Passengers (2016)

A malfunction in a sleeping pod on a spacecraft traveling to a distant colony planet wakes one passenger 90 years early.

Director:

Morten Tyldum

Writer:

Jon Spaihts

Stars:

Jennifer Lawrence, Chris Pratt, Michael Sheen

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 1 win & 10 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jennifer Lawrence	...	Aurora Lane
Chris Pratt	...	Jim Preston
Michael Sheen	...	Arthur
Laurence Fishburne	...	Gus Mancuso
Andy Garcia	...	Captain Norris
Vince Foster	...	Executive Officer
Kara Flowers	...	Communications Officer
Conor Brophy	...	Crew Member
Julee Cerda	...	Instructor (Hologram)
Aurora Perrineau	...	Best Friend
Lauren Farmer	...	Party Friend
Emerald Mayne	...	Party Friend
Kristin Brock	...	Party Friend
Tom Ferrari	...	Party Friend
Quansae Rutledge	...	Party Friend

Storyline

The spaceship, Starship Avalon, in its 120-year voyage to a distant colony planet known as the "Homestead Colony" and transporting 5,258 people has a malfunction in one of its sleep chambers. As a result one hibernation pod opens prematurely and the one person that awakes, Jim Preston (Chris Pratt) is stranded on the spaceship, still 90 years from his destination.

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Plot Keywords:

spacecraft | trapped in space | malfunction | asteroid | hibernation | 

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Taglines:

Nothing Happens By Accident

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Genres:

Drama | Romance | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sexuality, nudity and action/peril

Did You Know?

Trivia

Nazanin Boniadi is not credited in the film as the post-hibernation hologram at the beginning of the film.

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Goofs

If Homestead Company made eight quadrillion dollars from its first planet, that is a poor rate of return. Considering the distances involved, it would take centuries to even begin to realize any significant return, while investing capital on earth over a long period can easily give big returns. If the company had invested 66 billion dollars at 5% over 240 years (the expected minimum journey time to Homestead II and back - ignoring time dilation, which would greatly increase the period), they would have made the same amount of money. The question is: did the _Avalon_ cost more or less than 66 billion dollars? It seems reasonable to assume that it cost far more. NB. it makes almost no difference if the spaceship is reusable; the replacement cost is tiny compared with the expected profit. Movie doesn't really implies in which time it's set in so speculating economics of that world can't be called as goof.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Wake-up Hologram: Good morning, James. How are you feeling?
Jim Preston: Wait. What?
Wake-up Hologram: It's perfectly normal to feel confused. You just spent 120 years in suspended animation.
Jim Preston: What?
Wake-up Hologram: It's okay, James.
Jim Preston: It's Jim...
Wake-up Hologram: Jim.

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Crazy Credits

The first half of the end credits feature images of celestial objects in space, such as nebulas and galaxies.

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Connections

References Silent Running (1972)

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Soundtracks

Happy Birthday To You
Written by Mildred J. Hill and Patty S. Hill (as Patty Smith Hill

User Reviews

Romancing the vastness of space

I dislike reviews that summarize the plot or discuss the plot unless the latter is done to support an opinion. So, I will not do this in this review. Here are my thoughts and impressions.

This film that was a very pleasant surprise. I had no expectations and enjoyed seeing the two actors (Chris Pratt and Jennifer Lawrence) in a genre film and role I hadn't seen them in before. My only previous experience of seeing these two on the screen previously were 5 year engagement (which I LOVE) and hunger games (meh, its okay).

These two are great in this film. There is a great chemistry and given the romantic turn this film takes, it works.

The plot is great too--I like how the film explores the nature of space travel and the realistic challenges that it creates in the life of mere mortal humans. I also enjoyed seeing these characters grapple with some very serious predicaments that forced some decisions that could be viewed as selfish and suddenly turns to be completely unselfish.

This film is not a run of the mill film--it has some great ideas and perhaps even themes (if you give it some thought) that are explored exceptionally well.

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

USA Australia

Language:

English Spanish Japanese French

Release Date:

21 December 2016 (USA)

Also Known As:

Passengers

Filming Locations:

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$110,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$14,869,736, 25 December 2016

Gross USA:

$100,014,699

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$303,144,152

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures, LStar Capital, Village Roadshow Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

116 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Atmos Auro 11.1 Sonics-DDP Dolby Surround 7.1 SDDS DTS (DTS: X)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1