In the 2016 sci-fi romance drama "Passengers," the spaceship Avalon, carrying hibernating passengers to a colony world, encounters an asteroid belt causing malfunctions. Jim Preston, a mechanical engineer, awakens 90 years too early and struggles with isolation until he decides to wake up another passenger, writer Aurora Lane. They navigate complex emotions and a growing relationship while dealing with escalating ship malfunctions. Ultimately, they work together to save the ship and its sleeping inhabitants, choosing to live out their lives onboard together. The crew awakens upon arrival at the destination to discover the life Jim and Aurora built during their journey.
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1. The spaceship Avalon is traveling through space to a colonized world called Homestead 2.
2. The ship has 258 crew members and 5,000 passengers in hibernation.
3. Jim Preston, a mechanical engineer, is the first passenger to wake up from hibernation.
4. The ship passes through an asteroid belt, causing damage and malfunctions.
5. Jim tries to find other people on the ship but realizes he is alone.
6. He discovers an android bartender named Arthur.
7. Jim becomes obsessed with a woman named Aurora, who is still in hibernation.
8. Jim decides to wake up Aurora, despite the consequences of stranding her on the ship.
9. Aurora is initially angry and hurt by Jim's actions, but they eventually develop a relationship.
10. The ship experiences more malfunctions, and they discover that the captain, Gus Mancuso, is awake.
11. Mancuso helps them understand the situation and tries to fix the ship, but he is dying from hibernation sickness.
12. Jim and Aurora take on the task of repairing the ship after Mancuso's death.
13. They face various challenges, including a breach in the hull and a malfunctioning reactor.
14. Jim risks his life to repair the reactor, and Aurora saves him by using a medical pod to revive him.
15. Aurora forgives Jim, and they get married and live out their lives on the ship.
16. 88 years later, the Avalon arrives on Homestead 2, and the crew wakes up to find the ship in a unexpected state.
17. Aurora leaves a message for the crew, telling the story of their life on the ship.