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Released May 20, 2026

Passenger

2026 · R · Horror, Thriller
Directed by André Øvredal

After a young couple witnesses a gruesome highway accident, they soon realize they did not leave the crash scene alone, as a demonic presence called the Passenger that won't stop until it claims them both turns their van life adventure into a nightmare.

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Real Score
48
Poorly received
from 398 reactions
very high confidence
37% positive22% mixed42% negative
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$31.6MBox office

What people are saying

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The Real Review

It's a fairly even split between people who thought this demonic road trip was okay and those who thought it crashed. Lou Llobell's Maddie and Jacob Scipio's Tyler are a couple whose van life turns into a nightmare after picking up a demonic hitchhiker called the Passenger. The concept is familiar enough that many found the story thin and the pacing a slog, with the main characters and their predicament landing flat. André Øvredal's direction gets some credit for the decent visuals and a few appreciated the occasional dark humor, but Joseph Lopez's performance as the titular Passenger rarely connected. It's a horror flick that feels like you've seen it before.

Synthesized from 398 real reactions · very high confidenceHumorVisualsActingPacingStoryOriginality

Sentiment split

Every qualifying reaction, weighted.

37%positive
  • Positive37%
  • Mixed22%
  • Negative42%

By aspect

What people scored, piece by piece.

humor67
acting58
visuals57
originality41
story33
pacing28

How opinion moved

The Real Score, night by night.

444954Oct 135794648

Buzz

82 reactions over two weeks, counted by the day they were posted.

01020Sep 26: 2 reactionsSep 26Sep 27: 2 reactionsSep 28: 0 reactions28Sep 29: 3 reactionsSep 30: 5 reactions30Oct 1: 14 reactionsOct 2: 17 reactions2Oct 3: 5 reactionsOct 4: 1 reaction4Oct 5: 12 reactionsOct 6: 6 reactions6Oct 7: 10 reactionsOct 8: 3 reactions8Oct 9: 1 reaction9

Where the signal came from

Volume and platform mix only.

Social Media398

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Names and topics that came up

Mentions across all reactions, with the share that were positive. Anything mentioned fewer than twice never shapes the review.

The Passengercharacter50×22%+
Passengercharacter34×32%+
André Øvredalperson24×42%+
Jacob Scipioperson12×17%+
Lou Llobellperson11×36%+
The Passengerplot element10×10%+
Melissa Leoperson10×30%+
Joseph Lopezperson4×0%+
THE Passengerperson3×0%+
Passengerplot element2×0%+
main characterscharacter2×0%+
Maddie Breckercharacter2×0%+

The cast

Mentions and share positive

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