Chris Pratt's Divisive $303M Sci-Fi Movie Surges On Streaming 10 Years Later

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Chris Pratt's Divisive $303M Sci-Fi Movie Surges On Streaming 10 Years Later

Chris Pratt at the Mercy red carpet in London

Published Sep 17, 2026, 7:23 PM EDT

Adam Bentz is a senior news writer at ScreenRant, where he has authored nearly 5,000 articles, including features and lists. He studied creative writing and English with a concentration in screenwriting at Southern New Hampshire University and interned as a writer/journalist for The Borgen Project, an influential organization that fights global poverty.

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After breaking out as the lovable goof Andy Dwyer on the NBC hit mockumentary sitcom Parks and Recreation (2009–2015), Pratt has transformed himself into one of Hollywood's biggest blockbuster stars, playing Star-Lord in Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy trilogy (2014–2023) and Owen Grady in the Jurassic World trilogy (2015–2022). He has also led action-packed hits like The Tomorrow War (2021).

Another one of Pratt's sci-fi films, Passengers, is now surging on streaming, 10 years after its release. Directed by Morten Tyldum, with a script written by Jon Spaihts, the 2016 film stars Chris Pratt and Jennifer Lawrence as two passengers aboard an interstellar spacecraft who are awakened from suspended hibernation 90 years early into their 120-year journey carrying thousands of people to a distant colony.

Chris Pratt's Passengers Is Back As A Streaming Hit

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In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Chris Pratt plays a half-human outlaw who was abducted from Earth as a child and raised by a band of space pirates called the Ravagers. He insists everyone call him by his self-proclaimed outlaw name. What is it?

ARocket BStar-Lord CNova DStarhawk

✓ Correct! Star-Lord — a.k.a. Peter Quill — is the charismatic leader of the Guardians of the Galaxy. The role transformed Pratt from a sitcom favorite into one of Hollywood’s biggest action stars practically overnight when the first film premiered in 2014.

✗ Miss! The answer is Star-Lord. Chris Pratt’s Peter Quill coined the outlaw name himself, though almost nobody in the galaxy had actually heard of him. “Who?” “Star-Lord, man… legendary outlaw?” remains one of the MCU’s most quoted moments.

On Parks and Recreation, Pratt’s lovable goofball Andy Dwyer is the enthusiastic frontman of a band that went through hilariously bad name changes — Scarecrow Boat, Nothing Rhymes with Orange, and more. What is the band’s best-known final name?

AScarecrow Boat BPunch Face Champions CMouse Rat DRad Wagon

✓ Correct! Mouse Rat is the iconic band name that stuck, known for their hit single “5,000 Candles in the Wind” (a.k.a. “Bye Bye Li’l Sebastian”). Andy was originally only supposed to appear in Season 1, but Pratt was so funny that the writers made him a series regular.

✗ Miss! The answer is Mouse Rat. While Scarecrow Boat, Rad Wagon, and many other terrible names were used throughout the show, Mouse Rat was the band’s signature identity. Fun fact: Pratt actually played guitar and sang on the show — those performances were real.

In the Jurassic World franchise, Pratt plays velociraptor trainer Owen Grady, who raised a pack of four raptors from birth. He has a deep bond with the pack’s alpha, who becomes central to every film in the trilogy. What is the alpha raptor’s name?

ABlue BDelta CEcho DCharlie

✓ Correct! Blue is the clever velociraptor with a distinctive blue stripe who became the emotional heart of the Jurassic World trilogy. Delta, Echo, and Charlie are the other three raptors in Owen’s pack, but Blue is the only one who survives all three films.

✗ Miss! The answer is Blue. All four options — Blue, Delta, Echo, and Charlie — are raptors in Owen’s pack, but Blue is the alpha and the one with the deep personal bond with Owen. She even became a mother in Jurassic World Dominion.

Pratt voiced the cheerful, perfectly ordinary construction worker who accidentally becomes “The Special” — the prophesied hero destined to defeat the evil Lord Business and save the LEGO universe. What is this character’s name?

ABenny BVitruvius CRex Dangervest DEmmet Brickowski

✓ Correct! Emmet Brickowski is the lovably average hero of The LEGO Movie (2014). Fun twist: Pratt also voiced the villainous Rex Dangervest in The LEGO Movie 2, making option C a sneaky trick answer — it’s also a Chris Pratt character, just not the original hero!

✗ Miss! The answer is Emmet Brickowski. Benny is the 1980s spaceman, Vitruvius is Morgan Freeman’s wizard character, and Rex Dangervest is actually another Pratt character from the sequel. Emmet’s theme song “Everything Is Awesome” became an inescapable earworm.

Before becoming an action star, Pratt appeared in the 2011 Brad Pitt film Moneyball, playing a real Major League Baseball player — a catcher-turned-first-baseman who was terrified of playing his new position. Who did Pratt portray?

ADavid Justice BScott Hatteberg CChad Bradford DJeremy Giambi

✓ Correct! Pratt played Scott Hatteberg, the Oakland Athletics catcher whose nerve damage forced a switch to first base. For the role, Pratt gained weight and nailed the everyman vulnerability of a player fighting to stay in the game. It was an early sign of his dramatic range beyond comedy.

✗ Miss! The answer is Scott Hatteberg. David Justice was played by Stephen Bishop, Chad Bradford by Royce Clayton, and Jeremy Giambi by Nick Porrazzo. Pratt’s portrayal of the anxiety-ridden Hatteberg was one of Moneyball’s most endearing subplots.

In The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023), Pratt voiced the iconic Nintendo plumber. The film became a massive hit, grossing over $1.3 billion worldwide. Who voiced Mario’s brother Luigi in the film?

AJack Black BSeth Rogen CCharlie Day DKeegan-Michael Key

✓ Correct! Charlie Day voiced Luigi, perfectly capturing the nervous, lovable younger brother energy. Jack Black voiced Bowser, Seth Rogen played Donkey Kong, and Keegan-Michael Key was Toad. The film’s all-star cast helped make it the highest-grossing video game adaptation of all time.

✗ Miss! The answer is Charlie Day. Jack Black stole scenes as the villainous Bowser (and sang “Peaches”), Seth Rogen voiced Donkey Kong, and Keegan-Michael Key played Toad. Day’s anxious Luigi was the perfect comedic foil to Pratt’s heroic Mario.

Pratt took a darker turn starring as Navy SEAL Commander James Reece in The Terminal List, an Amazon Prime Video thriller about a soldier seeking revenge after his entire platoon is ambushed. The series is based on a best-selling novel series. Who wrote the books?

AJack Carr BVince Flynn CBrad Thor DTom Clancy

✓ Correct! Jack Carr, a former Navy SEAL himself, wrote The Terminal List novel series. Pratt and Carr became close friends, and Pratt served as an executive producer on the show. The series was a massive hit for Amazon, and a prequel series is in development.

✗ Miss! The answer is Jack Carr. While Vince Flynn (Mitch Rapp series), Brad Thor, and Tom Clancy are all legendary thriller authors, it was former Navy SEAL Jack Carr who created James Reece. Carr’s real military background gave the stories an authentic edge that attracted Pratt to the project.

Before Hollywood, a 19-year-old Pratt was living out of a van in Maui, Hawaii, waiting tables and hanging out on the beach. He was discovered by a director who cast him in a short horror film called Cursed Part 3. Who discovered him?

AJames Gunn BJudd Apatow CGreg Mottola DRae Dawn Chong

✓ Correct! Actress and director Rae Dawn Chong (Tommy Chong’s daughter) discovered Pratt while he was waiting tables at a Bubba Gump Shrimp restaurant in Maui. She cast him in her short film, launching a career that would eventually lead to billion-dollar franchises. One of Hollywood’s wildest origin stories.

✗ Miss! The answer is Rae Dawn Chong. James Gunn would later direct him in Guardians of the Galaxy, Judd Apatow produced Parks and Recreation, and Greg Mottola directed other comedies — but it was Rae Dawn Chong who first spotted Pratt waiting tables in Hawaii and launched his career.

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A decade after its debut, Passengers is No. 10 on the Top 10 overall movies and TV shows on Lionsgate+ in the United Kingdom as of today, September 17. It ranks below Why Did I Get Married?, Halloween II, John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum, Halloween, Limitless, Diary of a Mad Black Woman, Sinister, The Switch, and Madea's Family Reunion.

Lionsgate+ is known as Starz in the United States, where Passengers is no longer streaming.

Passengers is back as a streaming hit after being added to Netflix in June 2026, where it took only a few days for the film to climb to the 4th most-watched movie on the streaming service in the United States for the first week of the month. It beat out the fellow sci-fi film Sonic the Hedgehog 2, along with Creed, Creed II, The Girl on the Train, and more.

The Movie Divided Critics, Audiences & Jennifer Lawrence

Despite its box office, grossing $303 million against its $110–150 million budget, the movie remains infamous for the manner in which it divided critics, audiences, and even Jennifer Lawrence herself. Passengers' reviews were mixed, resulting in a 30% Rotten Tomatoes score, with critics praising Chris Pratt and Jennifer Lawrence's strong on-screen chemistry, while also claiming that their pairing can't save the film's fundamentally flawed story.

The movie was received better by audiences, as indicated by its 63% score from that group, though Passengers was deeply controversial due to its ending and the debate surrounding the scientific accuracy of its portrayal of space.

Jennifer Lawrence was initially pleased with the film, but later agreed with suggestions that it could have been improved through a different edit, particularly one that began with her character waking up. She eventually regretted taking the role, revealing that Adele had warned her against it since "space movies are the new vampire movies" and admitted that she should have followed her advice.