SummaryIn 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.
Directed By:Bong Joon Ho
Written By:Jacques Lob, Benjamin Legrand, Jean-Marc Rochette, Bong Joon Ho, Kelly Masterson
Snowpiercer
Metascore
Universal Acclaim
84
User score
Generally Favorable
7.1
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
84
92% Positive
35 Reviews
35 Reviews
8% Mixed
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
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Jun 26, 2014
100
Politically provocative and visually spectacular Snowpiercer - the best action film of 2014, and probably the best film, period.
Jun 25, 2014
91
Though shocking violence and black humor run through the length of the movie, what comes through most strongly is its pessimistic political conscience; were the movie less earnest, it might seem Verhoeven-esque.
User score
Generally Favorable
7.1
72% Positive
757 Ratings
757 Ratings
17% Mixed
175 Ratings
175 Ratings
12% Negative
123 Ratings
123 Ratings
Aug 28, 2024
10
An unbridled masterpiece from the dome of a mad genius. A mysterious and engaging premise is carried by a swift pace and perfectly timed revelations. The action scenes are thrilling, with one shot so exciting I leapt out of my chair and yelled at the sky. An absolute banger of a cast. Every performer brings their A-game and disappears into their role and the surrounding world. Chris Evans, right in the middle of his fantastic run as Captain America, delivers a career-highlight as this poor sot tasked with leading a ragtag group of rebels against nigh impossible odds. Evans' monologue near the end of the film - you'll know the one - left my jaw on the floor and cemented him as an all-time great performer for me. Song Kang-ho in a Bong Joon-ho movie is predictably awesome. Alison Pill is deranged and legitimately scary. I cannot recommend this movie enough. If possible, see it on a big screen with loud speakers. It'll pop in any format, though, and balances sharp social commentary with vicious action and a non-stop pace.
Aug 28, 2021
10
I like movies that have internal logic and rules. The premise of this movie is idiotic from both sci-fi & common sense angles. Snowpiercer is simplistic art. It's an ambitious dystopian sci-fi film. The characters are great. The cinematography and visionary style of the movie is excellent. There were some great moments in this movie and the action sequences are very well choreographed. I loved the plot and the whole movie. I was only getting disappointed by the ending of this movie otherwise it's a great SciFi movie.
Jul 17, 2014
88
Without “spoiling” it, it’s a film that at least opens up a possibility for change, instead of providing another rote reshuffling of power from the Black Hats back to the White Hats.
Jun 26, 2014
88
A rare hybrid that perfectly blends the dazzle of a futuristic action thriller with the intellectual substance of an art film.
Jun 26, 2014
80
[Bong Joon-ho] combines a great cast, a gripping idea and a gorgeously grimy retro aesthetic to keep this eerie examination of the train wreck of humanity racing along.
Jun 22, 2014
74
Snowpiercer is bold and brutal and committed, but no setting, no matter how inventive or beautiful, can compensate for storytelling that strains plausibility even as it batters your senses and sensibilities.
Jun 24, 2014
50
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 top.
Jan 25, 2021
10
"they've got no bullets" one sentence and all the authority they had on them was gone in seconds Its another masterpiece by director Bong Joon-ho
May 7, 2026
6
Why is this considered an above average movie completely blows my mind. Yes, political.
Yes, dark comedy. But it's nothing more than a well made action flick, not far away your standard Steven Segal or Van Damn movie. Worth watchin? Yes.
Masterpiece? Abaolutely not.
Dec 30, 2019
3
This is A film like The train in The movie. Going nowhere. Boring and not worth using your time on.
If you don’t like trains and living in a small place.
Jun 20, 2019
3
SUCH an overrated film. It's bleak for the sake of being bleak and violent for the sake of being violent. It plays out like a video game with waves of bad guys and bosses who just keep coming. It pretends to be deep or have some broader message, but it's so obvious that only a dullard would find it truly meaningful. The first 45 minutes were really solid, but it started to repeat itself after that.
Production Company:
- SnowPiercer
- Moho Film
- Opus Pictures
- Stillking Films
- CJ E&M Film Financing & Investment Entertainment & Comics
- CJ Entertainment
- TMS Comics
- TMS Entertainment
- Union Investment Partners
Release Date:Jun 27, 2014
Duration:2 h 6 m
Rating:R
Tagline:AD 2031: the passengers in the train are the only survivors on Earth.
Awards
Grand Bell Awards, South Korea
• 2 Wins & 10 Nominations
International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA)
• 1 Win & 10 Nominations
Blue Dragon Awards
• 2 Wins & 7 Nominations





























