The Mongoose

The Mongoose is a 2026 action thriller film written by Thompson Evans, directed by Mark Vanselow and starring Liam Neeson, Marisa Tomei, Ving Rhames, and Michael Chiklis.

The Mongoose was released in the United States on October 30, 2026.

A war hero accused of a crime he did not commit, and with nothing to lose, leads police on an epic televised car chase, mostly across Texas, helped by members of his former United States Army Special Forces unit, as a fascinated public cheers him on.

• Liam Neeson as Ryan "Fang" Flanagan
• Marisa Tomei as Tara, Flanagan's ex-wife
• Marcus Thomas as Munch, Flanagan's former teammate who didn't survive Afghanistan
• Ving Rhames as Tanker, Flanagan's former teammate
• Michael Chiklis as Major Walter Pope, from Texas Highway Patrol
• Maurice Marvel Meredith as James Tilton, Flanagan's former teammate
• Laura Coates as herself
• Brett Tucker as Todd, estranged new love interest of Flanagan's ex-wife

In May 2024, it was announced that Liam Neeson was cast in the film. In February 2025, it was announced that Marisa Tomei, Ving Rhames and Michael Chiklis were cast in the film and that filming began in the Australian state of Victoria. The action-thriller is being shot in Bacchus Marsh, Castlemaine, Templestowe and Bangholme, Frankston as well as the Melbourne CBD, North Melbourne, Kensington, Travancore, Altona and Moorabbin.

In May 2026, Samuel Goldwyn Films acquired the U.S. distribution rights to the film. The Mongoose was released in the United States on October 30, 2026. In some countries, like Australia and Canada, the film will be released on Prime Video on November 4.

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 33% of 24 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 5.0/10.

Glenn Kenny of RogerEbert.com praised the film's action and direction but criticized its screenplay's "dialogue infelicities." Multiple film critics compared The Mongoose to 1970s action movies like Smokey and the Bandit.

• The Mongoose at IMDb

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