Snowpiercer

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  • 2013


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$ 86 Million
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Average Rating 4.1/5
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4.2
The film, Bongs English language debut, is a violent sci fi action flick that lets its anarchist leanings take over in the final act. Av Club
3.5
Unapologetically long and messy, Snowpiercer offers an unhinged ride thats worth the investment for its mixture of batty personalities, consistently i .. Indie Wire
3.0
We leave Snowpiercer more exhausted with questions than invigorated by its unique vision and style. We Got This Covered
4.0
An object of blunt force and breath catching beauty, Snowpiercer plays what if with a familiar doomsday scenario: What if Noahs ark never found dry la .. Austin Chronicle
5.0
The film has the same symmetry of The Grand Budapest Hotel and a whiff of its doomed nostalgia, too. Time Out
4.0
Audiences accustomed to Bongs work may find it darker than usual, but this is natural given the nature of the narrative as it focuses on the inner wor .. Screen Daily
4.5
I dont mind high concept, I dont mind genre driven, and I dont mind melodramatic. Collider
2.0
But the combination of B movie tackiness and broad satire is strangely potent. Vulture
4.3
Besides the impressive visuals, the film makes relatively solid use of its impressive cast. Paste Magazine
3.8
Likewise, the films final shot is impressive in the way that it suggests triumph and potential terror at the same time. Rogerebert
4.0
Is it worthwhile to be inhuman for the better chance of preserving humanity Rogerebert
5.0
It is a thing of pure cinematic beauty, the movie you want in your deck when arguing for the artistic potential of action films. E Film Critic
4.5
This is a dark, but deeply beautiful movie, punctuated by edge of your seat thrills and unexpected laughs. Cinema Blend
3.0
The poor are crowded in the back of the train, which gives the film its name. Ny Daily News
4.5
The movie is not afraid to take those questions on directly, and handles them with enough complexity to make the build up exciting, and the ultimate p .. Screen Rant
4.4
With its astonishingly unembellished capitalist parable if it even makes sense to call it that; its more text than subtext in which the train serves, .. The Globe And Mail
4.0
Although there is too much unnecessary violence in the film, its creative treatment of class conflict makes it a powerful entry into the growing ranks .. Spirituality And Practice
3.8
But thanks to the skill of Korean director Bong Joon ho, it proves one of the best of the genre. One Guys Opinion
3.5
Even as dystopian dramas go, the picture is arid and lusterless in its more serious moments and unpleasantly kitschy when it tries to soar over the to .. Village Voice
3.8
The social commentary, which is not fresh, is less persuasive than viewing the journey itself the speeding train moving across the frozen tundra in th .. Sover
4.5
After a failed experiment to stop global warming, a new ice age destroys most life on the planet. Blu Ray
4.0
The human drive toward ecological collapse often seems like a screaming train that cant be halted, which gives this postapocalyptic thriller by Bong J .. Chicago Reader
2.5
The movies bigger picture may be a confused one, but its smaller pleasures are enticing.The train, as overseen by production designer Ondrej Nekvasil, .. Mark Reviews Movies
4.4
One of the most aesthetically stunning and fascinating action films in recent years, Snowpiercer is an unnerving adventure, a riveting and powerful al .. Usa Today
2.5
It is a dizzying journey.This is all nonsense, but intriguing nonsense just the same. Lariat
4.5
The setup may be high concept times a thousand, but the obviousness of the symbolism (the train is the world, the passengers are humanity, and were do .. News Review
4.4
But you can forgive Bong a few ham fisted lunges at profoundity given the films sheer visionary splendor. Rolling Stone
3.0
The concept album that is Arethas Gold follows the chronology of Aretha Franklins hits, all released in 1967 and 1968, apex years of the decade not ju .. Pop Matters
4.0
The concept album that is Arethas Gold follows the chronology of Aretha Franklins hits, all released in 1967 and 1968, apex years of the decade not ju .. Pop Matters
3.5
The character adds a satisfyingly complicated wrinkle to the plot and, as a bonus, its utterly refreshing to see Asian characters imbued with such dep .. The Wrap
4.4
Korean director Bong Joon hos Snowpiercer is destined to be one of the summers more talked about movies, a rococo exercise in mayhem, boldfaced allego .. News Day
4.0
A lollapalooza of a thrill ride, Snowpiercer mounts a dystopian sci fi fable which transcends the genre by ratcheting up the social commentary. Film Journal
4.0
But its the strength of purpose that carries this film through, for all its wonderful design. The Guardian
4.5
There is plenty of action, of course, but Bong is after something more.The film, based on the graphic novel Le Transperceneige, is not the subtlest st .. Az Central
4.0
It froze over in 2014 when a scheme to avert global warming instead creates a new Ice Age. Smh
4.0
Swintons performance is hilarious, mannered and utterly unsettling. Smh
5.0
This incredible, nonstop outpouring of imagination and surprising twists is that rarest of things: The intelligent blockbuster with something on its m .. Mountain X
3.8
Theres some evidence of the films wild ambition slightly outstripping its grasp: The complexity of all the plots moving parts makes for some muddled d .. Npr
4.4
Overflowing with virtuosity, imagination and storytelling confidence, Snowpiercer is one hell of a ride. Star Tribune
4.4
Bong manages a slick balance between the films socio political allegory and its rich visual power, which consistently manages to breathe new life into .. Q Network
4.5
Snowpiercer sucks you into its strange, brave new world so completely, it leaves you with the all too rare sensation that youve just witnessed somethi .. Ew
5.0
Director Bong Joon hos science fiction epic is a maddening and often demented commentary on society and class structure. Cinema Crazed
4.5
Asian genre filmmakers have a mixed record on this side of the Pacific, at best. Salon
4.0
Snowpiercer takes Bongs habitual disregard for genre boundaries to a new level, using a cunningly designed Dickensian steampunk dystopia as the settin .. Slate
2.0
Where the same directors The Host was brash and breezy in its revision of genre cliches, Snowpiercer is leaden and confused, an all star disaster of a .. Flim List
4.0
There is enough action to satisfy the popcorn viewers and enough thought provoking material to satisfy viewers looking for something a bit more sophis .. Film Inquiry
4.0
Based on a 1982 French graphic novel, La Transperceneige, its propelled by Bong Joon hos imaginative visuality and gripping suspense, which more than .. Susang Ranger
4.4
Even the finale is a shocker.Is Snowpiercer my kind of genre flick Observer
4.0
This is an exceptional sci fi thriller, worth far more than just its visual effects. Common Sense Media
3.8
Easy to watch and easy to enjoy, Snowpiercer is challenging to think about, a seemingly straightforward action movie that isnt simple at all.Under the .. Sf Gate
2.5
If you dont mind the gore, you can enjoy Snowpiercer as a brutal and imaginative piece of science fiction filmmaking. New Yorker
3.1
This is an angry and bleak film, as well as an old fashioned meat and potatoes genre entry concerned with passe niceties such as atmosphere and spatia .. Slant Magazine
3.1
Subtlety may not be the films strong suit, but it creates a richly imagined world, as glitteringly arresting as it is savagely merciless. Washington Post
4.0
Its lessons about human nature are thought provoking, but perhaps not as memorable as its motley, eccentric display of humanity in extremis.And though .. The New York Times
4.2
Like its titular train, which runs an endless loop around the frozen globe thanks to a perpetual motion device, this new sci fi epic is a spark of lif .. The Film Stage
4.4
But Bong is less concerned with Kafkaesque comedy than brutally sardonic pop Marxism. Boston Globe
4.5
But there is a class structure, and those in the tail section live with little light, questionable food and no freedom, much like Jews being transport .. Reeling Reviews
4.2
And it has that tearing your hair out quality of someone earnestly trying to make sense of existence, which I will always value more highly than slick .. Uproxx
4.5
Hauntingly grim, full of appalling ironies and awful truths. This is most definitely not the feel good movie of the summer. Flickfilosopher
4.5
And all the while being an inventive and exciting action film along the way. Blogs Indie Wire
3.5
Snowpiercer is a sci fi action movie based on a comic book and starring Marvel favorite Chris Evans, but its far from a typical summer blockbuster, an .. Las Vegas Weekly
4.0
As it stands, Snowpiercer is still an intellectually and artistically superior vehicle to many of the end of days futuristic action thrillers out ther .. Hollywood Reporter
4.0
It is a rare and refreshing experience these days to go to the theater and see an epic science fiction action film in the summer that is trying to mak .. The Atlantic
4.0
The temptation to try leaving the train is as strong as the armed struggle, even as glimpses of a frozen world flash by. Los Angeles Times
4.5
Somber stuff, to be sure, but not without flashes of hope, and a steady infusion of Bongs dark, quirky humor. Variety
4.4
No question: with this bracing, darkly witty tale of survival a game of numbers and balance Bong Joon ho pulls out the stops. Groucho Reviews
4.5
This is the kind of science fiction film that I wish they made more of, something big and bold and unafraid to reach for greatness. Hit Fix
5.0
Its a science fiction adventure, with a number of inventively staged and exciting action sequences. Aisle Seat
4.5
If youre fortunate enough to live where the film is playing, please do yourself a favor and go see it.You wont be disappointed, its one of the years b .. Forbes
4.5
Sometimes it will take nothing but brute force.On other occasions, deep thought and definitive diplomacy must come into play. Herald Sun
4.5
Dark humor runs deeper and deeper as the heroes face the unknown at every step. Consequence Of Sound
3.8
Its ultimately difficult to recall a film that so completely squanders the potential of an engaging, entertaining opening stretch, and one wonders jus .. Reel Film
2.0
Flaws and all, Snowpiercer like its perpetually moving train takes us on one hell of a trip. Movie Habit
4.4
On one level, the film can be enjoyed as a straight summer blockbuster, with non stop action along with considerable graphic violence as the proles ba .. The Star
3.2
Theres plenty of imagination in evidence, but an uneven tone, a mismatched cast, and an overlong third act make it a bumpy ride. Oregon Live
4.5
Best enjoyed as a thriller on steel wheels with a salutary moral, Snowpiercer is cinematic and compelling, despite its flaws, which emerge on too clos .. Urban Cine File
4.4
It definitely deserves it.Although not quite perfect, its far superior to almost every one of this summers blockbusters. Three Movie Buffs
5.0
Snowpiercer is a bold and brave film that demonstrates that blockbusters can simultaneously function as stunning spectacle and provocative art that ma .. Digital Spy
3.5
In this sci fi epic from director Bong Joon Ho (The Host, Mother), a failed global warming experiment kills off most life on the planet. You Tube
4.4
Dont miss it this is enormously fun visionary filmmaking, with a witty script and a great international cast. New York Post
2.5
Its almost as though Bong makes his films to some sort of hierarchy, lending his imagination to some sequences with great effort and letting others be .. Abc
4.0
Futuristic sci fi actioner from Joon Ho Bong (The Host), starring Chris Evans, Tilda Swinton, Octavia Spencer and Ed Harris. Flicks
4.4
It pummels forward like the train on which the action is set, and you dont particularly want to reach the end. Red Eye Chicago
4.4
Thank goodness saner minds prevailed, but no thanks to a studio that could have advertised and marketed the film as a summer blockbuster and gotten it .. Dustin Put Man
4.4
It has about it a gorgeous incoherency that overwhelms any logical objections to its absurd premise. Ar Kansas Online
4.5
Im just glad the ride wasnt dumbed down for us simpletons at the back of the train. Film Racket
3.8
And so theres a good dollop of social commentary here especially for a time when the gap between the have everythings and the rest of the world keeps .. Larsen On Film
4.4
Call it dystopian or apocalyptic (a strong case can be made for both): the film keeps subverting the expectations of both genres. Christianity Today
4.5
Like being ordered to have long hair and smile on stage, but wondering how to smile with a trombone in your mouth.Or repeatedly told youre not good en .. News Blaze
4.5
Best to see it for yourself and discover its many pleasures on your own.While Transformers mucks up cineplexes with its ugly bombast, here, as an alte .. Vanity Fair
4.0
Gleefully off the rails, Bong Joon hos ultraviolent, high speed Snowpiercer is a political metaphor so elephantine you wonder later how it lurched int .. Wsj
4.0
Joon ho Bongs Snowpiercer is a nightmare inducing, violent collection of left wing fears enhanced and packaged into a madcap post apocalyptic movie un .. Matts Movie Reviews
4.0
Call it a study of class structure and a tale of people trying to claw their way from the bottom to the top.Call it an exciting sci fi thriller. Patriot Ledger
3.8
If you can buy the premise of this Bong Joon ho graphic novel adaptation, youre in for a good ride. Big Picture Big Sound
4.0
So this movie more than accomplishes the goals of a great dystopia.If you like your action movies beautiful, insane and a little haunting, then Snowpi .. Io9 Gizmodo
3.8
But Snowpiercer is a welcome curiosity in a season of formula driven, copycat genre films. Js Online
4.0
He gives the film a solid center, allowing others in the cast to explore the extreme. The Dissolve
2.0
Fueled by implausibility, and for a good portion of the ride much better for it, Bong Joon Hos Snowpiercer posits a nonstop, Earth encircling train co .. Sandiego Reader
3.5
And for its creativity alone, its worth a watch for film fanatics. Cinemix Tape
4.0
While Snowpiercer is certainly one of the stranger films of the year, thats probably not too unexpected coming from a Korean filmmaker making his Amer .. ComingSoon
4.5
This isnt just a film that deserves to be seen; it deserves multiple viewings, to be studied, honored and for big budget blockbusters to at least try .. Shockya
4.0
For all its weight and seemingly cumbersome monumentalism, Snowpiercer is actually as streamlined and efficient as the train itself. Film Comment
3.5
It seems more likely to confound US audiences than to delight them. Sbs
5.0
Its a bleak, shocker of a movie, but one laced with just enough black humor to make the harsher parts even bleaker. Daily Herald
4.0
Snowpiercer is a fantastic film: its both fun and tragic and is ultimately a warning to everyone in the present, no matter which side of any of its de .. Crave Online
4.0
For a very confined movie, the horizontal action is very energetic. Crave Online
5.0
Its an often bonkers escalation of deliberately clashing sensibilities, tonal whiplash, genuine surprises, and a darkly absurdist take on blockbuster .. The Skinny
4.0
AS THE Edinburgh International Film Festival moves into its first weekend, it brings with it one of its most anticipated films. Scots Man
3.5
Where the film shines brightest is in its textured cinematography and detailed set design; clearly Joon hos true muse is the train itself. Under The Radar Mag
3.5
If Snowpiercer isnt completely successful, its because the movie cant fully transcend the familiarity of its story. The Verge
3.8
Even in a nothing to lose premise like this, however, it often feels like Hollywood movies are just delivering whats expected.Bong is so off kilter in .. Scene Stealers
3.5
Yet despite its superficially eclectic nature, it delivers a surprisingly consistent and complete vision. Movie Mezzanine
4.0
It is simply thrilling, exciting and thought provoking and a whole lot of other adjectives. Scifi Movie Page
4.5
But Snowpiercer never gets boring.Your favorite characters never feel completely safe. The Mary Sue
4.5
What else are you going to do in a film like this.Get to the front of the train and you may exchange the protein slabs for steak and a good claret. New Republic
3.0
But once the action heats up, Bong delivers a rich feast of political allegory and bloodthirsty carnage. The National
4.0
Its literally a hell of a ride Brazil meets Murder on the Orient Express. Sky
4.5
Snowpiercer blends a lot of expertly done movie elements to tell a non conventional thriller. Blacknerd Problems
4.0
Too clammy.).Fortunately the movie itself turned out to be a tonic. New States Man
4.0
The forty four year olds sense of kinetic action provides fine use of confined space, industrial grime, hand to hand battle and forward hurtling motio .. New City Film
4.5
Literally an extended metaphor, the post apocalypse on a train film Snowpiercer is a thinking mans summer action movie a welcome break from the dumbed .. Toronto Sun
4.0
And because the story is so well tuned and uncompromising, the action takes a back seat to the emotional fireworks that ultimately bring the house dow .. Daily Film Fix
2.5
Nothing in this claustrophobic dystopia performs a practical purpose, but serves a vision of class warfare at its most extreme. Theepoch Times
3.8
But overall, this is a solid, distinctive and sometimes exquisitely inspired thriller and beyond. Sf Examiner
4.0
Given to snarling fits of action, poetic ponderings, and idiosyncratic rumblings. No action thriller but a dystopian, steampunky class parable for a w .. Vue Weekly
4.0
Snowpiercer is one of those rare modern action movies that keeps the audience guessing, packed with fascinating ideas and presenting a fully fleshed o .. Sf Weekly
4.4
Bong Joon Ho stages the bloody brawls, confined to the narrow cars of a very long, very fast train, as thrilling set pieces. Wp Me
4.5
Like a train, Snowpiercer picks up steam as it goes, and its last half are commercial cinema at its best: thrilling, visually striking, and endlessly .. Washington City Paper
3.5
Thats the way I like this brand of filmmaking: with the metaphors big, muscular, detailed, and punchy. Stream On Demand At Home
4.5
Wayhomer Review #177: Snowpiercer Its Episode #177 for Snowpiercer, in which our protagonist has taken a ride on the crazy train, keeps thinking about .. Need Coffee
3.8
It has ideas coming out the wazoo: ideas about Malthusianism, ideas about global warming, ideas about structural inequality, ideas about filmmaking, a .. Free Beacon
4.5
The story centers on a revolution led by Curtis (Chris Evans, breaking free of Captain Americas tights) and sidekick Edgar (Jamie Bell), who take a mo .. Willamette Week
4.4
If nothing else, the film is a visual delight.Bong stages more than enough action throughout to satisfy the teenage crowd but those looking for a bit .. Illinois Times
3.0
The production design is sharp and unique, though the movie itself is not without its flaws. Ut Sandiego
4.5
Rather a certain brutal playfulness best characterizes the films feel. Saportare Port
5.0
Breeding some of the most provocative, absorbing of feature films, the dystopian genre has a duty to not only compel and entertain its audience, but t .. Hey U Guys
4.0
This tale plays on the concept of gaining momentum as you hurtle forward, but get nowhere slowly, while moving faster and faster. Iol Co Za
5.0
It will be hard, but you can.Its an exciting message for a big budget movie, a true embracing of radical political ideas that reject comfort and ease. Bad Ass Digest
2.0
As a result, the suspense never builds up a suitable head of steam and Evanss committed performance has no vehicle. O Canada
4.0
Enjoy it or not, theres always something fascinating to take in from this looped out loop of a movie or at least to make you stop wondering whos maint .. Daily News
4.0
An environmental, post apocalyptic, revolutionary uprising sci fi action movie on a train. Sub genres dont come much more specific than Snowpiercer. The Mercury
4.0
Each train car is a wacky surprise, fully designed and wittily detailed. Seattle Weekly
3.5
Sign up for Take Action Now and well send you three actions every Tuesday. The Nation
5.0
The construction of the train is a marvel of art direction serving narrative flow that moves forward, always relentlessly forward.But beneath the surf .. The Tyee
3.5
That kind of gleeful barbarism isnt something we often see in all American action films.The idea that the Ark like train is the world and its compartm .. Bangkok Post
4.5
With Snowpiercer, Joon ho demonstrates just how to make a boldly inventive modern sci fi film without giving a damn as to what Hollywood thinks a bloc .. Daily Dead
3.5
For the love of God, go see this before you see Transformers: Age of Extinction. Blogs Houston Press
4.4
All published materials contained herein are owned by their respective authors and cannot be reprinted, either in their entirety or in selection, with .. Cinema Phile 2010 Blog Spo ..
4.4
It also functions extraordinarily well as a propulsive thriller with bracing action sequences, eccentric performances and unexpected moments of pathos .. M Live
3.5
Each of these conjures a primal force, whether the destructive power of ecological disaster or the amoral drive of a deranged maternal instinct.Snowpi .. Ny Books
4.2
Snowpiercer balances class metaphor, a nice hunk of comic book strangeness and often ingeniously choreographed action in equal measure. Events Austin 360
3.5
...a fairy tale of sorts with darker motives, more violence than the Grimms would envision, and some nasty things to say about libertarianism versus c .. Topless Robot
3.8
Thats the story in Snowpiercer, the first English language film from Korean cult filmmaker Bong Joon ho, a brooding cautionary tale of social dynamics .. Good Times
5.0
Within the space of a 60 foot by 9 foot train car, Snowpiercer packs in more action, inventiveness, energy and ideas than most summer blockbusters tha .. Madison Movie
4.4
Its structure and its socioeconomic allgeory may call to mind other great cultural works but its a true original. Christy Lemire
3.8
I remember seeing as a kid The Big Bus, a 1976 spoof of the disaster movies that were all the rage then. Movie Dearest Blog Spot
4.5
But with a game supporting cast including Ewan Bremner and Octavia Spencer, well paced direction, superb cinematography, plus a gripping adventure sto .. Culture Catch
3.8
That Sunday, the tribal association will present the final day of its two day 30th annual Nansemond Indian Pow Wow. Hampt On Roads
5.0
Its brawny, ballsy and cheerfully subversive. Howard Zinn meets The Road Warrior. Spliced Personality Word P ..
4.0
Snowpiercer wears its inspirations on its sleeve, but the cumulative effect of it all results in something truly unique. It may not be The Host, but i .. Quick Flix
5.0
Violence always involves moral questions, and the decision whether to take up armed struggle lies at the heart of revolutionary movements, but the fil .. The Monthly
5.0
Steve James documentary is emotionally raw, visually spare, and poetic, even in its imperfections.Bring your tissues. Berks Mont News
4.0
Dystopian thriller Snowpiercer is a difficult film to categorise. Melbourne Concrete Playgro ..



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