The defence The Adrenaline Seeker
“Momentum is a formal choice.”
The velocity sharpens instinct and tension, making every beat land before self-importance can settle in.
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Carry-On
Thriller · Action · 2024
An airport security officer races to outsmart a mysterious traveler forcing him to let a dangerous item slip onto a Christmas Eve flight.
Movie details
Carry-On
“Every holiday season, millions travel safely by air. This Christmas will be different.”
2024 Thriller · Action 2h 0m
Critical arithmetic
The consensus, allegedly.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
IMDb
6.5 / 10
199.6K votes
Rotten Tomatoes
87 %
Tomatometer
Metacritic
69 / 100
Metascore
TMDB
6.9 / 10
Community rating
External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.
An airport security officer races to outsmart a mysterious traveler forcing him to let a dangerous item slip onto a Christmas Eve flight.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Carry-On?
For the defence
The Adrenaline Seeker
“If it slows down, you check your phone.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Auteur Devotee
“You watch the director, not the movie.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
Where it lives
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Jaume Collet-Serra
Written by
T.J. Fixman
Taron Egerton
Ethan Kopek
Jason Bateman
Traveler
Sofia Carson
Nora Parisi
Danielle Deadwyler
Elena Cole
Theo Rossi
Watcher
Logan Marshall-Green
Agent Alcott
Dean Norris
Phil Sarkowski
Court is in session
Put Carry-On on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Auteur Devotee
“Speed as an alibi.”
The film races past its weak spots and hopes acceleration will keep the audience from inspecting the evidence.