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On a routine journey through space to a new home, two passengers, sleeping in suspended animation, are awakened 90 years too early when their ship malfunctions. As Jim and Aurora face living the rest of their lives on board, with every luxury they could ever ask for, they begin to fall for each other, unable to deny their intense attraction until they discover the ship is in grave danger. With the lives of 5,000 sleeping passengers at stake, only Jim and Aurora can save them all.
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Passengers proves Chris Pratt and Jennifer Lawrence work well together -- and that even their chemistry isn't enough to overcome a fatally flawed story.

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Anne Cohen Refinery29 Jun 26, 2017
Passengers takes what could have been an interesting debate about consent and glosses it over with cheesy romance and problematic sex. Go to Full Review
Sandra Hall Sydney Morning Herald Jan 11, 2017
2.5/5
The film's greatest sin is its intrinsic dullness. Go to Full Review
Paul Byrnes Sydney Morning Herald Jan 6, 2017
3.5/5
The production design here is spectacular and utopian - a delirious idea of a future that's perfectable, a world without blemish. Go to Full Review
Yasser Medina Cinefilia May 13, 2024
5/10
Its science-fiction premise about lovers in space starts with promising questions, but soon approaches a horizon that lacks depth and is lost, from the beginning, in a black hole of clichés. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review Apr 5, 2022
1.5/4
Passengers has a lot going for it, but the entire treatment feels mishandled, misguided, and a missed opportunity. Go to Full Review
David Gonzalez The Cinematic Reel Feb 14, 2022
2.5/4
Passengers biggest issue is its finale. Go to Full Review
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David B @RT00379423 23 hrs ago I can’t complain about the acting and the beautiful cgi of the movie but sadly the main plot was very egocentric the story made this movie to be average not the actors I don’t know if the full idea was to create concept for a future movie but it really shows how a person can destroy other peoples lives for he’s ego am talking about what the script was trying to accomplish See more Huntin P @PaxVobiscum80 5 days ago I was sad to hear that J-Law regretted the movie. It made double the budget, which I gather amounts to breaking even! It didn't lose money, at least. Anyone who grew up on Red Dwarf will recognise the set-up. Chris Pratt's character finds himself alone on a spaceship, in danger of dying from sheer loneliness. A malfunction has caused his sleeping pod to open several decades ahead of time. Everyone else is in a coma. He makes the fateful decision - fateful for everyone, as it turns out - to sabotage another pod in order to have someone to talk to; to have a companion. This brings J-Law into it. Alone together, they make the best of things. The ship has plenty of diversions, despite being a sleep voyage. Eventually she discovers the truth, that he deliberately robbed her of her future on the planet they were headed to. But by then we've learned how frivolous was her intention, how much pain she caused others by choosing to leave Earth. Fate or fortune? What rules our destiny? See more James A @ablett001 5 days ago The film is undeniably visually stunning and the very real feel of isolation that is created in an almost Kubrick style is commendable for a modern day movie. Pratt and Lawrence carry the story exceptionally between them and although it slightly falls off at times in keeping you enthralled, it's a splendidly good watch. See more Darrell S @RT37459315 Sep 12, 2026 Good movie. A little long, but an interesting take on being stranded alone. See more Robert P @Superbad Sep 8, 2026 Frankly, I thought this movie was pretty good! See more S.P.E.C T @RT63635484 Sep 4, 2026 This movie is cliche and predictable. Pacing at times is absolutely atrocious, The Writing is extremely basic and meets every traditional trope commonly found in romance films. There's nothing about this movie that stands out no matter how deep into space it takes us. The score is absolutely amazing however ;even though it mirrors Thomas Newman's past work. It still delivers and makes the movie shine. The acting is a mixed bag, ranging from stellar to somewhat lifeless and lacking real emotion. Check it out once but none more after cause this interstellar trip is rather forgettable. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis On a routine journey through space to a new home, two passengers, sleeping in suspended animation, are awakened 90 years too early when their ship malfunctions. As Jim and Aurora face living the rest of their lives on board, with every luxury they could ever ask for, they begin to fall for each other, unable to deny their intense attraction until they discover the ship is in grave danger. With the lives of 5,000 sleeping passengers at stake, only Jim and Aurora can save them all.
Director
Morten Tyldum
Producer
Stephen Hamel, Michael Maher, Neal H. Moritz, Ori Marmur
Screenwriter
Jon Spaihts
Distributor
Sony Pictures Entertainment
Production Co
Company Films, Start Motion Pictures, Original Film, LStar Capital, Village Roadshow Pictures, Wanda Pictures
Rating
PG-13 (Nudity|Action/Peril|Sexuality)
Genre
Sci-Fi, Adventure, Mystery & Thriller, Romance, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 21, 2016, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 14, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$100.0M
Runtime
1h 56m
Sound Mix
SDDS, Dolby Atmos
Aspect Ratio
Digital 2.39:1
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