
The Amateur(2025)
After his life is turned upside down when his wife is killed in a London terrorist attack, a brilliant but introverted CIA decoder takes matters into his own hands when his supervisors refuse to take action.


“Every holiday season, millions travel safely by air. This Christmas will be different.”
An airport security officer races to outsmart a mysterious traveler forcing him to let a dangerous item slip onto a Christmas Eve flight.

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

Sinqua Walls
Jason Noble

Gil Perez-Abraham
Eddie

Tonatiuh
Mateo Flores
Carry-On is a thriller, action film released in 2024 exploring themes of underdog, race against time, blackmail, flight, los angeles, california, christmas eve. Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra, it stars Taron Egerton, Jason Bateman, Sofia Carson. An airport security officer races to outsmart a mysterious traveler forcing him to let a dangerous item slip onto a Christmas Eve flight.
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