Snowpiercer
Seen it?2013 | 127 min | Action, Science Fiction, Drama
Friday Night FlickWhy it’s a Friday Night Flick
Critics loved it (94% on Rotten Tomatoes), people are still talking about it and it drew serious awards attention. Make plans for this one.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for sci-fi fans and action fans. If you loved Children of Men, start here. Critics rate it higher than audiences do, so it rewards patience more than it chases thrills.
- The mood
- Mind-bending.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 2 hr 7 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
- Audiences were cooler on it than critics.
In a future where a failed global-warming experiment kills off most life on the planet, a class system evolves aboard the Snowpiercer; a train that travels around the globe via a perpetual-motion engine.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsVery strong
94% on Rotten Tomatoes, 84 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
6.9 out of 10
- AwardsStrong
Nominated for 3 Critics' Choice Awards.
- Box office & staying powerSolid
$87 million worldwide on a $39 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactVery strong
About 932K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Bong Joon Ho
- Chris EvansCurtis
- Song Kang-hoNamgoong Minsu
- Ed HarrisWilford
- John HurtGilliam
- Tilda SwintonMason
- Jamie BellEdgar
- Octavia SpencerTanya
- Ewen BremnerAndrew
- Ko AsungYona
- Alison PillTeacher