Release Date
June 27, 2014 (Limited)
DVD Release Date
October 21, 2014 (Buy on Amazon)
Director
Bong Joon-ho
Writer
Bong Joon-ho, Kelly Masterson
Cast
Chris Evans, Song Kangho, Tilda Swinton, Jamie Bell, Octavia Spencer, Ewen Brewmner, Alison Pill, John Hurt, Ed Harris
Studio
Running Time
126 minutes
MPA Rating
Rated R for violence, language and drug content
What is Snowpiercer about?
"Snowpiercer," based on the French graphic novel "Le Transperceneige," is set in a future where, after a failed experiment to stop global warming, an Ice Age kills off all life on the planet except for the inhabitants of the Snow Piercer, a train that travels around the globe and is powered by a sacred perpetual-motion engine. A class system evolves on the train but a revolution brews.... Full synopsis »
MOVIE REVIEW
A train, home to the last remnants of humanity, barrels through an icy apocalypse in Snowpiercer, the new action-thriller from Bong Joon-ho (The Host). Exciting and unpredictable, Snowpiercer is a refreshing change of pace from the typical Hollywood fare, though plot holes and other inconsistencies occasionally knock it off the rails. Full movie review »
