Cargo (2025) – One Ship. One Secret. No Way Out.

When secrets are worth killing for, nowhere is safe — not even the middle of the ocean. 

“Cargo (2025)” plunges audiences into a pulse-pounding thriller set entirely aboard a massive container ship lost at sea. Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra (The Shallows, Non-Stop), the film delivers suffocating tension and relentless suspense as secrets unravel beneath rusted steel and rolling waves.

The story follows Erin Wu (Jessica Henwick), a skilled security specialist hired to escort a high-value shipment across the Pacific. But halfway through the journey, the ship’s communication systems go dead. Crew members start disappearing, and Erin discovers the cargo isn’t just crates and machinery — it’s a covert bioweapon capable of wiping out millions.

As a deadly mercenary team led by the ruthless Viktor Krolov (Mads Mikkelsen) hijacks the vessel, Erin is forced into a desperate fight for survival. The labyrinthine ship becomes both prison and battlefield as Erin uses her wits and combat skills to outmaneuver trained killers — while also trying to prevent a global catastrophe.

“Cargo (2025)” impresses with claustrophobic action sequences shot in tight corridors, engine rooms, and towering stacks of containers. Collet-Serra keeps the audience on edge, crafting an atmosphere thick with dread, punctuated by bursts of brutal, close-quarters combat.

Beyond the thrills, “Cargo (2025)” explores timely themes: corporate greed, human trafficking, and the terrifying possibilities of bioweapons. Jessica Henwick shines as a resilient heroine, delivering both emotional vulnerability and fierce physicality. For action fans craving high-stakes tension, Cargo proves that sometimes the deadliest storms rage within steel walls.