Passengers (2008)

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.

Director:

Rodrigo García

Writer:

Ronnie Christensen

Stars:

Anne Hathaway, Patrick Wilson, David Morse

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Anne Hathaway	...	Claire
Patrick Wilson	...	Eric
Andre Braugher	...	Perry
Dianne Wiest	...	Toni
David Morse	...	Arkin
William B. Davis	...	Jack
Ryan Robbins	...	Dean
Clea DuVall	...	Shannon
Don Thompson	...	Norman
Andrew Wheeler	...	Blonde Man
Chelah Horsdal	...	Janice (as Chelah Horsdale)
Karen Elizabeth Austin	...	Hospital Receptionist (as Karen Austin)
Elzanne Fourie	...	Young Emma
Stacy Grant	...	Emma
Conner Dwelly	...	Young Claire

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.

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Plot Keywords:

airplane crash | survivor | explosion | afterlife | doctor patient relationship | 

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Taglines:

The line between this world and the next is about to be crossed.

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Genres:

Romance | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for thematic elements including some scary images, and sensuality

Did You Know?

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".

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Goofs

When Claire jumps from the boat to save Eric, she's wearing her PFD (orange life vest). When seen in the water with Eric, she's clearly not wearing it. However, when she puts the life vest on, she does not tie or fasten it correctly, and, when she jumps in to the water, the vest can clearly be seen coming off, and bobbing around in the background.

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Quotes

[first lines]
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)

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Soundtracks

The Cuckoo Waltz
Music by Johann Emanuel Jonasson
Played by the player piano

User Reviews

Don't know why people score so low on this

Well I'm dutch, so bear with the English language...

I really liked this movie... It has almost everything. Mostly I watch action movies.. but sometimes a different genre attacks me. This movie was one of the others. Ik love the psychological real feelings.. the people with open judgement on others. The readiness to make yourself vonourable.

Still this one has some action.. some real people (well as real as you want them to be in movies).. and it warms my heart.

This is my first comment on a movie... and I am absolutely not ashamed that it is for/at this one. See it and you'll like it.. Its more than fine.

Details

Official Sites:

Sony Pictures

Country:

USA Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 September 2008 (Spain)

Also Known As:

Passengers

Filming Locations:

1007 E Cordova St, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$25,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$172,544, 26 October 2008

Gross USA:

$292,437

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$5,798,974

Company Credits

Production Co:

TriStar Pictures, Mandate Pictures, Persistent Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1