RottenTomatoes.com
Log In | Register | What is RT?
Found a Bug? Squash It! Report Bugs Here
  • Home
  • Movies
  • DVD
  • Celebrities
  • News
  • Critics
  • Trailers & Pictures
  • CommunityBeta
  • Box Office
  • | Best Of
  • | Certified Fresh
  • | Showtimes
RT Search Powered by Google
help icon Enhanced RT
searches on Google
Click here to turn on enhanced search results from RT on your Google searches.
 
Movies / On DVD / Red Eye
Red Eye

Rate this Movie Help Icon

  • Write a Review
  • Read Reviews
  • Add to List
  • Buy Poster External Icon
  • Visit Official Site External Icon
Bookmark and Share

Red Eye (2005)

  • T-Meter Critics
  • Top Critics
  • RT Community
  • My Critics
  • My Friends
  • DVD
78 %
Tomatometer
Template ImageTemplate Image

How does the Tomatometer work Help Icon

Reviews Counted:176

Fresh:138

Rotten:38

Average Rating:6.6/10

Consensus: With solid performances and tight direction from Wes Craven, Red Eye is a brisk, economic thriller.

Runtime: 86 mins

Genre: Thriller

Synopsis: From director Wes Craven (the "Scream" franchise) comes "Red Eye," a suspense thriller at 30,000 feet, starring Rachel McAdams ("The Notebook," "Wedding Crashers") and Cillian Murphy ("Batman... From director Wes Craven (the "Scream" franchise) comes "Red Eye," a suspense thriller at 30,000 feet, starring Rachel McAdams ("The Notebook," "Wedding Crashers") and Cillian Murphy ("Batman Begins," "28 Days Later"). Lisa Reisert (Rachel McAdams) hates to fly, but the terror that awaits her on the night flight to Miami has nothing to do with a fear of flying. Upon boarding the plane, Lisa is pleasantly surprised to find that she is seated next to Jackson (Cillian Murphy), the seemingly charming man with whom she had shared a drink—and perhaps even a brief flirtation—in the airport terminal. But moments after takeoff, Jackson drops his façade and menacingly reveals the real reason he's on board: He is an operative in a plot to kill the Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security...and Lisa is the key to its success. If she refuses to cooperate, her own father will be killed by an assassin awaiting a call from Jackson. Trapped within the confines of a jet at 30,000 feet, Lisa has nowhere to run and no way to summon help without endangering her father, her fellow passengers and her own life. As the miles tick by, Lisa knows she is running out of time as she desperately looks for a way to thwart her ruthless captor and stop a terrible murder. "Red Eye" is directed by Wes Craven and produced by Chris Bender and Marianne Maddalena. The executive producers are Bonnie Curtis, Jim Lemley, JC Spink and Mason Novick. The screenplay was written by Carl Ellsworth from a story by Ellsworth and Dan Foos. --© Dreamworks [More]

Starring: Rachel McAdams, Cillian Murphy

Starring: Rachel McAdams, Cillian Murphy

Director: Wes Craven

Director: Wes Craven
Screenwriter: Carl Ellsworth
Story: Dan Foos
Producer: Chris Bender, Marianne Maddalena, Bonnie Curtis
Studio: DreamWorks Distribution LLC

[See More Credits]

  • Trailers
  • Pictures
  • Red Eye Trailer
    >
1 of 1

See More Movie Trailers & Pictures

Reviews for Red Eye

  • T-Meter Critics
  • Top Critics
  • RT Community
  • My Critics
  • My Friends
  • DVD
 
 
1 - 20 (sorted by fresh rating; UK critics are listed first)
Text View | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 >> >|
Arrange By:Fresh | Rotten | Comments | Name | Source | Date
 
 

Click to read the article

Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
01/07/06
Empire Magazine
Top Critic Icon Top Critic

Craven is back on fine form with Red Eye - easily one of the finest suspense thrillers of the year.

Full Review Source: FilmFocus | comment Comment
09/04/05
Joe Utichi
Joe Utichi
FilmFocus

Craven's direction is brisk and efficient - he packs in fights, chase scenes, suspense sequences and explosions and still manages to wrap up the movie in just over 80 minutes.

Full Review Source: ViewLondon | comment Comment
09/03/05
Matthew Turner
Matthew Turner
ViewLondon

A classy thriller that scoots along at breakneck speed.

Full Review Source: BBC | comment Comment
09/03/05
Paul Arendt
Paul Arendt
BBC
Top Critic Icon Top Critic

There's a crackling B-movie vibe to this gripping little thriller.

Full Review Source: Shadows on the Wall | comment Comment
08/19/05
Rich Cline
Rich Cline
Shadows on the Wall
N/R

Click to read the article

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
06/03/06
Time Out
Top Critic Icon Top Critic
N/R

Click to read the article

Full Review Source: Daily Mirror [UK] | comment Comment
09/02/05
David Edwards
David Edwards
Daily Mirror [UK]

Book your seat for this one now.

Full Review Source: E! Online | comment Comment
08/19/05
E! Online
Top Critic Icon Top Critic

A nail-biting 90 minutes at the movies. Wes Craven got it right this time. Hop aboard for the thrill-ride of the summer!

Full Review Source: Juicy Cerebellum | comment Comment
08/24/05
Alex Sandell
Alex Sandell
Juicy Cerebellum

played out with a squirm-inducing tension that occasionally supersedes the instinct to breathe

Full Review Source: Killer Movie Reviews | comment Comment
07/30/05
Andrea Chase
Andrea Chase
Killer Movie Reviews

I’m not claiming masterpiece stature for Red Eye, just a solid professionalism in the acting, writing and direction that seems inextricably related to the modesty of its intentions.

Full Review Source: New York Observer | comment Comment
09/07/05
Andrew Sarris
Andrew Sarris
New York Observer

Coming in at a fairly miraculous 85 minutes ... its built-for-speed, no-nonsense style goes a long way toward juicing this summer's dog days.

Full Review Source: The Stranger (Seattle, WA) | comment Comment
08/18/05
Andrew Wright
Andrew Wright
The Stranger (Seattle, WA)

If you stop to think about it, the setup is kind of silly...but, luckily, director Wes Craven...keeps things brisk enough that you rarely do stop to think about.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles CityBeat | comment Comment
08/17/05
Andy Klein
Andy Klein
Los Angeles CityBeat

Tight and tense. "Red-Eye" delivers the thrills.

Full Review Source: Sympatico.ca | comment Comment
08/25/05
Angela Baldassarre
Angela Baldassarre
Sympatico.ca

Fanatically intense.

Full Review Source: Tooele Transcript-Bulletin (Utah) | comment Comment
08/18/05
Audrey Rock-Richardson
Audrey Rock-Richardson
Tooele Transcript-Bulletin (Utah)

With their riveting performances in 'Red Eye,' Cillian Murphy and Rachel McAdams are on the way to A-list movie stardom.

Full Review Source: ReelTalk Movie Reviews | comment Comment
08/20/05
Betty Jo Tucker
Betty Jo Tucker
ReelTalk Movie Reviews

This is what we call summer entertainment, and who would have thought that a mid-August barnburner would emerge as one of the best films of the summer?

Full Review Source: FromTheBalcony | comment Comment
08/18/05
Bill Clark
Bill Clark
FromTheBalcony

It's encouraging that Craven cast two relative newcomers who are excited about being in the film, rather than stale stars earning a paycheck.

Full Review Source: Arizona Republic | comment Comment
08/18/05
Bill Muller
Bill Muller
Arizona Republic

Wes Craven's airplane thriller strips down the mechanics of suspense to bare basics.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Daily News | comment Comment
08/19/05
Bob Strauss
Bob Strauss
Los Angeles Daily News

A nifty thriller that plays like B-movie blast from the past.

Full Review Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution | comment Comment
08/18/05
Bob Townsend
Bob Townsend
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
 
 
1 - 20 (sorted by fresh rating; UK critics are listed first)
Text View | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 >> >|
all

Latest News for Red Eye

September 07, 2006: Box Office Guru Preview: Covenant Brings Evil to Theaters
After welcoming in four new wide releases per week for seven straight weekends, the North American box office slows it down a bit on Friday with only one saturation release and... More...

August 31, 2006: Box Office Preview: "Crank" Closes Up Summer Movie Season
The summer movie season comes to an official end with the Labor Day holiday weekend unleashing three new releases plus the national expansion of a fourth. More...

August 24, 2006: Box Office Preview: Invincible Aims for First Place Finish
Another wave of new releases hits the multiplexes across North America this weekend in hopes of capturing the final dollars of the summer movie season. More...

August 17, 2006: Box Office Preview: "Snakes" Prepares For Takeoff
This weekend Samuel L. Jackson looks to seize control of the muthaf*ckin' box office with his new muthaf*ckin' film "Snakes on a Plane" which invades theaters on a... More...

See All

More DVDs

Top Rentals
Tomatometer Percentage Movie
36% 36% Angels & Demons
25% 25% Four Christmases
68% 68% Funny People
95% 95% Star Trek
14% 14% The Ugly Truth

More Rentals…

New On DVD This Week
Tomatometer Percentage Movie
32% 32% Terminator Salvation
44% 44% Night at the Museum: B…
86% 86% A Christmas Tale
60% 60% Paper Heart

More New Releases…

What’s Hot On RT

Twilight Saga: Eclipse

Twilight Saga: Eclipse

5 facts straight from the cast.

Disney Animation

Disney Animation

We chart the studio's classics.

Avatar

Avatar

An exclusive look at the human hardware.

Eric Bana

Eric Bana

The Star Trek star talks cars with RT.

Other News

  • Top Stories
  • Popular
  • Interviews
 
 

Comments

 
 
Top Stories
Headlines Comments
  
  • Spielberg Hops Away from Harvey Source: Variety
21
  • Tarantino Could Have Directed Green Lantern Source: MTV
24
  • Will Duvall be Gilliam's Don Quixote? Source: Collider.com
26
  • No Hobbit Until 2012? Source: The Wrap
22
  • Don't Hold Your Breath for Hancock 2 Source: HitFix
42
  • Peter Berg Talks Battleship Source: CHUD
2
  • Summit Ponders Twilight Finale Source: Variety
159
  • First Look at Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Source: USA Today
56
  • Jeremy Renner Talks Hawkeye Possibilities Source: Superhero Hype
14
  • Todd Phillips Talks The Hangover 2 Source: Entertainment Weekly
18
Popular
Headlines Comments
  
  • Total Recall: Natalie Portman's Best Movies
76
  • Five Favorite Films with Jason Reitman
49
  • Critics Consensus: Everybody's Fine Is Just OK
49
  • 10 Horrifically Profitable Films
46
  • Box Office Guru Wrapup: Vampires and Football Break Thanksgiving Records
43
  • Five Favorite Films with Jesse Ventura
40
  • Sundance 2010: RT's 10 Most Anticipated Movies
38
  • Weekly Ketchup: Tron Team to Remake The Black Hole
32
  • Awards Tour: National Board of Review Winners List!
26
  • RT on DVD & Blu-Ray: Terminator Salvation and a Smithsonian Battle
22
Interviews
Headlines Comments
  
  • Director Ruben Fleischer Talks Zombieland
2
  • "I Don't Hate Women": Lars von Trier on Antichrist
17
  • Eric Bana talks Love the Beast - RT Interview
12
  • Fight Club Sound Designer Reflects on Film's 10th Anniversary
22
  • James Schamus talks Taking Woodstock - RT Interview
8
  • John Hurt Talks Harry Potter, Quentin Crisp and Alien - The RT Interview
15
  • Terry Gilliam Talks Doctor Parnassus
22
  • Wes Anderson Talks Fantastic Mr. Fox - RT Interview
9
  • Wolverine Creator Len Wein Talks About the Film
28
  • Gavin Hood Talks Wolverine; Possible Sequel
28
 
 

Sponsored Links

Around The Network

  • Red Eye at Rotten Tomatoes
  • Red Eye at IGN
  • Red Eye at AskMen

Fresh Links

Featured
RT on YouTube
RT on YouTube External Link

Subscribe to RT's YouTube channel and don't miss a second of our cracking video content.

RT on Twitter
RT on Twitter External Link

Follow Rotten Tomatoes and join us as we tweet about the week's releases.

 
 
About| Site Map| Help| RT To Go| Contact Us| Critics Submission| Linking to RT| Licensing| Movie List| Celebs List| Newsletter
IGN Logo

IGN.com | GameSpy | Comrade | Arena | FilePlanet | GameSpy Technology
TeamXbox | Planets | Vaults | VE3D | CheatsCodesGuides | GameStats | GamerMetrics
AskMen.com | Rotten Tomatoes | Direct2Drive | Green Pixels


By continuing past this page, and by the continued use of this site, you agree to be bound by and abide by the User Agreement.
Copyright 1998-2009, IGN Entertainment, Inc. About IGN | Support | Advertise | Privacy Policy | User Agreement | Subscribe to RT's XML feed! IGN RSS Feeds
IGN's enterprise databases running Oracle, SQL and MySQL are professionally monitored and managed by Pythian Remote DBA
Certain product data ©1995-present Muze, Inc. For personal use only. All rights reserved.