Passenger is the kind of horror movie that sneaks up on you — and I mean that as a compliment. I didn’t go in expecting much, and I walked out pleasantly spooked. That’s a win in my book.
The premise is solid: a young couple trades city life for van life, hits the open road, and immediately regrets every decision they’ve ever made. It taps into something very current — van life is all over social media right now, sold as the ultimate freedom. Passenger has a way of making you rethink that dream real fast. There’s something uniquely unsettling about a horror movie that takes a lifestyle people are actively choosing and turns it into a nightmare.
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They did a genuinely good job with the writing. The jump scares are real — I’m talking the kind that make you slosh your drink — and the music deserves a special shoutout. It was perfectly matched to every scene, layering on the dread in a way that made the ominous feeling almost suffocating at times. That combination of sound and scare is harder to pull off than it looks, and they nailed it. Some of the acting could have been sharper in spots, but it didn’t derail the experience.
Is this a perfect movie? No. But here’s the thing: a solid B- horror movie watched with a group of friends might actually be more fun than a film that takes itself too seriously. Passenger knows what it is and delivers on it.
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Grade: B-
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There are no extra scenes during, or after, the end credits of Passenger.
| Rated: | (R) Strong Violent Content | Some Gore | Language |
| Genres: | Horror, Thriller |
| USA release date: | 2026-05-20 |
| Movie length: | |
| Starring: | |
| Director: | André Øvredal |
| Writer(s): | T. W. Burgess, Zachary Donohue |
| Language: | en |
| Country: | US |
Plot
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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Favorite movie genre: Horror, horror, and more horror. The more disturbing, the better. Period.