January 8, 2018 (NYC)
January 12, 2018 (USA)
January 19, 2018 (UK)
January 24, 2018 (FA)
The Commuter is a 2018 American action thriller film directed by Jaume Collet-Serra and written by Byron Willinger, Philip de Blasi and Ryan Engle. The film stars Liam Neeson, Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, Jonathan Banks, and Sam Neill. It follows a man who is unwittingly recruited into a murder conspiracy after meeting a mysterious woman while on his daily train commute.
The film premiered in New York City on January 8, 2018, and was theatrically released in the United States on January 12, 2018, by Lionsgate, and on January 19, 2018 in the United Kingdom by StudioCanal; it had a select IMAX release. The film grossed $119 million worldwide and received mixed reviews from critics, who called it similar to Neeson and Collet-Serra's previous film, Non-Stop, but praised Neeson's performance and the genre thrills.
Storyline
Insurance salesman Michael is on his daily commute home, which quickly becomes anything but routine. After being contacted by a mysterious stranger, Michael is forced to uncover the identity of a hidden passenger on the train before the last stop. As he works against the clock to solve the puzzle, he realizes a deadly plan is unfolding, and he is unwittingly caught up in a criminal conspiracy that carries life and death stakes for everyone on the train.
Sound Effects Used
- Hollywoodedge, Body Falls On Cement H FS045801
- Hollywoodedge, Body Falls On Cement H FS045810
- Hollywoodedge, Cloth Body Grabs Heav FS048701
- Hollywoodedge, Crash Metal Glass Rev PE111001
- Hollywoodedge, Crash Metal Shatter PE110401 (Heard once before the car that Sam was left behind in smashes down to damage the rails and send the last car with Michael and the other passengers off the tracks.)
- Hollywoodedge, Crash Train Car Mix PE111601 (Only the 1st half is used once when the train crashes after Michael gets back onboard the last car.)
- Hollywoodedge, Glass Breaks Medium FS024801
- Hollywoodedge, Half Glass Wood Door 5 PE181601 (Heard once when David and the other two men that follow him shut the bar door before he goes to see Michael.)
- Hollywoodedge, Lincoln Town Car In Sk PE073501
- Hollywoodedge, Metal Debris StressC PE285001 (Only the 1st half is used once when the last car of the train slides through a crossing before it comes to a stop.)
- Hollywoodedge, Train Horn Doppler BFX030201
- SKYWALKER, CRACK - ROCK OR EARTH CRACKING (Heard once when the train hits the ground before Michael and Sam are able to unhook the chain from the couplings.)
- SKYWALKER, METAL - TRAIN MECHANICS SCRAPING
- SKYWALKER, METAL - TRAIN WHEELS SQUEAKING AND SQUEALING
- SoundDogs, Impacts & Crashes, Crashes & Creaks, Low Heavy Metal Squeak Wronk Groan 02
- SoundDogs, Metal, Rip, Crush, Hit, Glass/Sound Ideas, METAL, HIT - METAL IMPACT: SHARP RIPPING CRUNCH 02
- Sound Ideas, RADIO, POLICE - COMMUNICATIONS OVER POLICE RADIO, MALE
- Sound Ideas, SMALL DIESEL LOCOMOTIVE: EXT: ENGINE APPROACHES, COUPLES WITH CAR; TRAINS (Only the 1st half of the impact element is heard once.)
- Sound Ideas, TRAIN, CROSSING BELL - RAILROAD CROSSING BELL: RINGING 01 (Used as the bells for the railroad crossing that Michael and the other passengers stay in before their wrecked car comes to a stop.)
- Sound Ideas, TRAIN, FREIGHT - FREIGHT TRAIN: APPROACH AND PASS BY CLOSE, LOUD WHEEL CLACKING (The clattering element is used multiple times for the wheels of the train that Michael rides on clattering.)