Liam Neeson's New CIA Thriller Debuts To All-Time Career Rotten Tomatoes Record

Published Sep 11, 2026, 11:10 AM EDT

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Liam Neeson's new movie The Fix is now in theaters, and the CIA thriller has made its debut on Rotten Tomatoes with a shocking critic score.

The cast of The Fix is led by Neeson and Zachary Levi, who play former CIA operatives leading a group of operators into Tehran following a mission-gone-wrong in Afghanistan. Directed by Guy Moshe, the thriller also stars Quincy Isaiah, Wes Chatham, Jake Choi, Augusto Aguilera, Elnaaz Norouzi, Navid Negahban, Grant Harvey, Lara Wolf and Titus Welliver.

The Fix was released on the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, but it's not getting a positive reception from critics, who are currently giving the film a 14% score on Rotten Tomatoes, which is Neeson's fourth-lowest-rated movie ever on the popular review aggregation website.

So far, early reviews have called The Fix preposterous, bland, manipulative and way too long, with ridiculous plot twists thrown in. The script and casting choices were also criticized, with Levi's performance singled out as a lowlight of the film. Screen Rant's Alex Harrison gave The Fix a score of 5 out of 10 and said Levi was miscast.

There aren't enough audience reviews yet to generate a score on the Popcornmeter, but so far, general moviegoers who have seen The Fix are more receptive than critics are. Several of them have praised the action and suspense, though others called out the long run time and were mixed on Neeson's performance.

The Fix is not Neeson's lowest-rated film on Rotten Tomatoes, though. That distinction goes to 2022's Blacklight (at 11%), which not only was widely panned but also flopped at the box office, earning only $15.9 million. In between Blacklight and The Fix on the list of Neeson's lowest-rated movies are The Nut Job (12%) and Taken 3 (13%).

Rounding out the rest of the Bottom 10 are The Other Man (16%), Ice Road: Vengeance (16%), The Haunting (17%), Taken 2 (22%), Men in Black: International (23%) and After.Life (24%).

Liam Neeson's Lowest-Rated Movies	Rotten Tomatoes' Critic Scores
Blacklight	11%
The Nut Job	12%
Taken 3	13%
The Fix	14%
The Other Man	16%
Ice Road: Vengeance	16%
The Haunting	17%
Taken 2	22%
Men in Black: International	23%
After.Life	24%

On the opposite end, Neeson's highest-rated narrative movie on Rotten Tomatoes is Schindler's List at 98%, followed by The Lego Movie (96%), Ordinary Love (93%), Husbands and Wives (93%), Widows (91%), Ponyo (91%), The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (90%), Kinsey (90%), The Naked Gun (88%) and A Monster Calls (86%).

Liam Neeson's Highest-Rated Narrative Movies	Rotten Tomatoes' Critic Scores
Schindler's List	98%
The Lego Movie	96%
Ordinary Love	93%
Husbands and Wives	93%
Widows	91%
Ponyo	91%
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs	90%
Kinsey	90%
The Naked Gun	88%
A Monster Calls	86%

The Fix is Neeson's second film to come out in 2026. Earlier in the year, he starred in Cold Storage, a horror comedy about a group of people trying to prevent a parasitic fungus from causing catastrophe after it escapes a military base. Unlike The Fix, Cold Storage earned positive reviews from critics and an 81% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Throughout his career, Neeson has also starred in movies like Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace, Batman Begins, Excalibur, Gangs of New York, Love Actually and The Chronicles of Narnia. His role in Schindler's List earned him Oscar, Golden Globe and BAFTA nominations for Best Actor.

The Fix may not have reached the highs of Schindler's List, but Neeson has another chance later this year when he stars in the action thriller The Mongoose, which comes out on October 30.

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Grappling with the aftermath of the Afghanistan war, a team of disillusioned ex-CIA operatives embark to Tehran on a daring heist mission.