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Snowpiercer

  • 20132013
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  • 2h 6m
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7.1/10
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Ed Harris, John Hurt, Jamie Bell, Chris Evans, Song Kang-ho, 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.
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In a future where a failed climate change experiment has killed all life except for the survivors who boarded the Snowpiercer (a train that travels around the globe), a new class system emer... Read allIn a future where a failed climate change experiment has killed all life except for the survivors 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 survivors who boarded the Snowpiercer (a train that travels around the globe), a new class system emerges.
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
366K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
736
92
    • 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
    • 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
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    • 1KUser reviews
    • 499Critic reviews
    • 84Metascore
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    Jamie Bell in Snowpiercer (2013)
    John Hurt, Jamie Bell, and Chris Evans in Snowpiercer (2013)
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    Chris Evans, Song Kang-ho, 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)
    Song Kang-ho in Snowpiercer (2013)
    Chris Evans and Ko Asung in Snowpiercer (2013)
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    John Hurt and Chris Evans in Snowpiercer (2013)
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    Chris Evans
    Chris Evans
    • Curtis
    Jamie Bell
    Jamie Bell
    • Edgar
    Tilda Swinton
    Tilda Swinton
    • Mason
    Ed Harris
    Ed Harris
    • Wilford
    Song Kang-ho
    Song Kang-ho
    • Namgoong Minsoo
    • (as Song Kang Ho)
    John Hurt
    John Hurt
    • Gilliam
    Octavia Spencer
    Octavia Spencer
    • Tanya
    Ewen Bremner
    Ewen Bremner
    • Andrew
    Ko Asung
    Ko Asung
    • Yona
    Alison Pill
    Alison Pill
    • Teacher
    Luke Pasqualino
    Luke Pasqualino
    • Grey
    Vlad Ivanov
    Vlad Ivanov
    • Franco the Elder
    Adnan Haskovic
    Adnan Haskovic
    • Franco the Younger
    Emma Levie
    • Claude
    Steve Park
    Steve Park
    • Fuyu
    • (as Stephen Park)
    Clark Middleton
    Clark Middleton
    • Painter
    Marcanthonee Reis
    Marcanthonee Reis
    • Tim
    • (as Marcanthonee Jon Reis)
    Paul Lazar
    Paul Lazar
    • Paul
      • 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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    • 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.

    • Crazy credits
      Snow is seen falling during the end credits.
    • 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

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    8/10
    Dark social science fiction
    Snowpiercer was a surprise to me. I thought it would be just another "social commentary" dystopian film trying to ride the coattails of The Hunger Games craze. Instead what I ended up getting was one of the best post-apocalyptic films I've ever seen. A smooth roller coaster of action and quiet, dark dialogue.

    And don't get me wrong, it is another "social commentary" dystopian film, and yes, perhaps it's riding The Hunger Games craze just a little bit. But, when that riding ends up producing a film of this quality, is it a bad thing? And it's not like The Hunger Games invented the idea of alternative future where the poor are trying to usurp the rich people that are controlling them from their towers of ivory. These are both just variations of Orwell's 1984, which draws heavily from the age old tale of the underdog, David versus Goliath.

    It's the execution of an idea that makes or breaks a film and here that execution is nigh flawless. Everything from the design of the train to the A-list cast of actors to the storyline that keeps up the relentless pace, but still has time to reflect on the motives, histories and moods of the characters.

    Snowpiercer is simplistic art. It doesn't try to win you over with limitless of details, high explosives or flashiness. Rather it takes a central idea and fills it with as much quality as possible. Highly recommended for all fans of science fiction out there.
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    • Oct 2, 2014

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      • July 11, 2014 (United States)
      • South Korea
      • Czech Republic
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    • Filming locations
      • Hintertux, Tirol, Austria
    • Production companies
      • SnowPiercer
      • Moho Film
      • Opus Pictures
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    • 2 hours 6 minutes
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      • Dolby Digital

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