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Snowpiercer
2013
· Movie
· 126 min
B
MEANRANK
73/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #1716
- IMDb #1864
- Google retired #2923
- Rotten Tomatoes #1301
- Metacritic #752
- Letterboxd #1579
+9 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #476
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #2390
- Metacritic Critics #440
- Metacritic Audience #1859
- Criticker #1428
- Douban #992
- Kinopoisk #3283
- AlloCiné #1992
- Trakt #1971
Every rating
52–94
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 52, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 94. Critics average 89, everyone else 70.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A failed climate experiment leaves Earth frozen. The last survivors inhabit a massive, perpetually moving train that circles the globe, its cars rigidly divided by class. A man from the impoverished tail section leads a revolt, pushing forward through the luxurious realms of the elite. His journey becomes a brutal climb through a microcosm of society, challenging the oppressive order and the sacred engine itself to fight for a better future.
Details
- Director
- Bong Joon Ho
- Writers
- Bong Joon Ho, Kelly Masterson
- Based on
- Le Transperceneige by Benjamin Legrand
- Released
- 1 August 2013
- Country
- South Korea
- Language
- English, Korean, French, Japanese, Czech, German
- Runtime
- 126 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $39.2M
- Box office
- $86.8M
- Awards
- 25 wins, 59 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (44) →
Awards & nominations
See all 84 →25 wins from 84 nominations across 36 ceremonies
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2015 | Best Sci-Fi/Horror Movie | Nominee | |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2015 | Best Supporting Actress | Tilda Swinton | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2015 | Best Art Direction | Ondřej Nekvasil, Beatrice Brentnerova | Nominee |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists 2015 | Best Supporting Actress | Tilda Swinton | Winner |
| Black Reel Awards 2015 | Outstanding Supporting Actress | Octavia Spencer | Nominee |
| Central Ohio Film Critics Association 2015 | Best Supporting Actress | Tilda Swinton | Winner |
| Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association 2015 | Visually Striking Film of the Year | Nominee | |
| Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association 2015 | Unsung Film of the Year | Nominee |
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Critics' Choice Movie Awards
3 nominations
| Best Art Direction | Ondřej Nekvasil, Beatrice Brentnerova | Nominee |
| Best Sci-Fi/Horror Movie | Nominee | |
| Best Supporting Actress | Tilda Swinton | Nominee |
Boston Online Film Critics Association
3 nominations, 3 won
| Best Picture | Winner | |
| Best Supporting Actress | Tilda Swinton | Winner |
| Top 10 Films | Winner |
South Korean Film Critics Awards
3 nominations, 3 won
| Best Cinematography | Hong Kyung-pyo | Winner |
| Best Director | Bong Joon-ho | Winner |
| Best Film | Winner |
Blue Dragon Film Awards
7 nominations, 2 won
| Best Director | Bong Joon-ho | Winner |
| Best Production Design | Ondřej Nekvasil | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Kyung-pyo Hong | Nominee |
| Best Film | Nominee | |
| Best Supporting Actress | Go Ah-sung | Nominee |
| Best Technical Aspect (Editing) | Steve M. Choe, Changju Kim | Nominee |
| Best Technical Aspect (Special Effects) | Eric Durst | Nominee |
Grand Bell Awards
7 nominations, 2 won
| Best Art Direction | Ondřej Nekvasil | Winner |
| Best Editing | Steve M. Choe, Changju Kim | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Hong Kyung-pyo | Nominee |
| Best Director | Bong Joon-ho | Nominee |
| Best Film | Nominee | |
| Best Screenplay | Bong Joon-ho, Kelly Masterson | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Go Ah-sung | Nominee |
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Supporting Actress | Tilda Swinton | Winner |
| Top 10 Films | Winner |
Asia-Pacific Film Festival
7 nominations, 1 won
| Best Director | Bong Joon-ho | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Hong Kyung-pyo | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Steve M. Choe, Changju Kim | Nominee |
| Best Production Design | Ondřej Nekvasil | Nominee |
| Best Sound Design | Choi Tae-young | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Song Kang-ho | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Tilda Swinton | Nominee |
Baeksang Arts Awards
4 nominations, 1 won
| Best Director | Bong Joon-ho | Winner |
| Best Film | Nominee | |
| Best Supporting Actress | Go Ah-sung | Nominee |
| Most Popular Actress | Go Ah-sung | Nominee |
Georgia Film Critics Association
4 nominations, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actress | Tilda Swinton | Winner |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Bong Joon-ho, Kelly Masterson, Jacques Lob, Benjamin Legrand, Jean-Marc Rochette | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Nominee | |
| Best Production Design | Ondřej Nekvasil, Catherine George | Nominee |
International Cinephile Society Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Picture Not Released In 2013 | Winner | |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Bong Joon-ho, Kelly Masterson | Nominee |
| Best Production Design | Ondřej Nekvasil | Nominee |
Alliance of Women Film Journalists
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actress | Tilda Swinton | Winner |
Busan Film Critics Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Screenplay | Bong Joon-ho, Kelly Masterson | Winner |
Central Ohio Film Critics Association
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actress | Tilda Swinton | Winner |
Director's Cut Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Director | Bong Joon-ho | Winner |
Golden Tomato Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Comic Book/Graphic Novel Film | Winner |
Gotham Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Tribute Award | Tilda Swinton (also for Only Lovers Left Alive, and The Grand Budapest Hotel ) | Winner |
National Board of Review Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Top 10 Independent Films | Winner |
Southeastern Film Critics Association
1 nomination, 1 won
| Top 10 Films | Winner |
Utah Film Critics Association
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Bong Joon-ho, Kelly Masterson (tied with Paul Thomas Anderson for Inherent Vice ) | Winner |
Asian Film Awards
5 nominations
| Best Costume Designer | Catherine George | Nominee |
| Best Director | Bong Joon-ho | Nominee |
| Best Film | Park Chan-wook, Lee Tae-hun, Jeong Tae-sung, Steven Nam | Nominee |
| Best Production Design | Ondřej Nekvasil | Nominee |
| Best Screenwriter | Bong Joon-ho, Kelly Masterson | Nominee |
Online Film & Television Association
3 nominations
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Bong Joon-ho, Kelly Masterson | Nominee |
| Best Production Design | Ondřej Nekvasil | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Tilda Swinton | Nominee |
San Francisco Film Critics Circle
3 nominations
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Bong Joon-ho, Kelly Masterson | Nominee |
| Best Production Design | Ondřej Nekvasil | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Tilda Swinton | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
3 nominations
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Tilda Swinton | Nominee |
| Best Sound | Anna Behlmer, Mark Holding, Taeyoung Choi, Terry Porter | Nominee |
| Best Visual Effects | Eric Durst | Nominee |
Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association
2 nominations
| Unsung Film of the Year | Nominee | |
| Visually Striking Film of the Year | Nominee |
North Carolina Film Critics Association
2 nominations
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Bong Joon-ho, Kelly Masterson | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Tilda Swinton | Nominee |
Online Film Critics Society
2 nominations
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Bong Joon-ho, Kelly Masterson | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Tilda Swinton | Nominee |
Phoenix Film Critics Society
2 nominations
| Best Production Design | Ondřej Nekvasil | Nominee |
| Overlooked Film of the Year | Nominee |
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards
2 nominations
| Best Art Direction | Ondřej Nekvasil, Beatrice Brentnerova | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Tilda Swinton | Nominee |
Black Reel Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Supporting Actress | Octavia Spencer | Nominee |
Chicago Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Best Art Direction | Ondřej Nekvasil | Nominee |
Detroit Film Critics Society
1 nomination
| Best Supporting Actress | Tilda Swinton | Nominee |
Houston Film Critics Society
1 nomination
| Best Supporting Actress | Tilda Swinton | Nominee |
Saturn Awards
1 nomination
| Best Action or Adventure Film | Nominee |
St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Best Art Direction | Ondřej Nekvasil | Nominee |
Sydney Film Festival
1 nomination
| Best Film | Nominee |
World Soundtrack Awards
1 nomination
| Film Composer of the Year | Marco Beltrami | Nominee |