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Rachel McAdams has been acting since the early 2000s and has done films like Mean Girls, The Notebook, Midnight in Paris, and Doctor Strange, among others. One of the most underrated and nearly forgotten films of her career is the thriller Red Eye. Co-starring Cillian Murphy, the film was released on August 19, 2025.
Here is the official synopsis as per Letterboxd,
An overnight flight to Miami quickly becomes a battle for survival when Lisa realizes her seatmate plans to use her as part of a chilling assassination plot against the Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security. If she refuses to cooperate, her own father will be killed. As the miles tick by, she’s in a race against time to find a way to warn the potential victims before it’s too late.
The film has recently seen a resurrection on Netflix.
Rachel McAdams and Cillian Murphy starrer Red Eye gets a new life on Netflix
Rachel McAdams and Cillian Murphy starred in the 2005 thriller film Red Eye. It was directed by Wes Craven and written by Dan Foos and Carl Ellsworth. The film garnered critical acclaim and grossed $96.2 million. Made on a budget of $25 million, the film ended up becoming a financial success.
The film is currently streaming on Netflix, where it has found a new life as an entirely new generation is discovering it on the streamer. It also holds an 80% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
Red Eye is produced by Chris Bender and Marianne Maddalena. Its cast members include (as per IMDb):
- Rachel McAdams as Lisa Reisert
- Max Kasch as headphone kid
- Cillian Murphy as Jackson Rippner
- Brian Cox as Joe Reisert
- Jenny Wade as coffee shop girl
- Jayma Mays as Cynthia
- Angela Paton as nice lady
- Jack Scalia as Charles Keefe
- Robert Pine as Bob Taylor
- Beth Toussaint as Lydia Keefe
- Loren Lester as doctor
- Teresa Press-Marx as Marianne Taylor
- Suzie Plakson as senior flight attendant
- Monica McSwain as junior flight attendant
- Dane Farwell as hitman
- Laura Johnson as blonde Woman
- Kyle Gallner as headphone kid's brother
- Brittany Oaks as Rebecca
- Colby Donaldson as bodyguard
- Marc Macaulay as Coast Guard officer
Both Cillian Murphy and Rachel McAdams did this film right after they got their breakthroughs, 28 Days Later and The Notebook, respectively. Despite its success and reputation, Murphy doesn't seem to like the film. In a 2024 GQ interview, he called it a "B movie."
Red Eye is currently streaming on Netflix.
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