Flight Risk (2025)

Mark Wahlberg as a chatty hitman posing as a bush pilot is the entire movie, and it isn’t enough. Michelle Dockery’s U.S. Marshal, Madolyn Harris, has to get a mob accountant turned witness, Topher Grace’s Winston, out of Alaska, so she books a tiny plane. Winston, shackled in the back, spots the pilot’s license under a seat and notices the photo is somebody else. From there it’s 91 minutes in a cramped cabin, with Madolyn flying while a pilot on the ground talks her through it and a leak back at the Marshals makes everything worse. Wahlberg goes huge, which one reviewer called pulpy fun and most found hard to sit through. Only 29% of critics on Rotten Tomatoes liked it, and the CinemaScore was a C. Mel Gibson directs, and it feels small even for a one-room thriller. A 2.9 because a good hook got stuck in economy. $512.85 says your next pilot makes one chatty joke over the intercom and you grip the armrest a little tighter.

What works: The setup is a clean, fun hook, and Wahlberg commits to the role with total, unhinged abandon.

What doesn’t: Once the reveal lands, it turns into a cramped, campy shouting match with flat stakes and very little scope.

Who it’s for: People who want a short, pulpy thriller and don’t mind laughing at the wrong moments.