Passengers (2016) Parents Guide: Is the movie OK for kids?

Bontent's parent guide suggests Passengers is best for ages 13+. It's rated PG-13. Passengers follows two individuals, Jim and Aurora, who are accidentally awakened from hibernation pods decades early on a luxury spacecraft. The film explores their complex moral dilemma and growing isolation while…

Passengers is officially rated PG-13. Bontent's independent parent guide recommends it for ages 13+.

Passengers follows two individuals, Jim and Aurora, who are accidentally awakened from hibernation pods decades early on a luxury spacecraft. The film explores their complex moral dilemma and growing isolation while they face a catastrophic ship failure. Parents should be aware of moderate sexual content, including…

The film features moderate sexual content. There are scenes involving a couple having sex, including shots of implied intimacy and brief, non-explicit partial nudity of a character's back and buttocks.

Violence is mild but present. Characters encounter dangerous mechanical failures, including a scene where a character is pierced by debris, resulting in visible blood and injury. There is also physical altercations between the leads and high-stakes survival…

Language is limited. The script includes a few instances of profanity, specifically using words like 'shit,' 'damn,' and 'son of a bitch.'

Alcohol consumption is depicted in minor, social contexts, usually involving the android bartender serving drinks to the main characters.

The core themes are heavy and mature, revolving around forced companionship, the morality of waking someone else from cryosleep, and extreme isolation. The film also touches on the fear of death and the crushing weight of spending a lifetime on a doomed ship.

Passengers runs 116 minutes, directed by Morten Tyldum, released in 2016.

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