Liam Neeson Netflix movie is being branded as ‘Taken on ice’

High, high praise

Cold Pursuit is a remake of 2014 Norwegian film In Order of Disappearance (Kraftidioten) in which Neeson stars as snowplough driver Nelson ‘Nels’ Coxman.

Nels aims to seek revenge on a group of drug dealers who killed his son only to spark off a feud between two rival drug cartels.

Netflix's brief synopsis says: "In this icy revenge thriller, Nels Coxman sets out on a deadly rampage as he tracks down members of a Denver drug cartel who he believes killed his son, Kyle."

Released back in 2019, Cold Pursuit has emerged as a favourite on Netflix and is top spot on the streaming service's list.

Those who have watched it however have spotted plenty of similarities between Cold Pursuit and a Neeson classic, Taken.

"Liam Neeson's movie Cold Pursuit = Taken on ice," said one fan.

Another wrote: "Isn’t Cold Pursuit just Taken in the snow?!

"Time for the next movie on my list of over 40 titles. Cold Pursuit starring Liam Neeson. It's basically Taken ... in the cold! Lol, from what I hear, it's a comedy too," said a third.

A fourth commented: "Cold Pursuit with Liam Neeson is just Taken but in the winter."

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