Liam Neeson – 10 Best Movies

By Vlad Zakh · February 16, 2026

Schindler’s List should define how people think of him, but Taken reinvented Liam Neeson as an action star in his fifties and changed expectations for older leads, and The Grey splits the difference. The Commuter pulls a laid-off salesman into a conspiracy on his daily train, Kinsey plays the controversial sex researcher, Love Actually has a grieving widower helping his stepson with a first crush, and The Grey fights wolves after a plane crash in Alaska. Non-Stop, Batman Begins, Michael Collins and The Phantom Menace round out the list.

The Commuter (2018)

TMDB ★ 6.4

Liam Neeson plays a laid-off insurance salesman pulled into a conspiracy on his daily train ride.

Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra · 1h 44m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Stream: Hulu, Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Kinsey (2004)

TMDB ★ 6.6

Liam Neeson plays the controversial sex researcher in an Oscar-nominated-adjacent turn.

Directed by Bill Condon · 1h 58m · Rated R

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Love Actually (2003)

IMDb ★ 7.5 RT 65% Metacritic 55

Ten overlapping London love stories converge in the weeks before Christmas.

Directed by Richard Curtis · 2h 15m · Rated R

Won 1 BAFTA Award11 wins & 30 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads, Starz, Starz Apple TV channel, Starz Roku Premium Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Grey (2011)

TMDB ★ 1.8

Oil rig workers stranded after a plane crash in the Alaskan wilderness are hunted by a pack of wolves.

Directed by Joe Carnahan · 1h 57m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Non-Stop (2014)

TMDB ★ 6.8

An air marshal must find a hijacker threatening to kill passengers aboard a transatlantic flight.

Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra · 1h 47m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Stream: Philo, Starz Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Batman Begins (2005)

IMDb ★ 8.2 RT 85% Metacritic 70

Bruce Wayne trains abroad before returning to Gotham to begin his crusade against crime.

Directed by Christopher Nolan · 2h 20m · Rated PG-13

Nominated for 1 Oscar15 wins & 79 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: HBO Max Amazon Channel, YouTube TV, TNT, TBS, tru TV, HBO Max · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Michael Collins (1996)

TMDB ★ 6.9

A revolutionary leader's fight for Irish independence collides with the compromises of the treaty that follows.

Directed by Neil Jordan · 2h 12m · Rated R

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Star Wars: The Phantom Menace (1999)

TMDB ★ 6.6

Liam Neeson plays a calm, wise Jedi Master introducing a new generation to the saga.

Directed by George Lucas · 2h 16m · Rated PG

Where to watch

Stream: Disney Plus · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Taken (2008)

TMDB ★ 7.4

A retired intelligence operative uses a very particular set of skills to get his daughter back from traffickers.

Directed by Pierre Morel · 1h 34m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Schindler's List (1993)

IMDb ★ 9.0 RT 98% Metacritic 95

Essential and difficult, and still one of the most important films ever made.

Directed by Steven Spielberg · 3h 15m · Rated R

Won 7 Oscars91 wins & 49 nominations

Where to watch

Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Streaming availability data from JustWatch, via TMDB. Availability changes often, so check the service before you plan a movie night.

Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.

Liam Neeson – 10 Best Movies

The Commuter (2018)

Kinsey (2004)

Love Actually (2003)

The Grey (2011)

Non-Stop (2014)

Batman Begins (2005)

Michael Collins (1996)

Star Wars: The Phantom Menace (1999)

Taken (2008)

Schindler's List (1993)

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