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

Plot

Randolph Bradley is an employee at a small restaurant in rural Louisana and is soon to be a manager, yet is still picked on by other employees. After co-worker Benson sees Randolph being bullied, he finally snaps and shoots all the workers in the building. Benson then makes Randolph clean the bloody walls and floors and the bodies are put in the freezer.

Benson then makes Randolph follow him to a nearby restaurant where Benson reveals that his killings were because of Randolph embarrassing himself, yet continuing and not complaining about the other workers. Afterward, Benson takes Randolph to Benson's mother's house to give her food and cigarettes, and when his mom asks him to give her the phone and Randolph accepts, Benson acts hostile and hurts Benson. They go back to the car, and Benson says that he has to hurt Randolph to make him learn, and he sets up a rule that he does only what is necessary for Randolph.

Afterward, the duo head to the town mall to talk to Randolph's ex-girlfriend, Jess, after they suddenly broke up. After reconciling with Jess, Randolph says that he had been held back in second grade due to an incident with his teacher, Mrs. Beard, in which he flung a pencil into her eye after being angry accidentally, and it ruined both of their lives by Mrs. Beard being bullied by everyone in her life, and Benson to isolate all of his feeling after the incident.

The duo go to the elementary school where Mrs. Beard worked, to get her home address, whilst Benson secretly plans to kill Mrs. Beard. When they go outside, Benson spots the principal, and mysteriously, likely due to his past trauma, viciously beats and nearly kills the principal, but Randolph stops him because of the necessity rule for Randolph.

Once they get to Mrs. Beard's house,

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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