Blackmail vs The Passenger
Blackmail has the higher audience score (10/10 against 5/10 for The Passenger). The Passenger is the shorter watch at 1h 33m compared with 2h 1m. Blackmail is the older of the two (2025 against 2026). Both are thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| Blackmail | The Passenger | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 5.0/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2026 |
| Length | 2h 1m | 1h 33m |
| Genres | Drama, Romance, Thriller | Thriller |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Mu. Maran | Vadim Perelman |
| Main cast | Redin Kingsley, Ramesh Thilak, Muthukumar, Srikanth, Teju Ashwini | Kodi Smit-McPhee, Djimon Hounsou, Chris Sigurdson, David MacInnis, Sarah Constible |
Synopsis
Blackmail
Trapped in escalating blackmail, Mani faces mounting danger as crime, passion, and greed intertwine, exposing hidden truths and changing allegiances throughout his ordeal.
The Passenger
Hassan, a Somali-American airport shuttle driver in Minneapolis, is struggling to make ends meet. When Lloyd, a stranded twenty-something at the airport, offers to pay Hassan to take him overland to Chicago, it seems worth the risk. But as the realization grows that his passenger is not what he seems, Hassan finds himself trapped in a terrifying ride that he can’t escape, knowing that saving himself might put countless others in danger.
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