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Passengers (2008)

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Reviews Counted:28

Fresh:6

Rotten:22

Average Rating:4.2/10

Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] for thematic elements including some scary images and sensuality.

Genre: Dramas

Theatrical Release:Oct 24, 2008 Limited

Box Office: $270,659

Synopsis: After a plane crash, a young therapist, Claire (Anne Hathaway), is assigned by her mentor (Andre Braugher) to counsel the flight's five survivors. When they share their recollections of the... After a plane crash, a young therapist, Claire (Anne Hathaway), is assigned by her mentor (Andre Braugher) 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 (Patrick Wilson), 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. [More]

Starring: Anne Hathaway, Patrick Wilson, David Morse, Clea DuVall

Starring: Anne Hathaway, Patrick Wilson, David Morse, Clea DuVall, Andre Braugher, Dianne Wiest

Director: Rodrigo Garcia, Ronnie Christensen

Director: Rodrigo Garcia, Ronnie Christensen
Producer: Keri Selig, Matthew A. Rhodes
Studio: Sony Pictures Entertainment

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spends too much time concealing its secret to fully realize its potential as a human drama.

Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
08/03/09
Jason McKiernan
Jason McKiernan
Filmcritic.com
N/R

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Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | comment Comment
05/15/09
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

It's a blurred pass at suspense and hesitant smooches, but with Hathaway and Wilson around to carry most of the workload, at least it's well acted.

Full Review Source: DVDTalk.com | comment Comment
05/14/09
Brian Orndorf
Brian Orndorf
DVDTalk.com

Filmmakers have the power to change reality on us at their whim, but if they do so in ways that make us feel tricked and cheated, then this is an unforgiveable rip-off.

Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | comment 1 Comment
05/06/09
Brian Webster
Brian Webster
Apollo Guide

Surreal ensemble chemistry that rarely subsides, serving up a deliriously potent supernatural plane crash yarn that should sufficiently frazzle viewer nerves on impact.

Full Review Source: NewsBlaze | comment Comment
05/02/09
Prairie Miller
Prairie Miller
NewsBlaze

An uneven and lifeless film that shifts from saccharine romance to supernatural thriller as Anne Hathaway helps a handful of survivors of a plane crash deal with the strange effects of their trauma.

Full Review Source: Screenwize | comment Comment
03/21/09
Simon Weaving
Simon Weaving
Screenwize

A Hitchcockian thriller that'll keep you guessing till the last reel

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02/24/09
Clint Morris
Clint Morris
Moviehole

The plane isn't the only thing that crashes in this ambitiously conceived mystery drama with conspiracy theories, central romance & supernatural elements. You know there is something seriously wrong when the resolution is more satisfying than the journey.

Full Review Source: Urban Cinefile | comment Comment
02/20/09
Louise Keller
Louise Keller
Urban Cinefile

Este primeiro grande tropeço na carreira de García embaraça pelo roteiro batido e pela falta de ritmo da narrativa, não sendo salvo nem mesmo pelo charme de Hathaway.

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01/28/09
Pablo Villaca
Pablo Villaca
Cinema em Cena

spatala to hrono soy pio sadistika ap' oti ta talenta ton ithopoion tis, ontas ekneyristika monotoni kai erasitehnika kryptiki horis na ehei tipote na krypsei poy na min eheis ksanadei

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01/20/09
Joseph Proimakis
Joseph Proimakis
Movies for the Masses

...the least effective entry within Rodrigo Garcia's otherwise impeccable filmography...

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12/15/08
David Nusair
David Nusair
Reel Film Reviews

It is dark, depressing and seems to be built entirely around a twist ending that feels less like a surprise and more like relief.

Full Review Source: At the Movies | comment Comment
11/10/08
Ben Mankiewicz
Ben Mankiewicz
At the Movies
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Even though Anne Hathaway is good, it’s no reason to get really emotionally invested in her quest

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11/10/08
Ben Lyons
Ben Lyons
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When a picture asks you to puzzle through a chain of ambiguous clues to a surprise solution, you have a right to expect something better than watered-down Shyamalan.

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11/02/08
Frank Swietek
Frank Swietek
One Guy's Opinion

Did Hathaway know when she signed to this that it would be released just in time to embarrass her during her accolades for Rachel Getting Married?

Full Review Source: New York Daily News | comment Comment
10/30/08
Joe Neumaier
Joe Neumaier
New York Daily News
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Passengers is a supernatural thriller so mechanically inept and lacking in suspense that it doesn't even pass muster as lowbrow Halloween-ready entertainment.

Full Review Source: New York Times | comment 2 Comments
10/30/08
Stephen Holden
Stephen Holden
New York Times
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The surprise ending isn't as shocking as those of Jacob's Ladder or The Sixth Sense -- two stellar examples of the genre -- but it's still dramatically potent.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
10/30/08
Joshua Katzman
Joshua Katzman
Chicago Reader
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It's a long ride to a familiar destination.

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10/30/08
Michael Ordoña
Michael Ordoña
Los Angeles Times
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The actors make a noble effort, but Passengers turns out to be just another dud in the genre of revisionist mysteries that have been messing with our heads since Haley Joel Osment saw dead people.

Full Review Source: Entertainment Weekly | comment 1 Comment
10/29/08
Adam Markovitz
Adam Markovitz
Entertainment Weekly
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The biggest shock (aside from seeing how arbitrarily movies are chosen for theatrical release) is provided by an intrusively blown newspaper.

Full Review Source: Village Voice | comment Comment
10/29/08
Nick Pinkerton
Nick Pinkerton
Village Voice
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