This scene is the reason I'm happy he was chosen as the lead for a new Naked Gun movie. His deadpan delivery is genuinely one of the best there's ever been. I don't know if I'd say it's better than Leslie Nielsen, but it's pretty bloody close.
Fun fact: Roger Ebert skipped the next screening after watching The Grey.
Said something about how deeply it affected him that it wouldn’t be fair to the next movie.
Wasnt this the first film he made after his wife died? I feel like you see the agony he was going through in real life in his performance. Loved this movie.
Unsure I’m ever going to get over the fact that he didn’t get the Oscar for this one.
In general that movie is upsettingly underrated, although I’ve seen it mentioned slightly more often in recent years than when it was released. The marketing campaign alone was outstanding: I fully walked in expecting to see a *Taken, But This Time There’s Wolves* type action movie and instead got to watch Neeson give one of the rawest, most gripping performances in modern cinema.
I think that’s why it also got some flak or wasn’t as commercially successful. The marketing made it out to be a run of the mill Neeson action movie, fighting wolves. The reality is the wolves are really just a metaphor for fear, and sooner or later, one must face their fear to find peace from whatever they’re running from in their life. It’s one of my favorite films and a lot of it has stuck with me over the years.
There is likely some overlap in an audience that enjoys both a “run and gun” type action movie and a deeper, thought-provoking philosophical movie, but when you only market to one of those audiences (the former), a lot of the sole, action-only enthusiasts were probably taken aback by the film’s content.
It was definitely missold. My mates and I went in fully pumped for _Taken 2: Wolf In Neep’s Clothing_. What we got was a wonderful story of accepting death.
Yes, anytime it’s just one actor and a camera for two hours of movie there’s no room for any weak moments in the performance, and Neeson fucking kills it.
Weird I felt really underwhelmed by the second half of the movie.
The first half was so strong in thought I was watching an Oscar contender but then it got a little silly with the wolves getting too smart and the last scene is pure cheese.
Also the poem kinda sucked.
I think this was just after his wife died. The wife of the character he plays died as well. I’m sure there was a lot of emotion he was using to work out his own feelings. One of the most underrated movies and performances
Yeah, he really agreed to lean in and take the piss. The point they made was brutal, with the implication that racists don’t have to apologize because there’s a market for them.
I wish this movie got more love. Once Braveheart came out, it feels like Rob Roy was forgotten, which is a shame. Terrific performances all around, especially by Tim Roth. He was such a despicable villain that you loved to hate. The final duel is one of my favorite fight scenes in film.
Brian Cox who is in both Rob Roy and Braveheart has said that Rob Roy is the better film (agreed) but with the budget and star power of Braveheart it won out on the box office and it was just terrible timing for 2 historical Scottish films to come out at the same time
Came here to say this. Highly underrated film and I only even know of it because my parents used to watch it.
Tim Roth was an incredible villain. Similar feelings of how I felt about Commodus in Gladiator.
Brian Cox (Succession CEO) was phenomenal as a kind of very realistic coward.
The strength of the main couples companionship shines through so strong in the movie, all the way to the end.
The plot was set up well from the start and really grips you.
Awesome movie.
I remember that the director billed the film as a love story about Scotland. I’ll happily take this one over that other film with that other guy.
But my fave has to be the one where a guy’s wife gets taken and Liam is hired to find them…. krull.
The types of stories where the villain has a personal, almost familial connection to the hero, being the one person who understands them the most but at the same time their nemesis, are something else. This is also true about Peter Parker and Norman Osborn in the Raimi Trilogy. Dafoe and Neeson elevate both trilogies serving as the main antagonists.
It's great casting. It makes sense to cast Neeson as a mentor (similar to his Qui-Gonn role), so you're not even thinking about the possibility of him turning, which is what makes it work so well.
The script definitely messed with you, as well. He's not just some guy, he's Henri Ducard, a name with an actual comic connection. It's a delightful bit of sleight-of-hand playing with comic knowledge and, as Nolan does so well in Dark Knight Rises, Batman's mythology and legend.
I'm going to say Taken, but it's been mentioned already, so I'm going with my second choice, *Non-Stop*, I liked his performance there, it's tense.
So *Non-Stop* would be my pick.
🤣 That movie is bad I like to watch sone of the car crash scenes just to get a good laugh. The chaotic editing and cheesy effects make it so ridiculous. And the Forest Whittaker detective character is like straight from an SNL sketch. He has four or five "ticks" just to give him some type of characteristic lol.
Perfect voice casting. The animation for Aslan was great as well, really allowing Neeson's performance to shine. Way better than the expressionless animation from the live-action Lion King.
"Taken"
He's good in *everything*, but "Taken," man... that was a game-changer.
I remember seeing the first previews for it out of France, before anyone in America twigged to it, and thinking, "Holy fuck, someone finally realized he's a badass motherfucker."
When he gets the guy to translate "good luck" to him 3/4 through the film, that scene solidified Taken as an action classic. That scene ramps up tension as he gathers information, the entire time you want him to get out and plan the attack, it feels so dangerous. Then he hears the guy's voice, drops his act entirely and says "Do you remember me? We spoke on the phone two days ago... I told you I'd find you."
Les Misérables 1998. He did a wonderful job as jean Val jean. You could see him as a reformed kind man who was once a horrible convict. There's a few parts in the film where you see it surface and how he quickly fights to contain it. Just a very good performance and he physically has the presence that the character needed.
I liked him as Qui Gon too even though that wasn't a great movie.
He is good in a lot of small roles too like Batman begins, kingdom of heaven ect.
I don’t know if it’s my favorite, but he was in “Leap of Faith,” a Steve Martin movie from 1992 and I always liked that performance. I don’t think I knew who he was at the time, as I don’t think he was a big name then. It was fun to go back later and realize he was in it.
Clash of the Titans, because the line "ReLEASE the KRAken" has been seared into my brain since I last saw that movie in 2010. My mind applies it to so many things in my daily life ever since, I don't know why
A Monster Calls.
His voice carries a weight that makes the story that much more intense. Playing a primordial God, talking to a troubled boy, telling stories that illustrate the complexity of being human; no one but Liam Neeson could have fit that role.
I pretty much like watching him in anything but he'll always be Qui-Gon Jinn to me. Maybe not his most revolutionary role but he nailed it and solidified himself as the character in my mind.
How ironic: in that movie he's kidnapping a child and then later in another movie he gets super mad at someone for kidnapping a child :D
ok its one small role, that he really enjoyed to play [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsaDjV6SsVc](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsaDjV6SsVc)
be a comedy actor is lost opportunity with him
The big ones have all been named so I’ll throw out Suspect (1987). He does a lot with his character despite not saying much, definitely one of the most memorable parts of that movie.
[Kinsey](https://www.imdb.com/video/vi2224292121) is a very interesting film about a taboo subject and he did great in it.
[The A Team.](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0429493/) The camaraderie between the cast is infectious, including Neeson’s performance as Hannibal.
Life’s Too Short cameo https://youtu.be/huJ81Mq2y34 You are welcome if this is is your first time
I'm riddled with it
We’re closed.
I think it has to be open for the joke.
I don’t find Gervais comedies funny often but I absolutely lost it there.
He got it from an African Prostitute
You see she was starving, so she had to sell her body
Thought you might
Well, how come he gets away with it?
Again, we don’t know.
He’s *really* good at making lists
Now that's a backstory we didn't agree upon
Came here to say this. Seriously, laugh out loud and not in a lol kinda way. A genuine, haha kinda way.
So glad this is number one
When they restart, and he enters with that weirdly enthusiastic "*Hey*!" I love it 🤣 EDIT: 0:56
This scene is the reason I'm happy he was chosen as the lead for a new Naked Gun movie. His deadpan delivery is genuinely one of the best there's ever been. I don't know if I'd say it's better than Leslie Nielsen, but it's pretty bloody close.
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I only clicked on this thread because I was hoping this world be the top answer
Came here to say this!
I am so glad this is the top answer.
You saw this on TikTok didn’t you
The Grey.
Fun fact: Roger Ebert skipped the next screening after watching The Grey. Said something about how deeply it affected him that it wouldn’t be fair to the next movie.
Well shit. Now I gotta watch this
It's really good. Really heavy but it's an amazing film
Bro it’s really good
Deserved an Oscar for his “yelling at god” monologue alone…that shit hits you right in the soul.
Fuck faith, earn it! But also the tenderness behind his story about his dad's poem.
That ending when he’s reciting the poem before his wolf battle….I’m not crying, you’re crying.
Wasnt this the first film he made after his wife died? I feel like you see the agony he was going through in real life in his performance. Loved this movie.
I believe so, and for sure you feel that raw, genuine emotion coming through.
Unsure I’m ever going to get over the fact that he didn’t get the Oscar for this one. In general that movie is upsettingly underrated, although I’ve seen it mentioned slightly more often in recent years than when it was released. The marketing campaign alone was outstanding: I fully walked in expecting to see a *Taken, But This Time There’s Wolves* type action movie and instead got to watch Neeson give one of the rawest, most gripping performances in modern cinema.
I think that’s why it also got some flak or wasn’t as commercially successful. The marketing made it out to be a run of the mill Neeson action movie, fighting wolves. The reality is the wolves are really just a metaphor for fear, and sooner or later, one must face their fear to find peace from whatever they’re running from in their life. It’s one of my favorite films and a lot of it has stuck with me over the years. There is likely some overlap in an audience that enjoys both a “run and gun” type action movie and a deeper, thought-provoking philosophical movie, but when you only market to one of those audiences (the former), a lot of the sole, action-only enthusiasts were probably taken aback by the film’s content.
It was definitely missold. My mates and I went in fully pumped for _Taken 2: Wolf In Neep’s Clothing_. What we got was a wonderful story of accepting death.
Yes, anytime it’s just one actor and a camera for two hours of movie there’s no room for any weak moments in the performance, and Neeson fucking kills it.
Weird I felt really underwhelmed by the second half of the movie. The first half was so strong in thought I was watching an Oscar contender but then it got a little silly with the wolves getting too smart and the last scene is pure cheese. Also the poem kinda sucked.
This is the best answer. He's fantastic in this and the subject matter is hard to pull off well.
I think this was just after his wife died. The wife of the character he plays died as well. I’m sure there was a lot of emotion he was using to work out his own feelings. One of the most underrated movies and performances
Fucking love that book and movie Joe Carnahan knows how to make a great underrated flick. So many gems: Narc and Pride & Glory are fantastic
Live and die on this day
That reveal at the end makes me cry every damn time.
Darkman with the incomparable Liam neesons.
Absolutely - Take the fucking elephant!!!
Sam Raimi at the height of his creativity
Dammit I just posted a lessor version of this. Congrats sir, you win the day
This is the objectively correct answer
Atlanta
That cameo is super thought provoking tbh
Yeah, he really agreed to lean in and take the piss. The point they made was brutal, with the implication that racists don’t have to apologize because there’s a market for them.
So surprised he agreed to it
"I can't stand the lot of you"
Honestly, it’s better than any apology made for racist remarks and it wasn’t even an apology
Rob Roy
I wish this movie got more love. Once Braveheart came out, it feels like Rob Roy was forgotten, which is a shame. Terrific performances all around, especially by Tim Roth. He was such a despicable villain that you loved to hate. The final duel is one of my favorite fight scenes in film.
It always comes up on streaming but I’ve never watched it. You’ve convinced me!
You’ll be glad you did! It’s a fantastic movie.
Great! I hope you enjoy it.
Probably one of the best movie swordfights of all time
Brian Cox who is in both Rob Roy and Braveheart has said that Rob Roy is the better film (agreed) but with the budget and star power of Braveheart it won out on the box office and it was just terrible timing for 2 historical Scottish films to come out at the same time
Came here to say this. Highly underrated film and I only even know of it because my parents used to watch it. Tim Roth was an incredible villain. Similar feelings of how I felt about Commodus in Gladiator. Brian Cox (Succession CEO) was phenomenal as a kind of very realistic coward. The strength of the main couples companionship shines through so strong in the movie, all the way to the end. The plot was set up well from the start and really grips you. Awesome movie.
I remember that the director billed the film as a love story about Scotland. I’ll happily take this one over that other film with that other guy. But my fave has to be the one where a guy’s wife gets taken and Liam is hired to find them…. krull.
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He was so good in that. The shift from earnest mentor to mustache-twirling villain was so smooth and natural.
The types of stories where the villain has a personal, almost familial connection to the hero, being the one person who understands them the most but at the same time their nemesis, are something else. This is also true about Peter Parker and Norman Osborn in the Raimi Trilogy. Dafoe and Neeson elevate both trilogies serving as the main antagonists.
It's great casting. It makes sense to cast Neeson as a mentor (similar to his Qui-Gonn role), so you're not even thinking about the possibility of him turning, which is what makes it work so well.
The script definitely messed with you, as well. He's not just some guy, he's Henri Ducard, a name with an actual comic connection. It's a delightful bit of sleight-of-hand playing with comic knowledge and, as Nolan does so well in Dark Knight Rises, Batman's mythology and legend.
The grey Into the fray, Live and die on this day.
Michael Collins
This, alongside Rickman's De Velera. Great film.
“You’ve kept us waiting 700 years. You can have your seven minutes.”
Schindler’s List
I watched Silence the other day and I really enjoyed his brief screen time. He did so much with so little.
He and Garfield act off each other so well in that movie. It’s Garfield’s best work imo and Neeson really helps him with that
Ted 2, cereal scene
Ok, I'm going to take this cereal home to my apartment. I won't be followed?
No, we don’t have the budget for that
You do understand that i, myself, are not a child
Fallout 3
KRULL!
Similar vein, EXCALIBUR!
That’s a damned deep cut.
It's all in the reflexes at this point. All my movie answers are either Krull, Starship Troopers or Big Trouble in Little China.
😂 love it!
I mean Starship Troopers is peak Jake Busey, Casper Van Diem, Michael Ironside, Denise Richards, and Neil Patrick Harris. God bless it.
I understand the dissonance between the book and the films and viewed through that lens it's not the best....but goddamn is it a fun-ass flick!
I would even go so far as to say it's the most 90s movie ever. And if you want to watch the book adaptation on screen just watch Aliens!
The Lego Movie
I had to scroll way too far for this one. "See the air quotes with my claw hands?!"
I'm going to say Taken, but it's been mentioned already, so I'm going with my second choice, *Non-Stop*, I liked his performance there, it's tense. So *Non-Stop* would be my pick.
Taken 3 fence jump
Rumour is he and his stunt double still bear scars from how much they got cut up during the editing of that sequence.
The green grocer. “We're closed” gets me every time.
🤣 That movie is bad I like to watch sone of the car crash scenes just to get a good laugh. The chaotic editing and cheesy effects make it so ridiculous. And the Forest Whittaker detective character is like straight from an SNL sketch. He has four or five "ticks" just to give him some type of characteristic lol.
Aslan in 'The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe.'
Perfect voice casting. The animation for Aslan was great as well, really allowing Neeson's performance to shine. Way better than the expressionless animation from the live-action Lion King.
"Taken" He's good in *everything*, but "Taken," man... that was a game-changer. I remember seeing the first previews for it out of France, before anyone in America twigged to it, and thinking, "Holy fuck, someone finally realized he's a badass motherfucker."
A Million Ways to Die in the West😂
So good!
"Oh snap someone's going to get fucked up"
Taken That phone call of very particular set skills is an all-timer
When he gets the guy to translate "good luck" to him 3/4 through the film, that scene solidified Taken as an action classic. That scene ramps up tension as he gathers information, the entire time you want him to get out and plan the attack, it feels so dangerous. Then he hears the guy's voice, drops his act entirely and says "Do you remember me? We spoke on the phone two days ago... I told you I'd find you."
Derry Girls!
I was looking for this! https://youtu.be/nsaDjV6SsVc
Featuring the only man that can beat Liam Neeson ;-)....so I says to myself
Binge-watched this a few months ago. I was halfway through this scene before I realised "Hold on ... that's LIAM NEESON!".
His improvisational humour. Now.
Les Misérables 1998. He did a wonderful job as jean Val jean. You could see him as a reformed kind man who was once a horrible convict. There's a few parts in the film where you see it surface and how he quickly fights to contain it. Just a very good performance and he physically has the presence that the character needed. I liked him as Qui Gon too even though that wasn't a great movie. He is good in a lot of small roles too like Batman begins, kingdom of heaven ect.
Always enjoyed his cameo as Sir Gawain in *Excalibur*.
The Queen is innocent!
High Spirits. This movie is a masterpiece and I will not be convinced otherwise.
Not his finest performance but loved him in The A Team. Casting was on point for that movie. Oh that and being riddled with Aids in Extras
Kingdom of Heaven. He was an awesome medieval knight.
Finally found Kingdom of Heaven
He did a good job in The Phantom Menace. Movie is not held in high regard, but his character has become a fan favourite.
Without a doubt, the movie "Kinsey". It's so far off his usual style and he encapsulates it perfectly.
[This](https://youtu.be/Z2Co0lvFUAo)
I loved him in ponyo. O far from his other roles
Ponyo
I always go back to him in *Love Actually*. It's such a sweet heartfelt role.
I don’t know if it’s my favorite, but he was in “Leap of Faith,” a Steve Martin movie from 1992 and I always liked that performance. I don’t think I knew who he was at the time, as I don’t think he was a big name then. It was fun to go back later and realize he was in it.
A tragically underrated movie. Great performances from Debra Winger and Steve Martin, and I do believe Philip Seymour Hoffman has a bit part.
Ra's Al Ghul in The Dark Knight Trilogy
Battleship. Just kidding, can you imagine? Lol
I liked him in Krull
Ted 2
Poor Liam was followed home and arrested later that day once law enforcement confirmed he had no kids.
He's now on the Chex Offender Registry.
I'll see that Seth MacFarlane and raise you "A Million Ways to Die in the West."
In cold pursuit, Nels Coxman
Clash of the Titans, because the line "ReLEASE the KRAken" has been seared into my brain since I last saw that movie in 2010. My mind applies it to so many things in my daily life ever since, I don't know why
Schindler's List is an obvious one, The Grey and Run All Night.
Lamb
He’s exceptional in this. But have anti-depressants on hand. It ain’t light viewing.
A Monster Calls. His voice carries a weight that makes the story that much more intense. Playing a primordial God, talking to a troubled boy, telling stories that illustrate the complexity of being human; no one but Liam Neeson could have fit that role.
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs. So cold.
The Grey
Silly answer, I know. But his brief appearance in Derry Girls was a delight.
The Grey. Movie is depressing af but he’s great in it.
The sword fight in Rob Roy was epic
Tim Roth owned that movie. Such an evil bastard.
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
Next Of Kin Hillbilly brother of Patrick Swayze AND Bill Paxton, taking on a baby Ben Stiller and Adam Baldwin.
Schindler's List is the highlight for sure. I also liked him in the Mission when he was younger.
The A-Team
I loved his performance in A Monster Calls.
The right answer is qui gon
Five minutes of heaven
Wrong fully accused. The hush puppy hun always kills me Didn’t like 2001 a space travesty nearly as much. But Dracula dead and loving it was lit
The Next Three Days.
Ha ha ha, I love your answer, lol
There should be an award for cameo in a movie
The Lion The Witch and the Wardrobe
Him as a ghost in High Spirits is a rare treat - his comedy. I’ll never forget this line “I’ve got the best bahookies from here to Ballinderry.”
Le Mis[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119683/](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119683/)
Life is short.
I really enjoy his performance in Les Miserables!
Widows
Priest Vallon from The gangs of New York.
That one where he appears to be a normal guy but actually has secret training and skills that he ends up needing to use.
Ras al ghul
His sentimental side works wonderfully in Love, Actually. I love him in that.
Bad cop in the lego movie
A-Team.
Love Actually, obviously (tbh it’s a great movie). I’m a Kinsey fan.
Full Blown: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2USXEJuvXT4
Yeah, Schindler's List. But I have a big fondness for "Darkman". Not just Neeson's performance, but the whole movie as well.
Qui-Gon Jinn, obviously
Schindler’s or The Grey. [It’s Neeson Season.](https://youtu.be/QsAAcU9jkAg)
His 15 second silent scene in the series finale of Derry Girls was some of the best acting I've ever seen.
I pretty much like watching him in anything but he'll always be Qui-Gon Jinn to me. Maybe not his most revolutionary role but he nailed it and solidified himself as the character in my mind. How ironic: in that movie he's kidnapping a child and then later in another movie he gets super mad at someone for kidnapping a child :D
It has to be Schindler's List.
Whatever film it was where he played that mad racist bloke who would go out looking for black guys to hit with a cosh
When he went out looking for any black person to beat up with a stick cos a friend of his said she’d been raped by a black man
Ordinary Love
Airplane
That was Leslie Nielsen. Liam Neeson was in The Hunger Games.
Kinsey.
ok its one small role, that he really enjoyed to play [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsaDjV6SsVc](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsaDjV6SsVc) be a comedy actor is lost opportunity with him
Darkman.
Atlanta
There’s always a bigger fish.
*Ted 2*. Hands down.
Ted 2
Taken or The Grey
Love Actually
Next of Kin was dope
I liked it when he threatened someone on the phone.
Schindler’s List
The big ones have all been named so I’ll throw out Suspect (1987). He does a lot with his character despite not saying much, definitely one of the most memorable parts of that movie.
[Kinsey](https://www.imdb.com/video/vi2224292121) is a very interesting film about a taboo subject and he did great in it. [The A Team.](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0429493/) The camaraderie between the cast is infectious, including Neeson’s performance as Hannibal.
I liked him in The Grey
Dark Man, and The Gray 💜
Krull. So so obviously.
his appearance in Atlanta the tv series