The Langoliers (1995)
Passengers awaken mid-flight to find everyone else gone, and a chilling, surreal mystery unfolds.
A jet leaves on a red-eye flight from Los Angeles to Boston. But early in the flight, ten passengers awaken to a startling realization: All of the other passengers have vanished.
How intense is The Langoliers?
The Langoliers is mildly scary, with no gore and no real violence. Emotionally it carries some weight. The pace is measured, and it is a full-attention watch and a late-night trip.
What The Langoliers feels like
- Tone
- suspensefulsurrealchillingatmospheric
- Pace
- Measured
- Best for
- Full attentionLate night
Where to stream The Langoliers
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Is The Langoliers for you?
Is The Langoliers scary?
Only a little. The Langoliers has a few tense moments (scare level 1 of 3), nothing that follows you to bed.
Is The Langoliers gory or violent?
No gore (0 of 3) and no real violence (0 of 3). Squeamish viewers are fine here.
Is The Langoliers sad or heavy?
A little. There is some emotional weight (1 of 3), but it is not a heavy watch.
Where can I stream The Langoliers?
The Langoliers is not on a US subscription service right now (rent or buy may still be an option).
Does The Langoliers have a happy ending? spoiler-safe answer
It leaves the ending open to interpretation.
Cast and crew
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