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 Truth Can't Hide Forever

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Genres:

Drama | Fantasy | Horror | Mystery | Romance | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

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

Details

Official Sites:

Metropolitan Films [France] Official site

Country:

USA Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 October 2008 (USA)

Also Known As:

Almas pasajeras

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, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$270,659, 2 November 2008

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$5,787,152, 9 February 2013

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

Did You Know?

Trivia

David Morse and Andre Braugher previously co-starred on the TV show Hack together.

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Goofs

The painting in the scene when Claire and Eric are in his apartment changes from when Eric first gives Claire the brush to when she first begins to apply paint. It is mainly blue but suddenly has all this white at the bottom and the shape of the blue is very different. Then it changes again when they show them from the left, and then again when they step back from it.

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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.