Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Brutal
- tense
- disturbing
- claustrophobic
- late night horror
- intense thriller night
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film engaging and well acted, with strong performances anchoring its unsettling psychological thriller premise.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Benson's relationship with his co-worker becomes the immediate source of danger after the co-worker's violent breakdown.
Benson must face his troubled past while trying to survive the killing spree.
The plot uses a car, road trip, diner, and burger joint as recurring spaces of hostage and survival tension.
The story avoids turning its lead into an antihero and emphasizes the unsettling consequences of ordinary people confronting mass violence.
Films like The Passenger, and why
Falling Down
Shared psychological thriller intensity, workplace alienation, and a seemingly ordinary man erupting into violence.
We Need to Talk About Kevin
Shared disturbing examination of violence, troubled masculinity, and morally uncomfortable character dynamics.
Fight Club
Shared psychological unease, fractured identity, and darkly destabilizing male friendship.
10 Cloverfield Lane
Shared hostage tension, road-bound confinement, and escalating survival horror.
Movie Details
- Director
- Carter Smith
- Release Date
- 2023-08-04
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Rating
- 6.5 / 10 (226)
Cast
- Kyle Gallner
- Johnny Berchtold
- Liza Weil
- Billy Slaughter
- Matthew Laureano
- Jordan Sherley
- Kanesha Washington
- Lupe Leon
- Merah Benoit
- Glendon Ray Hobgood
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Passenger about?
- A psychologically troubled man is trapped in a violent road-bound ordeal when his co-worker turns a routine day into a killing spree.
- What is The Passenger like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Passenger as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The Passenger violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in The Passenger as brutal.
- What did critics think of The Passenger?
- Critics broadly found the film engaging and well acted, with strong performances anchoring its unsettling psychological thriller premise.
- Which films are like The Passenger?
- Films with a similar feel include Falling Down, We Need to Talk About Kevin, Fight Club, and 10 Cloverfield Lane.
- How long is The Passenger?
- The Passenger runs 98 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Passenger?
- In United States, The Passenger streams on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
