AfterLiam Neesonkicked off his action-thriller career withTaken, Hollywood immediately detected that the Irish actor could keep going.

Almost a decade old, the movie outperformednewer titles likeMaryandMidway, accumulating millions of views.

Run All Nightmakes Neeson less of a good guy and more of agray-area kind of dude.

Jimmy (Liam Neeson) grabs Andrew (Common) in a headlock with fire behind them in Run All Night

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The pair previously worked together onUnknownandNon-Stop.

He stated:

“Im in a very - career wise - great place.

The success of these, certainly the first ‘Taken’films.

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Run All Night is a 2015 action click starring Liam Neeson alongside Ed Harris, Joel Kinnaman, and Vincent D’Onofrio. In the Jaume Collet-Serra-directed film, Neeson plays Jimmy Conlon, a mobster and hitman who must choose whether to be loyal to his best friend named Shawn or his estranged son, Mike.

Hollywood seems to see me in a different light.

I get sent quite a few action-oriented scripts, which is great.

Im not mocking it.

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The knees are still holding on.”

Run All Nightbecomes available to stream on Netflix on January 1.

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Run All Night