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Snowpiercer

Snowpiercer

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Snowpiercer

"Fight your way to the front."

2013

2h 7m

6.9(10657 votes)

Action

Science Fiction

Drama

Overview

In 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.

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Moho Film

CJ Entertainment

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Chris Evans

Chris Evans

Curtis

Song Kang-ho

Song Kang-ho

Namgoong Minsu

Ed Harris

Ed Harris

Wilford

John Hurt

John Hurt

Gilliam

Tilda Swinton

Tilda Swinton

Mason

Jamie Bell

Jamie Bell

Edgar

Octavia Spencer

Octavia Spencer

Tanya

Ewen Bremner

Ewen Bremner

Andrew

Ko Asung

Ko Asung

Yona

Alison Pill

Alison Pill

Teacher

Creative team

Directed by: Bong Joon Ho
Written by: Bong Joon Ho
Kelly Masterson
Produced by: Jeong Tae-sung
Steven Nam

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