Some love to chill with an old familiar rom-com, while others prefer witnessing Liam Neeson ruthlessly hunt people down for the sake of revenge. For those in the latter category, consider making Seraphim Falls your latest comfort watch. The 2006 film stars Neeson as a former Civil War colonel who’s on a mission to take down a disgraced officer — played by Ireland’s favorite James Bond, Pierce Brosnan.
In the style of an old-fashioned Western, the allegorical film follows the war vets as they duke it out across the American West. Seraphim Falls was the feature directorial debut of television director David Von Ancken (Californication, Salem, Hell on Wheels), who died in 2021. It was co-written by Von Ancken and Abby Everett Jaques.
Liam Neeson as Carver in Seraphim Falls
Five years after the American Civil War, a former Confederate colonel, Carver (Neeson), is on the trail of his greatest nemesis, ex-Union officer Gideon (Brosnan). Gideon’s done something — we’re not quite sure what… yet — and Carver’s out for blood. An expert trapper, Gideon relies on his cunning survival skills to evade the relentless pursuit of Carver and his four headhunters: Hayes (Wincott), Parsons (Lauter), Pope (Baker), and Kid (Robinson). While the two play a deathly hide-and-seek across alpine mountains and desert plains, their epic battle reveals a deeper truth about humanity in the face of war.
Pierce Brosnan as Gideon and Liam Neeson as Carver in Seraphim Falls
No, it’s an original screenplay.
Nope, the film is fictional.
Seraphim Falls takes place in Nevada’s Ruby Mountains in 1868.
The movie was filmed in New Mexico and Oregon.
