Snow Piercer Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

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Amy Renner

Last modified: Oct. 26, 2014

Snow Piercer

Release Date: Friday, June 27, 2014 Theaters

Director: Joon-Ho Bong

Starring: Chris Evans • Tilda Swinton • Jamie Bell • Kenny Doughty • Alison Pill

R Drama 2 hrs, 6 m

3.92 / 5.0

34% WILL SEE 66% WON'T SEE

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Plot – What's the story about?

Plot: Set in a future where a failed experiment to stop global warming creates an ice age that kills off all life on the planet except for the inhabitants of the Snowpiercer, 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.

Drama

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Who stars in Snow Piercer – Cast List

Chris Evans
Avengers: Endgame, Honey Don’t!
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Tilda Swinton
Doctor Strange, The Ballad of a Small Player
Jamie Bell
Nymphomaniac: Part One, The Adventures of Tintin
K
Kenny Doughty
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Alison Pill
Midnight in Paris, Goon
J
John Hurt
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I, V for Vendetta 20th Anniversary
Octavia Spencer
Zootopia, Smurfs

Who is making Snow Piercer – Crew List

A look at Snow Piercer behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Joon-Ho Bong last helmed Parasite and Mother. The film's writer Park Chan-wook last penned No Other Choice and Decision to Leave.

Director: Joon-Ho Bong
Screenwriters: Park Chan-wook
Joon-Ho Bong
Producer: Park Chan-wook

Studio: The Weinstein Company
Production Companies: —

Production – What we know about the Snow Piercer

Key Facts

Based on the French graphic novel Le Transperceneige.

Movie Filming Timeline: Production Status Updates

Feb 2014

Completed

Changed Snow Piercer movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Nov 2012

Post-Production

Changed the movie production status to Post-Production. The movie is now in the editing and finishing stages.

Jan 2012

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. Expected to begin shooting in March 2012

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Additional Information

Parent Rating: R Restricted for violence, language and drug content
Runtime: 2 hrs, 6 m
Tagline: We move forward.
Also known as: Snowpiercer
Language: English

Snow Piercer Trailers and Clips

Snow Piercer

Theatrical Trailer

Snow Piercer

International Trailer

Snow Piercer

Redband Teaser

Snow Piercer Release Date: When was the film released?

Snow Piercer was released in nationwide movie theaters on Friday, June 27 , 2014. There were six other movies released on the same date, including Transformers 4: Age of Extinction, They Came Together and La Bare.