Passengers

A journey through the stars leads to unexpected connections and profound isolation.

Critics find Passengers visually striking with committed leads, but say its flawed story and uneasy premise undermine the romance and the final act.

• the plot turns on one character waking the other against their will and the resulting ethical rupture
• the entire story takes place on a malfunctioning spaceship with a single hibernation pod opened early

• Gravityshared isolated sci-fi romance on a spacecraft with moral unease
• Titanicshared sleeper-ship premise and romance-under-survival tone
• Moonshared sleeping-ship isolation and ethically fraught romance

Director

Morten Tyldum

Release Date

2016-12-21

Runtime

116 min

Rating

7.0 / 10 (14639)

What is Passengers about?

A lone passenger wakes ninety years early on a starship and must decide whether to live out his life in isolation or wake another.

What is Passengers like to watch?

Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Passengers as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as layered.

Is Passengers violent?

Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Passengers as mild.

What did critics think of Passengers?

Critics find Passengers visually striking with committed leads, but say its flawed story and uneasy premise undermine the romance and the final act.

Which films are like Passengers?

Films with a similar feel include Gravity, Titanic, and Moon.

How long is Passengers?

Passengers runs 116 minutes.

Where can I watch Passengers?

In United States, Passengers is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home, Plex.