Our take
Carry-On is a Christmas Eve airport thriller about a TSA officer blackmailed into letting a dangerous item onto a flight. Rated R for language throughout and some violence. Expect ticking-clock suspense, gun threats, fistfights, and frequent profanity in a crowded terminal setting. Best for older teens who enjoy Die Hard-style action confined to one location
Uplifting themes
Protecting passengers and doing the right thing under blackmail pressure The lead tries to protect travelers even when trapped in a impossible choice
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Story (may spoil tone)
An airport security officer races to outsmart a mysterious traveler forcing him to let a dangerous item slip onto a Christmas Eve flight.
Details
Violence Shootouts, choke fights, and near-death stunts in the airport and on a…
Shootouts, choke fights, and near-death stunts in the airport and on a plane
Language Frequent dickhead, damn, and other strong language under stress
Frequent dickhead, damn, and other strong language under stress
Sex / nudity Body-positive and sex-positive song lyrics; intimacy stays suggestive r…
Body-positive and sex-positive song lyrics; intimacy stays suggestive rather than explicit
Drugs / alcohol No drugs found in this title
No drugs found in this title
Frightening No frightening found in this title
No frightening found in this title
Self-harm / suicide No self-harm found in this title
No self-harm found in this title
Sexual violence No sexual violence found in this title
No sexual violence found in this title
Child peril / abuse No child peril found in this title
No child peril found in this title
Bullying / discrimination No bullying found in this title
No bullying found in this title
Gore / death / weapons No gore found in this title
No gore found in this title
Dangerous behaviour No dangerous behavior found in this title
No dangerous behavior found in this title
Eating disorders / body image No eating found in this title
No eating found in this title
Mental health No mental health found in this title
No mental health found in this title
Gambling No gambling found in this title
No gambling found in this title
Grief / bereavement No grief found in this title
No grief found in this title
Talk after watching
- How does a single-location thriller build pressure over time?
- What real airport security ideas show up as plot obstacles?
- When does an action hero cross from everyman to unrealistic?