If you loved
Passengers
Morten Tyldum · Film · 2016
What hooked you in Passengers was the way the vast, crushing silence of space forces an intimate, desperate reckoning with human isolation.
Books on the same thread
The Passenger
Cormac McCarthy · Book · 2022
Explores: Grief, Conspiracy, Existentialism.
If the existential weight of Passengers resonated with you, this novel deepens that inquiry, trading the vacuum of space for a haunting, philosophical exploration of grief and hidden conspiracies.
The Martian
Andy Weir · Book · 2015
Shares a thread with Passengers: Isolation.
Just as Passengers centers on the struggle to endure impossible conditions, this story elevates the theme of resourcefulness, showcasing how one person maintains sanity while stranded in total isolation.
Project Hail Mary
Andy Weir · Book · 2021
Explores: Amnesia, Planetary Survival, Xenobiology.
This narrative mirrors the high-stakes survival of Passengers, focusing on an isolated protagonist who must rely on scientific ingenuity to overcome a catastrophic threat in the deep void.
Tunnel in the Sky
Robert A. Heinlein · Book · 2005
Explores: Survivalism, Resourcefulness, Self-reliance.
If you enjoyed the survivalist tension in Passengers, you will appreciate this story where an unexpected disaster strips away modern comforts, forcing characters to rely entirely on their own adaptation.
Series on the same thread
Travelers
Brad Wright · Series · 2016
Explores: Saving the future, Time paradoxes, Moral dilemmas.
The moral ambiguity that defines Passengers is central here, as characters navigate the heavy ethical consequences of their survival and the complex identity shifts required to save the future.
The Expanse
Mark Fergus · Series · 2015
Explores: Interplanetary Conflict, Corporate Conspiracy, Social Stratification.
While Passengers focuses on a smaller scale, this series expands the sense of technological dependence and conspiracy, placing human fragility against the backdrop of a vast, unforgiving solar system.
Star Trek: Voyager
Jeri Taylor · Series · 1995
Explores: Stranded, Survival, Hope.
Like the characters in Passengers, this crew faces the daunting reality of being stranded far from home, testing their hope and resilience against the endless, isolating reach of space.
The Orville
Seth MacFarlane · Series · 2017
Explores: Exploration, Morality, Humanity.
This series explores the human side of interstellar travel seen in Passengers, balancing the technical reality of life on a starship with the evolving moral dilemmas of its crew.
Podcasts on the same thread
The Orphans
The Light and Tragic Company · Podcast · 2025
If the emotional stakes of Passengers captured your interest, this audio drama offers a similar look at love and loss within the harsh, isolating environments of a far-flung future.
Passenger List
Passenger List and Radiotopia · Podcast · 2025
The mystery surrounding the disappearance of a flight echoes the haunting, unanswered questions of Passengers, drawing you into a desperate search for truth in the wake of sudden catastrophe.
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Common questions
Is Passengers about a space colony mission?
Yes, Passengers follows a spacecraft traveling to a distant colony planet. The ship is transporting thousands of people in sleep chambers, but a malfunction causes two of the passengers to wake up ninety years before they reach their intended destination.
How long are the characters awake in Passengers?
In the movie Passengers, two individuals are awakened from their sleep chambers ninety years early. This malfunction leaves them stranded on the spacecraft while the rest of the thousands of passengers remain in stasis for the remainder of the long journey.
What happens to the sleep chambers in Passengers?
The plot of Passengers centers on a technical malfunction occurring within the spacecraft. This error in the ship systems causes two passengers to be awakened from their sleep chambers decades before the vessel reaches the distant colony planet.
Does Passengers feature a large number of people on the ship?
Yes, the spacecraft in Passengers is transporting thousands of people to a distant colony planet. While the majority of these individuals remain in their sleep chambers, the story focuses on two passengers who are awakened ninety years ahead of schedule due to a malfunction.