Synopsis
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.
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Cast
- Chris EvansCurtis Everett
- Song Kang-hoNamgoong Minsu
- John HurtGilliam
- Tilda SwintonMinister Mason
- Jamie BellEdgar
- Octavia SpencerTanya
- Ed HarrisMinister Wilford
- Ewen BremnerAndrew
- Go A-sungYona
- Alison PillTeacher
Recommendations
- 100
The Playlist
A visionary, thrilling work. - 100
CineVue
Snowpiercer evolves steadily, growing richer with every step and slowly feeding us morsels of information - enriching this ludicrous premise with enough magic and wonder to suspend our disbelief entirely. - 100
Hitfix
The action sequences in the film are spectacular, and there's one in particular that I think is an all-timer, both in the way it's imagined and in the way it's accomplished on film, but this isn't a film about empty sensation. It's a richly realized science-fiction world, and the cast is just tremendous. - 90
Variety
Snowpiercer has been brought to the screen with the kind of solid narrative craftsmanship, carefully drawn characters and — above all — respect for the audience’s intelligence rarely encountered in high-concept genre cinema. - 80
The Guardian
The way the allegory works out is not exactly subtle or unexpected, but is strangely moving, despite the gruesomeness that has gone before. All in all, a treat. - 80
The Hollywood Reporter
Snowpiercer is an ambitious piece with a universally comprehensible theme and accessible aesthetics. - 80
The Dissolve
Evans is a revelation here, delivering a haunted performance that his previous work has only suggested he had in him. He gives the film a solid center, allowing others in the cast to explore the extreme. - 75
IndieWire
Unapologetically long and messy, Snowpiercer offers an unhinged ride that's worth the investment for its mixture of batty personalities, consistently impressive visuals and mad swipes at heavy symbolism jam-packed together.
