Passenger

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Passenger

R

May 2026

1h 34m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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After stopping at the scene of a gruesome accident on a remote highway, a couple soon realize they didn't leave alone. A demonic presence known as the Passenger has hitched a ride, turning their road-trip adventure into a nightmare they can't escape.

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Critics Consensus

A stylish ride weighed down by the litany of clichés it picks up along the way, Passenger drives in circles but has some memorable bumps and jolts during the journey.

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Elena Lazic

Variety

May 28

Norwegian director André Øvredal does not reinvent the wheel with this humble genre entry, but the film’s slick formal language, game central performances and intelligent thematic explorations make it a satisfying thrill-ride.

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Frank Scheck

The Hollywood Reporter

May 26

Like a bright headlight facing you dead on or the sudden honk of a loud horn, only the jump scares keep you from falling asleep during the seemingly interminable Passenger.

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Peter Sobczynski

RogerEbert.com

May 22

3.5/4

It is a fairly solid bit of genre craftwork that is a lot more impressive than its desultory release might suggest.

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Xero Gravity

HorrorBuzz

1d

4/10

Øvredal’s newest horror story is far from his scariest, but at its strongest, Passenger delivers a formula-straight ghost story with an on-the-road detour, offering those soggy supernatural cliches some fresh air to re-run their routes.

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John Serba

Decider

2d

This is a barely written, deeply uninspired movie that awkwardly stirs the exquisitely dull domestic drama of Maddie and Ty’s life on the road into a bland supernatural-horror scenario.

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Max Allen

Horror Movie Talk

Jul 1

3/10

The stakes of this movie just felt so low. Like, get off the road you two. The monster or demon of the movie just didn't scare me. I think so many horror movies are doing too much with their monsters these days.

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Stephanie

6d

not bad, recommend seeing it once. not one you can watch again.

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Carlos

Jun 27

Good and different a a good way

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Katie

Jun 26

Jump scares in the beginning

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Zen

Jun 21

Meh. I think they could’ve done a much better job with this movie, really good scary movie concept, maybe it needed more time to fully explore the climax and resolution. It spent a lot of time building up the characters, but seemed to rush through right as it was getting good.

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Mr A

Jun 19

it was a great movie. thrilling

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Trey S

Jun 19

Definitely worth the watch, wasn’t as many jump scares as I anticipated but still ok

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Synopsis

After stopping at the scene of a gruesome accident on a remote highway, a couple soon realize they didn't leave alone. A demonic presence known as the Passenger has hitched a ride, turning their road-trip adventure into a nightmare they can't escape.

Director: André Øvredal
Producer: Walter Hamada, Gary Dauberman
Screenwriter: Zachary Donohue, T.W. Burgess
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: 18hz Productions
Rating: R (Some Gore|Language|Strong Violent Content)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 22, 2026, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 7, 2026
Runtime: 1h 34m
Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos