Absolution (2024 film)

Absolution is a 2024 American action thriller film directed by Hans Petter Moland, written by Tony Gayton, and starring Liam Neeson as a brooding, aging gangster.

Absolution
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Hans Petter Moland
Written by	Tony Gayton
Produced by	Warren Goz Eric Gold Roger Birnbaum Michael Besman
Starring	Liam Neeson Ron Perlman Yolonda Ross Frankie Shaw Daniel Diemer
Cinematography	Philip Øgaard
Edited by	Dino Jonsäter
Music by	Kaspar Kaae
Production companies	Sculptor Media Electromagnetic Productions
Distributed by	Samuel Goldwyn Films
Release date	November 1, 2024 (2024-11-01)
Running time	112 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$4.2 million[1][2]

Absolution was theatrically released on November 1, 2024 by Samuel Goldwyn Films, and received mixed reviews from critics.

Premise

An aging mob enforcer attempts to outrun his past and reconnect with his estranged daughter and grandson after discovering he has CTE and only a short time to live.

Cast

• Liam Neeson^[3] as Thug
• Yolonda Ross^[4] as Woman
• Daniel Diemer^[4] as Kyle Conner
• Javier Molina as Gamberro
• Frankie Shaw^[4] as Daisy
• Ron Perlman^[4] as Charlie Conner
• William Xifaras as Kiko
• Terrence Pulliam as Dre
• Josh Drennen as Thug's dad
• Ryan Homchick as Dr. Gruber
• Deanna Tarraza as Araceli
• Kris Eivers as Priest
• Ryan Caraway as Bartender
• Omar Moustafa Ghonim as Armando
• Tom Kemp as Burt
• Jimmy Gonzales as Diego Machado
• Bruce Soscia as Tommy
• Levon Panek as Huge Dude^[5]
• Ghia Truesdale as Charlie Conner's Wife^[5] (uncredited)

Production

Filming occurred in Winthrop, Massachusetts in October 2022.^[5] Filming also occurred in Allston earlier that same month.^[6][7] Filming also took place in Norwood, Massachusetts in November 2022.^[8]

Release

As of September 2024, the film was retitled Absolution and given a release date of November 1, 2024.^[9]

Reception

Box office

In the United States and Canada, Absolution was released alongside Here and Hitpig!. The film debuted with $1.4 million from 1,500 theaters in its opening weekend, finishing 12th at the box office.^[10]

Critical response

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 56% of 63 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 5.8/10. The website's consensus reads: "Liam Neeson's gruff performance redeems Absolution somewhat, this thriller's sluggish pacing may not fully earn audiences' forgiveness."^[11] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 51 out of 100, based on 12 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.^[12]