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The Passengers

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After 30 years, locked away footage from the 1990s is revealed featuring raw, emotional confessions from a group of disillusioned New Yorkers. As the world faces new challenges, their voices feel more relevant than ever. People are people. Even then.

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Linda Marric HeyUGuys 06/18/2025
3/5
Ultimately, The Passengers is a quietly devastating portrait of humanity. It's for lovers of vérité filmmaking, for those who romanticize the grit of old New York, and for anyone who’s ever sat alone on a train, wondering about the person across the aisle Go to Full Review
Romey Norton InSession Film 3d
B
The Passengers is a reminder that even amidst the chaos of a bygone era, people were, and still are, just people, trying to be seen, heard, and understood. Go to Full Review
Edward Douglas The Weekend Warrior (Substack) Oct 24
7/10
This was clearly an experiment that may or may not work for the viewer, depending on their level of curiosity, but it’s a fascinating watch nonetheless. Go to Full Review
Benjamin Gummery Indie Mac User Oct 21
3/5
a fascinating moment in time captured on film Go to Full Review
Laura Potier Outtake Mag Sep 1
3/5
Though its unsophisticated structure holds it back, The Passengers quietly resonates in our present moment of collective uncertainty and our search for meaning, reminding us that people are, and always will be, wonderfully messy. Go to Full Review
Leo Brady AMovieGuy.com Jul 17
2.5/4
The Passengers is a film worth experiencing, especially as a sociological or cultural artifact. Mazziotti deserves recognition for crafting such a poignant piece of independent cinema. Go to Full Review
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Movie Info

Synopsis After 30 years, locked away footage from the 1990s is revealed featuring raw, emotional confessions from a group of disillusioned New Yorkers. As the world faces new challenges, their voices feel more relevant than ever. People are people. Even then.
Director
Thomas F. Mazziotti
Producer
Jerome Heaven
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 12m