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Passengers is a 2016 sci-fi romance movie that revolves around the dilemma of Jim Preston, a mechanic who wakes up 90 years too early from hibernation on a spaceship heading to a new planet. He decides to wake up another passenger, Aurora Lane, a journalist and writer, and falls in love with her. However, he has to face the consequences of his choice when she discovers the truth and the ship starts to malfunction. The movie stars Jennifer Lawrence as Aurora and Chris Pratt as Jim, along with Michael Sheen as Arthur, an android bartender, Laurence Fishburne as Gus Mancuso, the chief deck officer, and Andy Garcia as Captain Norris. The movie is directed by Morten Tyldum and written by Jon Spaihts . It has been praised for its visual effects, musical score, and the chemistry between the lead actors, but criticized for its plot and ethical issues Story: The film begins with the Starship Avalon, a vessel that is carrying 5,000 colonists and 258 crew members to a planet called Homeste...