Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Chris Evans | ... | Curtis | |
Kang-ho Song | ... | Namgoong Minsoo (as Song Kang Ho) | |
Ed Harris | ... | Wilford | |
John Hurt | ... | Gilliam | |
Tilda Swinton | ... | Mason | |
Jamie Bell | ... | Edgar | |
Octavia Spencer | ... | Tanya | |
Ewen Bremner | ... | Andrew | |
Ko Asung | ... | Yona | |
Alison Pill | ... | Teacher | |
Luke Pasqualino | ... | Grey | |
Vlad Ivanov | ... | Franco the Elder | |
Adnan Haskovic | ... | Franco the Younger | |
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Emma Levie | ... | Claude |
Steve Park | ... | Fuyu (as Stephen Park) |
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. Written by Anne Campbell
I don't like movies as art. I like movies that have rules and internal logic, and the premise of this movie is idiotic from both a scientific and common sense angle. It really works though. Like it really works. If you can just suspend disbelief and accept that a train can run forever and sustain some sort of biodome indefinitely then this movie is a masterpiece.
I see reviews where people basically complain about how the premise impossible, or that the themes are cliche, and I'm totally with you guys there. Both of those things are true, so if you need realism then you probably won't like this movie. But if you can just accept the premise as it is then this movie is something really special. One of the better movies I've watched in a really long time