A young couple travels America in an orange passenger van after leaving their Brooklyn apartment. Maddie becomes unsettled after a bizarre encounter with an aggressive driver near Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Strange noises begin, and Maddie sees a creepy old man dressed as a priest with long hair and glowing eyes. Another long-term van dweller, Diane, recognizes the figure and treats him like an urban legend. The Passenger is known among van dwellers, and survival depends on strict rules: never drive at night, never pause along the road, and never stop to help after a crash. The couple ignores these rules and faces dire consequences.
"Different movies serve different functions. Some are profound and staggering works of art; others are meant as disposable fodder for first dates and people looking for somewhere cool to hang out when their air conditioning is busted. Passenger has no real ambitions beyond the latter, and its lack of pretension is the majority of this mid-tier studio programmer's charm."
"Young couple Tyler and Maddie are eating a lot of the latter, as they recently vacated their Brooklyn apartment with the intention of traveling America in the orange passenger van Tyler bought with his savings. Tyler has never been happier, but the lack of stability leaves Maddie unsettled, especially after a bizarre encounter with an aggressive driver on the outskirts of Gatlinburg, Tennessee."
"That's when Maddie starts hearing strange noises and seeing a creepy old man dressed as a priest with long hair and glowing eyes, the mere mention of whom sends fellow nomad Diane into full-on urban legend mode. As it turns out, the Passenger is a well-known figure among long-term van dwellers, and had Tyler and Maddie taken the time to consult them before selling everything they owned to live out an Instagram fantasy, they would have learned the rules."
"Never drive at night, never pause along the road, and never stop to help when you see a crash. Just mind your business and keep it moving - which, of course, Maddie and Tyler did not do. Now, in short, they're doomed."
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