Snow Day
Seen it?2000 | 89 min | Comedy, Family, Adventure
Monday Morning MaybeWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With just 28% on Rotten Tomatoes and a lukewarm 5.1 out of 10 from audiences, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who wants a laugh, adventure fans and families. If you loved Back to the Future Part II or Toy Story, start here.
- The mood
- Light and funny, feel-good.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 1 hr 29 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG: slapstick violence. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.
When an entire town in upstate New York is closed down by an unexpected snowfall, a "snow day" begins when a group of elementary school kids, led by Natalie Brandston, try to ensure that the schools stay closed by stopping a mechanical snowplow driver by trying to hijack his plow truck. Meanwhile, Natalie's big brother Hal is using this day to try to win the affections of Claire Bonner, the most popular girl in his high school, while Hal and Natalie's father Tom, a TV meteorologist, faces off against a rival meteorologist for weather coverage of the day's events.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
28% on Rotten Tomatoes, 34 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
5.1 out of 10
- AwardsWeak
0 wins and 4 nominations from smaller awards and festivals
- Box office & staying powerSolid
$63 million worldwide on a $13 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 132K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Chris Koch
- Mark WebberHal Brandston
- Schuyler FiskLane Leonard
- Zena GreyNatalie Brandston
- Chris ElliottRoger the Snowplowman
- Chevy ChaseTom Brandston
- Jean SmartLaura Brandston
- Emmanuelle ChriquiClaire Bonner
- Iggy PopMr. Zellweger
- Pam GrierTina
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