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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 06/26/2017
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 01/11/2017
2.5/5
The film's greatest sin is its intrinsic dullness. Go to Full Review
Paul Byrnes Sydney Morning Herald 01/06/2017
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 05/13/2024
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 04/05/2022
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 02/14/2022
2.5/4
Passengers biggest issue is its finale. Go to Full Review
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Craig H @Duken4evr 23h On the fence with this one. It deserves better than 30%, that's just too harsh. In scholastic parlance, I give it a solid C+ and C's get degrees - lol Without giving anything away with the plot, this was a visually beautiful movie with an interesting moral twist. What the Jim Preston character did was morally indefensible and Aurora's response to it was realistic. Ironically if Jim hadn't done what he did things would have turned out badly for everyone. Doing the wrong thing in desperation led to the best result - that was an interesting twist. Jim didn't ask to be put in that situation after all, good thing for all of those fictional characters he was. Jim is a get it done kinda guy and Aurora is no slouch either. 75% rating from me. See more Faith F @RT07962477 1d I will be in the minority with my rating but its for the concept of a new world... With our planet using resources and exposure to chemicals hard to say if we exist forever on earth. I believe in thinking outside the box. A new movie or script with several ships embarking for a new world not Star Trek but real story lines of problems along the way. Innovations solved by brilliant minds and those thinking outside the box. This movie gave me inspiration and imagination of a different world for future generations. So hence my rating of 4 stars. See more Cinema S @cinema_sensei 2d A visually beautiful sci-fi romance with a fascinating premise and a great space setting. Chris Pratt and Jennifer Lawrence have enough chemistry to keep the story engaging, while the production design and visuals create an immersive atmosphere. The biggest problem is the moral dilemma at the center, which the film doesn't explore deeply enough. Still, it's an enjoyable and emotionally engaging space adventure. See more Nick D @RT13008950 3d The plot never really did anything interesting and what could’ve been a cool concept ends up falling flat. The movie feels like another generic hallmark romance movie whose only trope is that it is set in space. Jennifer Lawrence is hot as always and Chris Pratt does a nice job with his character but such big name actors aren’t enough to save a terrible script. The movie does have some strengths sprinkled around but they ultimately fail to connect in any meaningful way. Overall I’d say you can skip this movie See more Jennifer R @RT97241774 6d This movie was about to leave Netflix so I thought I should watch it. Pratt is shockingly charmless and unappealing in this role, and that ruins the movie from the start. His lack of range and failure to appear as an 'everyman' makes all of his copious screen time painful to watch. His decision to wake up a beautiful woman because he's lonely is unforgivable, no matter the contrived justifications the script cobbles in. Lawrence is the only bright spot in an otherwise dismal, space creep odyssey. Watch only if you want something to mock. See more BryceLovesTech T @RT73089320 Aug 16 I love sci-fi and especially the ones where there’s a slow build. I thought the actors were great. This movie deserves more credit. 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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