Red Eye (2005 American film)
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Red Eye is a 2005 American psychological thriller film directed by Wes Craven and written by Carl Ellsworth, based on a story by Ellsworth and Dan Foos. It stars Rachel McAdams, Cillian Murphy, and Brian Cox. The story follows a hotel manager ensnared in an assassination plot by a terrorist while aboard a red-eye flight to Miami. The film score was composed and conducted by Marco Beltrami. It was distributed by DreamWorks Pictures and released on August 19, 2005. The film received positive reviews. An extended version of the film, which added previously unused footage to increase the running time, was broadcast on the ABC television network several times.
Infobox
Directed by
Wes Craven
Screenplay by
Carl Ellsworth
Story by
mw- Carl Ellsworth Dan Foos
Produced by
Chris Bender Marianne Maddalena
Starring
Rachel McAdams Cillian Murphy Brian Cox
Cinematography
Robert Yeoman
Edited by
Patrick Lussier Stuart Levy
Music by
Marco Beltrami
Productioncompanies
DreamWorks Pictures BenderSpink Craven-Maddalena Films
Distributed by
DreamWorks Pictures
Release date
August 19, 2005 (2005-08-19)
Running time
85 minutes
Country
United States
Languages
EnglishRussian
Budget
$26 million
Box office
$96.2 million
Tables
· Reception › Awards and nominations
Award
Award
Awards
Award
Awards
Category
Awards
Name
Awards
Outcome
Golden Trailer Awards
Golden Trailer Awards
Awards
Golden Trailer Awards
Awards
Best Thriller
Awards
Nominated
Irish Film and Television Awards
Irish Film and Television Awards
Awards
Irish Film and Television Awards
Awards
Best Actor in a Feature Film
Awards
Cillian Murphy
Awards
Nominated
MTV Movie Awards
MTV Movie Awards
Awards
MTV Movie Awards
Awards
Best Performance
Awards
Rachel McAdams
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Nominated
Saturn Awards
Saturn Awards
Awards
Saturn Awards
Awards
Best Action/Adventure/Thriller Film
Awards
Nominated
Best Actress
Best Actress
Awards
Best Actress
Awards
Rachel McAdams
Awards
Nominated
Best Supporting Actor
Best Supporting Actor
Awards
Best Supporting Actor
Awards
Cillian Murphy
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Nominated
Teen Choice Awards
Teen Choice Awards
Awards
Teen Choice Awards
Awards
Choice Thriller
Awards
Won
Choice Scream
Choice Scream
Awards
Choice Scream
Awards
Rachel McAdams
Awards
Nominated
Choice Villain
Choice Villain
Awards
Choice Villain
Awards
Cillian Murphy
Awards
Nominated
| Awards | |||
| Award | Category | Name | Outcome |
| Golden Trailer Awards | Best Thriller | Nominated | |
| Irish Film and Television Awards | Best Actor in a Feature Film | Cillian Murphy | Nominated |
| MTV Movie Awards | Best Performance | Rachel McAdams | Nominated |
| Saturn Awards | Best Action/Adventure/Thriller Film | Nominated | |
| Best Actress | Rachel McAdams | Nominated | |
| Best Supporting Actor | Cillian Murphy | Nominated | |
| Teen Choice Awards | Choice Thriller | Won | |
| Choice Scream | Rachel McAdams | Nominated | |
| Choice Villain | Cillian Murphy | Nominated | |
References
- RED EYEhttps://web.archive.org/web/20151127010427/http://bbfc.co.uk/releases/red-eye-2005-0
- Box Office Mojohttp://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=redeye.htm
- Varietyhttps://variety.com/2004/film/markets-festivals/dreamworks-seeing-red-1117901911/
- Varietyhttps://variety.com/2004/film/markets-festivals/craven-s-booking-red-eye-1117908860/
- Varietyhttps://variety.com/2004/film/markets-festivals/thesps-see-red-on-craven-pic-1117909920/
- Box Office Mojohttp://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/?yr=2005&wknd=33&p=.htm
- Red Eye Movie Reviews, Pictures Archived October 20, 2025, at the Wayback Machine. Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved March 21,http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1149496-1149496-red_eye
- Red Eye Reviews, Ratings, Credits Archived August 2, 2010, at the Wayback Machine. Metacritic Retrieved November 23, 201https://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/redeye
- "Find CinemaScore"https://www.cinemascore.com/
- Rolling Stonehttps://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/red-eye-20050819
- "Red Eye movie review & film summary (2005) | Roger Ebert"http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/red-eye-2005
- The New York Timeshttps://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/19/movies/19crav.html?ex=1155960000&en=e4838946fd7d43e0&ei=5083&partner=Rotten%20Tomatoes&_r=0
- USA Todayhttp://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/movies/reviews/2005-08-18-red-eye_x.htm
- Varietyhttps://variety.com/2005/film/reviews/red-eye-1200523890/
- Boston Globehttp://www.boston.com/ae/movies/articles/2005/08/19/improbable_red_eye_never_gets_off_the_ground/
- "Cillian Murphy on 'A Quiet Place Part II' and Your Love for 'Red Eye'"https://uproxx.com/movies/cillian-murphy-a-quiet-place-part-2/
- "'Oppenheimer' Star Cillian Murphy Says Hollywood Film Press Tours Are A "Broken Model": "Everybody is So Bored""https://deadline.com/2024/02/cillian-murphy-hollywood-film-press-tours-broken-model-1235825130/
- "Cillian Murphy is the Man of the Moment"https://www.gq.com/story/cillian-murphy-gq-cover-story