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Passengers (2008)

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A grief counselor working with a group of plane-crash survivors finds herself at the root of a mystery when her clients begin to disappear.

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Cast

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Arkin
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Jack
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Dean
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Shannon
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Norman
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Blonde Man
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Janice (as Chelah Horsdale)
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Hospital Receptionist (as Karen Austin)
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Young Claire
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Storyline

After a plane crash, a young therapist, Claire, is assigned by her mentor to counsel the flight's five survivors. When they share their recollections of the incident -- which some say include an explosion that the airline claims never happened -- Claire is intrigued by Eric, the most secretive of the passengers. Just as Claire's professional relationship with Eric -- despite her better judgment -- blossoms into a romance, the survivors begin to disappear mysteriously, one by one. Claire suspects that Eric may hold all the answers and becomes determined to uncover the truth, no matter the consequences. Written by Anonymous

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The Truth Can't Hide Forever See more »


Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for thematic elements including some scary images, and sensuality | See all certifications »

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Release Date:

24 October 2008 (USA)  »

Also Known As:

Les passagers  »

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Box Office

Budget:

$25,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$172,544, 26 October 2008, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$270,659, 2 November 2008

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$5,787,152, 9 February 2013
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2.35 : 1
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Trivia

The license plates used in the film feature the slogan "Beautiful Evergreen State", a combination of the license plate slogan of British Columbia ("Beautiful British Columbia", where the movie was filmed), and the state nickname of Washington (The Evergreen State). This same plate was used in the 2017 Hallmark movie "Garage Sale Mystery: The Beach Murder". See more »

Goofs

After Claire leaves Norman's apartment one of the passengers tries to keep her from driving away. The first screen shot from inside the car shows her pulling away. The camera angle then cuts immediately to a shot from outside the vehicle and shows the car stationary for a split second just before Claire pulls away. The editing is off by about a second. See more »

Quotes

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Claire Summers: [talking on her phone in bed] Hello. Hello... Oh, hi. Hi... No, wide-awake. What's up?
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Connections

References Birdy (1984) See more »

Soundtracks

The Cuckoo Waltz
Music by Johann Emanuel Jonasson
Played by the player piano
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What a MOVING story!
18 December 2010 | by See all my reviews

I haven't reviewed a movie for a long time...there are just so many movies that don't warrant it.

On a quiet, rainy, lonely Saturday afternoon, I felt frustrated to see that there was NOTHING on cable to watch that I wanted to watch, and if I liked the movies, I had already seen them. I kept looking on Movies on Demand.

Then I sat down to watch Passengers...not really knowing anything about it. I forgot how wonderful it used to be just to pick a movie when I was growing up and just go see it...with no preconceptions. Most of the time, I would really enjoy myself. Discovering one more way of looking at life.

I was mainly attracted to the movie because I like Anne Hathaway's acting.

What I didn't know was that I was about to embark on such an interesting journey that was so hard to describe.

The premise is so simple. But as I have realized...there are no new ideas under the sun. It is in THE TELLING that we are enriched.

The director, RODRIGO GARCIA, has created a near-masterpiece. The chemistry between the two leads is palpable...that is as much a product of the director as it is for the actors.

Let's not forget Edward Shearmur's engaging score, Igor Jadue-Lillo's beautiful cinematography, Thom Noble's fine editing and last but not least Ronnie Christiensen's wonderful script.

The ending came to me as a shock similar to the end of Sophie's Choice...and then the well of tears came forth as an unexplainable phenomena of the human soul.

Really, it was such a perfect movie.

Kudos all around.


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