream exposure on Disney Channel programs like Austin & Ally and the Descendants franchise. Carson's career skyrocketed in 2022 after she starred in Purple Hearts, a movie that ended up being Netflix's third most-watched movie that year.

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Carry-On's Sofia Carson Deep Dives Into Dynamic With Taron Egerton & Hypes My Oxford Year

The Aberystwyth actor is appearing in an action thriller movie called Carry-On, which was released on the streaming platform on Friday, December 13

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Taron Egerton says new Netflix role is perfect for viewers who 'don't like' him

The sort of relatably flawed everyday hero who might have been played by Mel Gibson or Bruce Willis back in the ’80s, Ethan Kopek always wanted to be a cop. Instead, he’s working airport security ¬¬— and not even the essential job of scanning passengers’ baggage for bombs. For the past three years, this dead-end TSA agent’s been stuck somewhere deep in the bowels of LAX airport, doing who knows what, dreaming of a promotion that will never come.…

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‘Carry-On’ Review: TSA Poster Boy Taron Egerton and an Evil Jason Bateman Ground Netflix’s Out-There Christmas Thriller

In an attempt to most obviously appeal to fans of Die Hard (and who isn’t?), director Jaume Collet-Serra has come up with something designed for them, especially for those who like Christmas movies that will freak you out. Of course Die Hard was a hard-core action thriller set in a office tower in Century City at […]

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‘Carry-On’ Review: Taron Egerton And Jason Bateman Play Tense Cat-And-Mouse Game In Netflix’s Time-Bomb-Ticking Holiday Airport Thriller

Netflix's Carry-On is a propulsive and immensely fun new Christmas thriller.

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Christmas is just two weeks away, and that means a lot of people are gonna be traveling. A busy airport during the holidays? Sounds like a premise for an action-packed movie! Oh wait, it is! Strap in, kids. Deco’s taking flight with the cast of “Carry-On.” Working during the holidays can be a real bummer, but in Netflix’s new Christmas thriller “Carry-On,” Taron Egerton is dealing with some bad baggage — and not the relationship kind of baggage.…

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Taron Egerton deals with a heavy load of baggage in Netflix’s Christmas thriller ‘Carry-On’ - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports

A TSA agent is blackmailed by a shadowy figure trying to get a mysterious package aboard a Christmas Day flight in the latest feature directed by Jaume Collet-Serra ('The Shallows').

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‘Carry-On’ Review: Taron Egerton and Jason Bateman Face Off in Netflix’s Satisfyingly Tense Airport Thriller

An evil Jason Bateman needs to smuggle some killer cargo aboard a plane in this fun and gripping holiday treat from the director of "Non-Stop" and "The Shallows."

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‘Carry-On’ Review: Jaume Collet-Serra Returns to Form with a Fantastic Netflix Thriller Starring Taron Egerton as a TSA Agent on Christmas Eve

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‘Carry-On’ Review: Airport Thriller Barely Achieves Lift Off

If you’re a fan of white-knuckle-tension suspense thrillers, you know the debate as to whether or not the 1988 classic “Die Hard” is a Christmas movie. “Carry-On,” directed by the expert technician Jaume Collet-Serra, makes absolutely no bones about being a Christmas movie as it seeks to work your nerves in the “Die Hard” tradition. The setting here is a Los Angeles airport. The T.S.A. agent Ethan Kopek, played by Taron Egerton, finds himself th…

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