Passenger 57 is an American action thriller film and a remake of the 1992 film of the same name.
Plot[]
John Cutter and his wife Lisa make a stop at a convenience store on their way home from their anniversary dinner. However, their idyllic evening is shattered when they become caught up in a convenience store robbery. Cutter, a police officer, must think on his training and past experiences as he now finds his wife the victim of a hostage situation. Cutter hesitates too long and Lisa is shot and killed by the thug. As the criminal tries to flee, Cutter finally draws his service weapon and guns him down. Feeling disgraced, he resigns from the force and begins to slide towards alcoholism.
One day, Cutter is approached by an old friend of his, Stuart Ramsey, the president of Atlantic International Airlines. Ramsey offers Cutter the position of teaching self defense to flight attendants. Cutter is reluctant but agrees to take a 'test run.' Ramsey then books him on a flight for Los Angeles, as the 57th passenger.
However, also present on the plane is Charles Rane, a recently captured British terrorist, and his two FBI escorts. During the flight, several of Rane's men, posing as passengers and crew, kill the escorts, free Rane and seize control of the plane. Cutter hides in the lavatory and manages to contact Ramsey and warn him, but is discovered by one of Rane's men. Cutter manages to take him as his own hostage, but Rane coldly murders a random passenger and Cutter realises he is dealing with a madman. He retreats into the cargo hold, where he finds flight attendant Carrie. They dispatch one of Rane's men and dump the plane's fuel, forcing Rane to land at an airfield in Louisiana. Cutter leaves the plane to look for help, and while he is gone, Carrie is captured.
Rane radios the control tower and demands a refueling lest he kill more hostages. Cutter is captured by Sheriff Biggs and interrogated, believing him to be one of Rane's men. Rane uses this to his advantage and tells them that Cutter turned on him. Biggs gives the go ahead for the refueling, while rane responds by generously releasing half of the passengers. Rane also takes some of his men with him and leaves the plane. Cutter escapes from custody and chases Rane and his men through the county fair, killing the thugs and leading to Rane's apprehension by Biggs. Meanwhile, Ramsey summons the FBI to the scene and they assert Cutter's true identity to Biggs, who releases him.
While he is held at the control tower, Rane explains that he still has some men on board the plane, and unless he returns to the plane, they have been given orders to kill the remaining hostages, including Cassie. Biggs and the FBI reluctantly arrange to have Rane escorted back to the plane, but place a sniper on him, planning to take him out once the hostages are secured. However, the sniper is in fact one of Rane's men and they instead murder Rane's escorts, allowing the villain to safely get back onto the plane. Cutter kills the sniper as the plane begins to take off.
With Biggs' help, Cutter jumps onto the moving plane and getting into the cabin as it climbs. Cutter kills the rest of Rane's men, who then disarms him and they get into a brutal fistfight. Rane retrieves Cutter's gun and prepares to put an end to his foe, when Cassie grabs his arm, causing him to instead accidentally shoot out the bulkhead door. Explosive cabin decompression pulls Cutter and Rane towards the door and they wrestle for the last time before Cutter shoves Rane out and he falls to his death. The plane returns to the airfield safely and the FBI swarms into the cabin. In the commotion and celebrations, Cutter and Cassie slip away together quietly.
Cast[]
Jamie Foxx - John Cutter
Halle Berry - Cassie
Ron Perlman - Stuart Ramsey
Michael Fassbender - Charles Rane
Directed by Sam Mendes