The Passenger
Hassan, a Somali-American airport shuttle driver in Minneapolis, is struggling to make ends meet. When Lloyd, a stranded twenty-something at the airport, offers to pay Hassan to take him overland to Chicago, it seems worth the risk. But as the realization grows that his passenger is not what he seems, Hassan finds himself trapped in a terrifying ride that he can’t escape, knowing that saving himself might put countless others in danger.
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What people are saying
Updated nightlyThe Passenger is a tense thriller that leaves most people feeling let down, with more people outright disliking it than loving it. While Djimon Hounsou, playing the struggling driver Hassan, gets praised for his grounded performance, his creepy passenger Lloyd (Kodi Smit-McPhee) is a major point of frustration, often described as a thin or irritating villain that derails the story. The plot, about a road trip with a hidden menace, is widely panned for being predictable and poorly executed, sapping the tension from what should be a gripping ride. A few find some darkly funny moments and an interesting premise, but the consensus is that the film can't escape its own narrative potholes.
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- Positive34%
- Mixed26%
- Negative40%
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