
SummaryTravis Block (Liam Neeson) is a government operative coming to terms with his shadowy past. When he discovers a plot targeting U.S. citizens, Block finds himself in the crosshairs of the FBI director he once helped protect.
Directed By:Mark Williams
Written By:Nick May, Mark Williams, Brandon Reavis
Blacklight
Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
27
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Generally Unfavorable
3.8
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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
27
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36% Mixed
8 Reviews
8 Reviews
64% Negative
14 Reviews
14 Reviews
Feb 10, 2022
50
For fans of Neeson as action hero, “Blacklight” may be something of a disappointment, at least measuring it against the yardstick of previous thrillers in this particular branch of the actor’s body of work.
Feb 9, 2022
50
Blacklight is an unsurprisingly tepid action thriller which extends this odd phase of Neeson’s career, but the best thing that can probably be said about it is that it’s not materially worse than most of the others.
User score
Generally Unfavorable
3.8
13% Positive
6 Ratings
6 Ratings
44% Mixed
21 Ratings
21 Ratings
44% Negative
21 Ratings
21 Ratings
Mar 4, 2026
5
Blacklight was serviceable but ultimately familiar. It continues Liam Neeson’s well-worn action persona—the seasoned operative with a shadowy past who inevitably rises to save the day through grit and superior combat skills.Neeson remains compelling in these roles, carrying the film with the quiet authority and physical presence that have defined this late stage of his career, despite his advancing age.There’s a certain satisfaction in watching the government’s best agent go rogue—an enduring trope that still manages to entertain when executed with conviction. While Blacklight doesn’t reinvent the genre, it delivers enough tension and action to warrant a viewing. If you’re looking for a straightforward, no-frills action thriller, it’s a reasonable choice.
Mar 7, 2025
5
The plot has been seen and reviewed over and over again, but it is a pleasant film, with a good dose of action and which lasts just the right amount.
Feb 9, 2022
40
Lacking a high concept or memorable central character, the film is a by-the-numbers actioner that coasts on its star’s soulful gravitas and low-key charisma.
Feb 13, 2022
33
Blacklight’s filmmakers seem to have spent a lot time trying to figure out why Neeson would have to bonk some heads, and not nearly enough time storyboarding and staging elaborate, gloriously executed head bonks.
Feb 14, 2022
25
Neeson maintains a certain doleful dignity as an action star who apparently takes no pleasure in his gift for violence, but Blacklight has little else going for it.
Feb 9, 2022
25
Instead of elaborating its plot, Blacklight offers up repetitious, dialogue-driven scenes that deliver only the shallowest of exposition, advancing the story at a sluggish pace.
Feb 12, 2022
0
Blacklight isn’t much of a title. At the very least, though, it provides a useful hint that the movie isn’t much either. One could even argue that it’s not a movie at all, only a rusted-out recycling bin of ill-fitting themes, notions, poses, conventions, affectations, tropes, tropelets and inert snippets of dialogue from other movies.
Jul 26, 2022
5
(Mauro Lanari)
The invincibility of the action heroes, which rivals the superomism of the Marvel characters, however, has the luck that its actors as they age are forced to re-propose themselves in excellent twilight action movies. "Blacklight" is one example of this ruined by an incomprehensibly clumsy script.
Jul 29, 2023
3
Я бы сказал очередной боевик с Лиамом Никоном, но тут есть определенная мысль, а вдруг на самом деле так и происходит как в фильме, да я бы сказал что в нашем мире фбр, скорее всего промышляет таким, я был бы не удивлен, но правды мы не узнаем. Что касается фильма, начало мне не понравилось, я понимал что современные тенденции скорее всего будут, но чтоб с самого начало, уже задало соответствующее настроение, потом начали представлять актеров, и Эмми Рэвер-Лэмпман со своей прической, ну прост не приятно смотреть, может и не в прически дело, просто прям неприятно было. Так же в некоторых сценах, я уже прям понял что будет происходить еще до их свершение, ну тут прям не никакой интриги, а в некоторых думал щас задушат в машине, а нет. Потом с прострелом стены и выводом из игру 1 чела в доме директора, вот это мне прям понравилась, был удивлен! (всего один момент на весь фильм) Так же сцена когда он спасал бабищу от россистов КША ну вы поняли, там прям я это где то видел, в какой то игре, или фильме, прям сцену на 80% похожую (У вас не сложилось такой впечатление?)
Еще из приятных моментов, сцены с семьей, смотрятся на фоне возни с заговором, очень даже ничего, получал удовольствие, молодой актрисе (внучке Лиама) желаю удачи в карьере в будущем, было очень убедительно) И собственно про сюжет, скажем так я бы сказал слишком простенько, особенно это чувствуется в конце, когда происходит разговор между старыми сослуживцами а ныне, директор фбр и Лиам, вот с чего он согласился раскрыть правду? Я вот лично не понял, чем там ему Лиам угрожал? А вообщем проект "Единство" страшно, но ведь по мнению одних людей необходим, а по мнению других это просто чудовищно. А вы как думаете?
Nov 11, 2022
2
Just when you may have thought LIAM NEESON was out of roles to play he completely SHOCKS you and plays an FBI FIXER who gets pulled into a GOVERNMENTAL CONSPIRACY in this INVENTIVE and tight ACTION THRILLER.
May 7, 2022
2
Poor Liam Neeson continues to have to swallow the credible front man role in woke movies after the straight (politically incorrect) comments he made a few years ago.
Production Company:
- Zero Gravity Management
- Footloose Productions
- Solution Entertainment Group
- Sina Studios
- Fourstar Film Partners Production
- Elevate Production Finance
- Film Victoria
- Lightstream Pictures Australia
- Monty the Dog Productions
- Screen Australia
Release Date:Feb 11, 2022
Duration:1 h 48 m
Rating:PG-13
Tagline:They're gonna need more men
Awards
Australian Screen Sound Guild
• 4 Nominations
Young Artist Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Golden Trailer Awards
• 1 Nomination




























