Passengers (2008)
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A psychotherapist counseling survivors of a plane crash begins to suspect a conspiracy regarding the truth of the tragedy.
The story
Psychotherapist Claire Summers counsels five survivors of a recent plane crash: passengers Dean, Norman, Shannon, Eric, and flight attendant Janice. Eric, however, is unusually euphoric after the tragedy, and he asks that Claire meet with him individually rather than in group sessions with the others. She later talks with Mr. Arkin, an airline official, about the survivors' differing recollections of the crash; Dean is sure there was an explosion before the crash, but the others disagree. Arkin claims pilot error was responsible. Eric expresses his attraction to Claire, but she is suspicious when he seems to know personal information about her, such as her fraught relationship with her sister.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Psychotherapist Claire Summers counsels five survivors of a recent plane crash. While the survivors have conflicting memories of the crash, Claire begins to suspect an airline cover-up. She develops a personal connection with one survivor, Eric, who is unusually euphoric. As the truth of the crash is revealed, Claire discovers that she and the other survivors are actually deceased. Eric explains that they are in a transitional state, and the 'others' they encountered were figures from their pasts helping them accept their deaths. The film concludes with Claire and Eric sailing toward the afterlife, following a flashback to the actual moment of the crash.
- First release year
- 2008
- Runtime (minutes)
- 93
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Rodrigo García
- Writers
- Ronnie Christensen · writer
- Cast and characters
- Anne Hathaway · Claire Summers; Patrick Wilson · Eric Clark; Clea DuVall · Shannon; Andre Braugher · Perry Jackson; Chelah Horsdal · Janice; David Morse · Arkin; Dianne Wiest · Toni; Stacy Grant · Emma, Claire's sister
- Genres
- romantic mystery thriller
- Themes
- death; memory; grief
- Tone and mood
- mysterious; somber
- Premise and plot tags
- mystery; thriller; supernatural; drama
- Reception
- The film received generally negative critical reviews, though some critics praised the lead performances.
- Reported review scores
- Metacritic · score: 40 · scale: 100 · review count: 8
- Production trivia
- The film was shot in Vancouver.; The film's score was composed by Edward Shearmur.
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