Skip to main content

The context you need, when you need it

When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters — and what to do about it. At Vox, our mission to help you make sense of the world has never been more vital. But we can’t do it on our own.

We rely on readers like you to fund our journalism. Will you support our work and become a Vox Member today?

Join now

This map shows Liam Neeson’s global reign of terror

Zack Beauchamp
Zack Beauchamp is a senior correspondent at Vox, where he covers ideology and challenges to democracy, both at home and abroad. His book on democracy, The Reactionary Spirit, was published 0n July 16. You can purchase it here.

Liam Neeson’s new movie A Walk Among the Tombstones premiered this weekend, with reviews ranging from glowing to brutally harsh. It’s an action thriller, in which Neeson — and I hope I’m not spoiling anything — kills some people.

That happens a lot in his movies nowadays. Since his recent turn to action movie stardom, Neeson has racked up a truly astonishing on-screen body count — as this awesomely detailed map shows:

liam neeson kills people dot map dot jpg

Note that there's some dispute on Reddit about the map's details. (Melitonz)

The standout, naturally, is Taken’s 31 kills (with an impressively varied set of tools). I say “naturally” because Taken features what is, without question, the defining Liam Neeson Action Hero speech. Enjoy.

See More:

More in Culture

Good Medicine
The alcohol crisis quietly hitting high-stress, “high-status” workersThe alcohol crisis quietly hitting high-stress, “high-status” workers
Good Medicine

What The Pitt can teach us about addiction.

By Dylan Scott
Advice
What trainers actually think about the 12-3-30 workoutWhat trainers actually think about the 12-3-30 workout
Advice

Have we finally unlocked exercise’s biggest secret? Or is this yet another lie perpetrated Big Treadmill?

By Alex Abad-Santos
Technology
The case for AI realismThe case for AI realism
Technology

AI isn’t going to be the end of the world — no matter what this documentary sometimes argues.

By Shayna Korol
Podcasts
How fan fiction went mainstreamHow fan fiction went mainstream
Podcast
Podcasts

The community that underpins Heated Rivalry, explained.

By Danielle Hewitt and Noel King
Culture
Why Easter never became a big secular holiday like ChristmasWhy Easter never became a big secular holiday like Christmas
Culture

Hint: The Puritans were involved.

By Tara Isabella Burton
Culture
The sticky, sugary history of PeepsThe sticky, sugary history of Peeps
Culture

A few things you might not know about Easter’s favorite candy.

By Tanya Pai