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Passengers

  • 2016
  • PG-13
  • 1h 56m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
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Chris Pratt and Jennifer Lawrence in Passengers (2016)
A spacecraft traveling to a distant colony planet and transporting thousands of people has a malfunction in its sleep chambers. As a result, two passengers are awakened 90 years early.
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A malfunction in a sleeping pod on a spacecraft traveling to a distant colony planet wakes one passenger 90 years early.A malfunction in a sleeping pod on a spacecraft traveling to a distant colony planet wakes one passenger 90 years early.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
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.0/10
    473K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    599
    151
    • Director
      • Morten Tyldum
    • Writer
      • Jon Spaihts
    • Stars
      • Jennifer Lawrence
      • Chris Pratt
      • Michael Sheen
    • 1.4KUser reviews
    • 440Critic reviews
    • 41Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 2 Oscars
      • 2 wins & 12 nominations total

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    Jennifer Lawrence
    Jennifer Lawrence
    • Aurora Lane
    Chris Pratt
    Chris Pratt
    • Jim Preston
    Michael Sheen
    Michael Sheen
    • Arthur
    Laurence Fishburne
    Laurence Fishburne
    • Gus Mancuso
    Andy Garcia
    Andy Garcia
    • Captain Norris
    Vince Foster
    Vince Foster
    • Executive Officer
    Kara Flowers
    • Communications Officer
    Conor Brophy
    • Crew Member
    Julee Cerda
    Julee Cerda
    • Instructor (Hologram)
    Aurora Perrineau
    Aurora Perrineau
    • Best Friend
    Lauren Farmer
    • Party Friend
    Emerald Mayne
    • Party Friend
    Kristin Brock
    • Party Friend
    Tom Ferrari
    • Party Friend
    Quansae Rutledge
    • Party Friend
    Desmond Reid
    • Party Friend
    Emma Clarke
    • Voice of the Avalon
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    Chris Edgerly
    Chris Edgerly
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    • Director
      • Morten Tyldum
    • Writer
      • Jon Spaihts
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    Featured review
    7/10

    Romance and sci-fi in outer space

    Although 'Passengers' had one of the most unique concepts of any film in recent years, had talented actors on board and the production values looked wonderful from the advertising, the critical reception (not just from critics but also from those who dislike Chris Pratt and Jennifer Lawrence and immediately saying the film would be terrible, not being ignorant this actually happened) was a turn off.

    Seeing it with my flatmate last night, who had seen the film before, really liked it and had recommended it to me, 'Passengers' turned out to be a much better film than expected. It's not perfect and can see where some of the criticisms are coming from, but it was to me a beautiful and thought-provoking film that raised some interesting questions and thoughts. Unlike a lot of people on the internet and particularly on IMDb, critics get a lot of respect from me and often we are on the same page. There have been a fair share of times where our opinions have been different, when a praised film didn't do much for me and a panned one surprised me in a good way. 'Passengers' is one of the latter examples and a lot of the problem with its less than enthusiastic critical response is to do with advertising which didn't indicate that it would be as unconventional as it was.

    For one thing 'Passengers' looks wonderful, the advertising didn't lie in this regard. It's beautifully shot and crisply edited while the lighting and sets have a lot of atmosphere and are imaginative in their scope, showing the beauty, wonder and mysteriousness of outer space. It is easy to see why the production design garnered an Oscar nomination The special effects at their best make the jaw drop.

    Don't think that Thomas Newman's score has been talked about enough despite being nominated for an Oscar (losing out to 'La La Land'), it's understated and hauntingly beautiful in a distinctive Newman. 'La La Land' deserved the win but of the other Best Original Score nominees (which included 'Jackie', which should never have been nominated) 'Passengers' for me was one of the better ones.

    There are many moments where 'Passengers' provokes a lot of thought and is intriguing, raising some very interesting questions and ideas. The story on the most part didn't lose me, while it is not your conventional thrilling sci-fi film with lots of special effects and action it has its fair share of poignancy and intrigue. The initial fiery animosity turning into a beautiful love story was convincing thanks to the chemistry between Pratt and Lawrence. The direction isn't mind-blowing but is competent before not knowing what to do with itself in the final quarter or so.

    Pratt is more understated than usual, in a cast against type dramatic role for an actor better known for comedy. He handles it very well and commands the screen. Lawrence gets a lot of hate here, but to me she is one of the better actresses today under 30 (her acting actually has a beyond her years feel to it). Here she is luminous and touching. Believed these two as lovers and found myself caring for their love story due to their success in keeping it alive. It's not just them though, Michael Sheen is amusing as Arthur and while his screen time is short (too short) Laurence Fishburne gives his characters pathos and dignity.

    On the other hand, 'Passengers' doesn't live up to full potential. Its biggest flaw is the last 30 minutes, it would have worked better as something more suspense or action-oriented but instead felt like a tacked on logic-free anti-climax where too many things felt unresolved and it was too over-the-top and ridiculous.

    While the writing did intrigue and provoked a lot of thought, it didn't always work. Some of it did get confusingly over-complicated, with things needing to be made clearer and less vague, and other parts were forced. Pacing also could have tightened in places, the beginning while interesting in what was explored takes a little long to get going but the film really gets going properly once Lawrence's character wakes up.

    In conclusion, was not sure what to expect but got a well above-average, to me it was good despite a few problems. 7/10 Bethany Cox
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    • Trivia
      The voice of The Starship Avalon belongs to voiceover artist Emma Clarke, who is also one of the iconic 'Mind the Gap' voices on London Underground.
    • Goofs
      When Aurora is trapped in the water bubble, she appears to be unable to swim out of it. Even in zero gravity Newtons third law of action equaling reaction still applies. Pushing water backwards (through swimming movements) would easily push her forward to the surface and out of the bubble.
    • Quotes

      [last lines]

      Aurora Lane: [voice over] A friend once said, "You can't get so hung up on where you'd rather be that you forget to make the most of where you are." We got lost along the way. But we found each other. And we made a life. A beautiful life. Together.

    • Crazy credits
      The first half of the end credits feature images of celestial objects in space, such as nebulas and galaxies.
    • Connections
      Featured in Film '72: Episode #45.8 (2016)
    • Soundtracks
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      Written and Performed by Bob Dylan

      Courtesy of Columbia Records

      By arrangement with Sony Music Licensing

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    • Release date
      • December 21, 2016 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Hong Kong
      • Australia
      • United States
    • Official sites
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    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
      • Japanese
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Pasajeros
    • Filming locations
      • Trilith Studios, 461 Sandy Creek Road, Fayetteville, Georgia, USA(Studio)
    • Production companies
      • Columbia Pictures
      • LStar Capital
      • Village Roadshow Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $110,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $100,014,699
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $14,869,736
      • Dec 25, 2016
    • Gross worldwide
      • $303,144,152
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 56 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Atmos
      • Auro 11.1
      • Sonics-DDP
      • Dolby Surround 7.1
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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