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    Snowpiercer

    • 20132013
    • RR
    • 2h 6min
    IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    333K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    686
    26
    • Cast & crew
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    Ed Harris, John Hurt, Jamie Bell, Chris Evans, Kang-ho Song, Octavia Spencer, and Tilda Swinton in Snowpiercer (2013)
    In a future where a failed global-warming experiment kills off all life on the planet except for a lucky few that boarded the Snowpiercer, a train that travels around the globe, where a class system evolves.
    Trailer2:10
    7 Videos
    99+ Photos
    ActionDramaSci-Fi

    In a future where a failed climate-change experiment has killed all life except for the lucky few who boarded the Snowpiercer, a train that travels around the globe, a new class system emerges.In a future where a failed climate-change experiment has killed all life except for the lucky few who boarded the Snowpiercer, a train that travels around the globe, a new class system emerges.In a future where a failed climate-change experiment has killed all life except for the lucky few who boarded the Snowpiercer, a train that travels around the globe, a new class system emerges.In a future where a failed climate-change experiment has killed all life except for the lucky few who boarded the Snowpiercer, a train that travels around the globe, a new class system emerges.In a future where a failed climate-change experiment has killed all life except for the lucky few who boarded the Snowpiercer, a train that travels around the globe, a new class system emerges.

    • Director
      • Bong Joon Ho
    • Writers
      • Jacques Lob(based on "Le Transperceneige" by)
      • Benjamin Legrand(based on "Le Transperceneige" by)
      • Jean-Marc Rochette(based on "Le Transperceneige" by)
    • Stars
      • Chris Evans
      • Jamie Bell
      • Tilda Swinton
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Bong Joon Ho
    • Writers
      • Jacques Lob(based on "Le Transperceneige" by)
      • Benjamin Legrand(based on "Le Transperceneige" by)
      • Jean-Marc Rochette(based on "Le Transperceneige" by)
    • Stars
      • Chris Evans
      • Jamie Bell
      • Tilda Swinton
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 1KUser reviews
    • 498Critic reviews
    • 84Metascore
  • See production, box office & company info
    • Awards
      • 34 wins & 105 nominations

    Videos7

    Official Trailer
    Trailer 2:10
    Official Trailer
    Red Band Teaser
    Trailer 1:54
    Red Band Teaser
    International Trailer
    Trailer 1:02
    International Trailer
    What to Watch If You Love "Snowpiercer"
    Clip 3:07
    What to Watch If You Love "Snowpiercer"
    Bong Joon Ho Makes Oscars History
    Clip 3:24
    Bong Joon Ho Makes Oscars History
    Bong Joon-Ho – Making the Film You Want
    Clip 1:44
    Bong Joon-Ho – Making the Film You Want
    Top Gun! Terminator! The '80s Live at SDCC
    Clip 2:29
    Top Gun! Terminator! The '80s Live at SDCC

    Photos922

    Jamie Bell in Snowpiercer (2013)
    John Hurt, Jamie Bell, and Chris Evans in Snowpiercer (2013)
    Ewen Bremner, Chris Evans, Kang-ho Song, Octavia Spencer, Tilda Swinton, Ko Asung, and Luke Pasqualino in Snowpiercer (2013)
    Chris Evans, Kang-ho Song, Ko Asung, and Luke Pasqualino in Snowpiercer (2013)
    Tilda Swinton and Adnan Haskovic in Snowpiercer (2013)
    John Hurt and Luke Pasqualino in Snowpiercer (2013)
    Chris Evans in Snowpiercer (2013)
    Kang-ho Song in Snowpiercer (2013)
    Chris Evans and Ko Asung in Snowpiercer (2013)
    Vlad Ivanov in Snowpiercer (2013)
    John Hurt and Chris Evans in Snowpiercer (2013)
    Vlad Ivanov and Adnan Haskovic in Snowpiercer (2013)

    Top cast

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    Chris Evans
    Chris Evans
    • Curtisas Curtis
    Jamie Bell
    Jamie Bell
    • Edgaras Edgar
    Tilda Swinton
    Tilda Swinton
    • Masonas Mason
    Ed Harris
    Ed Harris
    • Wilfordas Wilford
    Kang-ho Song
    Kang-ho Song
    • Namgoong Minsooas Namgoong Minsoo
    • (as Song Kang Ho)
    John Hurt
    John Hurt
    • Gilliamas Gilliam
    Octavia Spencer
    Octavia Spencer
    • Tanyaas Tanya
    Ewen Bremner
    Ewen Bremner
    • Andrewas Andrew
    Ko Asung
    Ko Asung
    • Yonaas Yona
    Alison Pill
    Alison Pill
    • Teacheras Teacher
    Luke Pasqualino
    Luke Pasqualino
    • Greyas Grey
    Vlad Ivanov
    Vlad Ivanov
    • Franco the Elderas Franco the Elder
    Adnan Haskovic
    Adnan Haskovic
    • Franco the Youngeras Franco the Younger
    Emma Levie
    • Claudeas Claude
    Steve Park
    Steve Park
    • Fuyuas Fuyu
    • (as Stephen Park)
    Clark Middleton
    Clark Middleton
    • Painteras Painter
    Marcanthonee Reis
    Marcanthonee Reis
    • Timas Tim
    • (as Marcanthonee Jon Reis)
    Paul Lazar
    Paul Lazar
    • Paulas Paul
    • Director
      • Bong Joon Ho
    • Writers
      • Jacques Lob(based on "Le Transperceneige" by)
      • Benjamin Legrand(based on "Le Transperceneige" by)
      • Jean-Marc Rochette(based on "Le Transperceneige" by)
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    Storyline

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    Set in 2031, the entire world is frozen except for those aboard the Snowpiercer. For seventeen years, the world's survivors are on a train hurtling around the globe creating their own economy and class system. Led by Curtis (Chris Evans), a group of lower-class citizens living in squalor at the back of the train are determined to get to the front of the train and spread the wealth around. Each section of the train holds new surprises for the group who have to battle their way through. A revolution is underway. —Anne Campbell
    trainperpetual winterclosed ecological systempopulation controldystopia446 more
    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • AD 2031: the passengers in the train are the only survivors on Earth.
    • Genres
      • Action
      • Drama
      • Sci-Fi
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated R for violence, language and drug content
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Director Bong Joon Ho often clashed with producer Harvey Weinstein, who frequently interfered in order to demand "his" version of the film. Among the many requests, the producer insisted on having the fish scene removed in favor of more action. Bong, who considered it his favorite shot in the film, was adamant to keep it in. He told the producer that he wanted to keep the shot for a personal reason, as a tribute to his late father, who was a fisherman. Upon hearing this, Weinstein said that family is very important to him, so he granted Bong to keep the shot. In an interview, the director said "It was a fucking lie. My father was not a fisherman."
    • Goofs
      Wilford congratulates Curtis for being the first human being to walk the whole length of the train; however, Claude, Wilford's assistant, is seen at the tail of the train, as well as the front. Though Claude does not travel very far into the tail section and while she has been in every car, Curtis has been to the very back of the train, making him the only person to traverse its entire length. The children taken by Claude, however, were the first people to travel along the entire length of the train.
    • Quotes

      Mason: Order is the barrier that holds back the flood of death. We must all of us on this train of life remain in our allotted station. We must each of us occupy our preordained particular position. Would you wear a shoe on your head? Of course you wouldn't wear a shoe on your head. A shoe doesn't belong on your head. A shoe belongs on your foot. A hat belongs on your head. I am a hat. You are a shoe. I belong on the head. You belong on the foot. Yes? So it is. In the beginning, order was proscribed by your ticket: First Class, Economy, and freeloaders like you. Eternal order is prescribed by the sacred engine: all things flow from the sacred engine, all things in their place, all passengers in their section, all water flowing. all heat rising, pays homage to the sacred engine, in its own particular preordained position. So it is. Now, as in the beginning, I belong to the front. You belong to the tail. When the foot seeks the place of the head, the sacred line is crossed. Know your place. Keep your place. Be a shoe.

    • Connections
      Featured in Snowpiercer: Transperceneige, From the Blank Page to the Black Screen: A Documentary by Jésus Castro- (2014)
    • Soundtracks
      Strange Brew
      Written by Eric Clapton (as Eric Patrick Clapton), Gail Collins, Felix Pappalardi (as Felix A. Pappalardi)

      Performed by Cream

      Courtesy of Polydor Ltd.

      Under License from Universal Music Enterprises

    User reviews1K

    Review
    Top review
    9/10
    For most of the 1 star reviewers, this is their only review.
    Let's get this out of the way. Yes, this is my first review. I've watched about half of IMDb's top 250, and did like most of them. Somebody brought this movie to my attention, and as a 7/10 I didn't have high expectations. Honestly, though, knowing this is at least an attempt at some sort of allegory, most of the plot holes are kind of petty and minor. Comparing Snowpiercer to "The Room" (don't watch that) because you couldn't tell how someone would have an Irish accent, or realized that the premise of this movie is brutal and inconvenient - is kind of realizing the problem with 99% of all movies altogether.

    For anyone brutally bothered about plot holes, tell me, is The Hunger Games more logical? Ant-man? Even Inception, the Dark Knight, or Lord Of The Rings? You can't blame a movie for plot holes, rate it a 1, and then ignore those same plot holes in every other movie in existence. By that token, any and all of the Star Wars movies should be rated a 2.

    No. People here are nitpicking, and that's a nice way to put it. You don't know how the cockroaches kept spawning? Jesus, maybe they breed fast. I have no idea. But then you should point out that Yoda's aches and pains should have technically kept him out of commission years ago, Jack Sparrow should be dead, Captain America has no sources for his morals, Harry Potter makes no sense, and any and all plot holes about Mordor that you can find online.

    But do they? Nope. Most of the negative reviews here are a one-show, leading me to think there's someone with multiple accounts and a large amount of time to hate this movie.

    I've seen quite a few sci-fi films - I'm no newbie to the genre. But their are always plot holes in those films, at least technical ones. Faulting Snowpiercer (an allegory, of all things) for having plot holes that are granted in other movies is just not right.
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    • Jun 23, 2016

    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 11, 2014 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • South Korea
      • Czech Republic
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • English
      • Korean
      • French
      • Japanese
      • Czech
      • German
    • Also known as
      • Chuyến Tàu Băng Giá
    • Filming locations
      • Hintertux, Tirol, Austria
    • Production companies
      • SnowPiercer
      • Moho Film
      • Opus Pictures
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $39,200,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $4,563,650
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $171,187
      • Jun 29, 2014
    • Gross worldwide
      • $86,758,912
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      • 2h 6min
    • Color
      • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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