Fans of Cillian Murphy can now watch one of his earlier thrillers, 'Red Eye', which has been added to BBC iPlayer. The 2005 film, directed by Wes Craven, is a tense cat-and-mouse game set mostly on a red-eye flight.
Murphy stars as Jackson Rippner, a mysterious stranger who sits next to hotel manager Lisa Reisert, played by Rachel McAdams. He soon reveals he is part of a plot to assassinate a government official, and threatens to kill Lisa's father unless she helps him. The film explores how far she is willing to go to protect her family.
Alongside Murphy and McAdams, the cast includes Brian Cox as Lisa's father and Jayma Mays as her friend and colleague. The film received positive reviews, with Rotten Tomatoes users praising it as 'immensely entertaining' and 'a fine example of the classic suspense-thriller'.
'Red Eye' is available to stream on BBC iPlayer from Tuesday, September 16. It offers a chance to see Murphy in a role before his iconic turn as Tommy Shelby in 'Peaky Blinders'.
