The Passenger (2023 film)

The Passenger is a 2023 American horror-thriller film directed by Carter Smith and written by Jack Stanley. The film stars Kyle Gallner and Johnny Berchtold. Jason Blum serves as an executive producer through his Blumhouse Television banner.[2][3]

The Passenger
Release poster
Directed byCarter Smith
Written byJack Stanley
Produced by
  • Paige Pemberton
  • Paul Uddo
Starring
CinematographyLyn Moncrief
Edited byEric Nagy
Music byChristopher Bear
Production
company
Distributed byMGM+
Release date
  • August 4, 2023 (2023-08-04)
Running time
94 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The film was released digitally by MGM+ on August 4, 2023.

Cast
  • Johnny Berchtold as Randolph Bradley
  • Kyle Gallner as Benson
  • Liza Weil as Miss Beard
  • Billy Slaughter as Hardy
  • Matthew Laureano as Chris
  • Jordan Sherley as Jess
  • Kanesha Washington as Marsha
  • Lupe Leon as Lisa
  • Merah Benoit as Tessa

Production

In March 2022, The Passenger was announced as part of Blumhouse Television and Epix's TV movie deal, with Carter Smith directing with Jack Stanley writing the screenplay, with Kyle Gallner, Johnny Berchtold and Liza Weil starring in the film.[4] Principal photography on the film began in April 2022 in New Orleans.[5]

Release

The Passenger was released digitally by MGM+ and Paramount Home Entertainment on August 4, 2023 and started streaming on MGM+ on October 6, 2023.[6]

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 81% of 26 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.4/10.[7] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 62 out of 100, based on four critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.[8]

References
  1. "The Passenger (18)". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
  2. Cordero, Rosy (March 15, 2022). "Blumhouse & Epix Announce New Thriller 'The Passenger' Starring Kyle Gallner and Johnny Berchtold".
  3. Squires, John (March 15, 2022). "Kyle Gallner Will Star in 'The Ruins' Director Carter Smith's 'The Passenger'".
  4. Hamman, Cody (March 15, 2022). "The Passenger: Kyle Gallner goes on a killing spree for Blumhouse and Epix".
  5. Berchtold, Johnny (April 18, 2022). "Aaaaand that's a wrap on The Passenger let's drrriiiivvveee". Instagram. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
  6. Hamman, Cody (June 21, 2023). "The Passenger: Kyle Gallner stars in Blumhouse thriller with August release date". JoBlo. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
  7. "The Passenger". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
  8. "The Passenger". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
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