Josh Hartnett's Brilliant 'Bullet Train' Replacement Flies Onto Streaming

Action movies live and die on their hook. For years, filmmakers have been chasing that elevator pitch — Die Hard on an aircraft carrier (Under Siege), John Wick but with a suburban dad (Nobody). Some soar, others sink into copycat territory. With Fight or Flight, billed as essentially Bullet Train but on an airplane, the balance tips toward brilliance rather than knockoff, thanks largely to a reinvented Josh Hartnett and a first-time director who knows how to stage a fight in cramped quarters. Landing on Paramount+ October 1, Fight or Flight marks the feature debut of James Madigan and continues Hartnett’s unlikely but thrilling career resurgence.