Snakes on a Plane

"Sit back. Relax. Enjoy the fright."

2006 1h 45m EN

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5.5

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69%

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5.5

IMDB

★5.5TMDB · 2,061🍅69%Rotten Tomatoes●58Metacritic★5.5IMDB · 149,189

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Synopsis

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FBI agent Neville Flynn boards a flight from Honolulu, Hawaii to Los Angeles, escorting a key witness to testify against a mob boss at an upcoming trial. An on-board assassin releases a crate full of hundreds of deadly venomous snakes in an attempt to eliminate the witness. Flynn and a host of frightened passengers and crew must band together to survive the slithery threat.

“Sit back. Relax. Enjoy the fright.”

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Cast

Samuel L. Jackson
Neville Flynn
Julianna Margulies
Claire Miller
Nathan Phillips
Sean Jones
Kenan Thompson
Troy
Rachel Blanchard
Mercedes
Flex Alexander
Three G's
Keith Dallas
Big Leroy
Sunny Mabrey
Tiffany

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: David R. Ellis
Writers: Timothy Burgard, John Heffernan, David Dalessandro
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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1 / 8

ERA

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Released 20 years ago.

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2 / 8

CAST

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233+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by David R. Ellis, shot by Craig Haagensen. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Trevor Rabin. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Howard E. Smith shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Samuel L. Jackson and Julianna Margulies and Nathan Phillips carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Sit back. Relax. Enjoy the fright.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0417148 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

David R. Ellis directs. Craig Haagensen behind the camera. Trevor Rabin scores. Howard E. Smith cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 20 years ago.
2233+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
3Directed by David R. Ellis, shot by Craig Haagensen. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Trevor Rabin. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Howard E. Smith shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Samuel L. Jackson and Julianna Margulies and Nathan Phillips carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Sit back. Relax. Enjoy the fright.".
8IMDB entry: tt0417148 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 12 themes, including "airplane", "snake", "fbi", "animal attack".
10Released under 12 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Craig Haagensen
Original score: Trevor Rabin
Editing: Howard E. Smith
Production design: Jaymes Hinkle
Costume design: Karen L. Matthews
Makeup / hair: Megan Harkness
VFX supervisor: Thierry Delattre
Sound: Harry Cohen
Stunt coordinator: Annie Ellis
Runtime: 105 min · 1h 45m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $33,000,000
Box office: $62,022,014
Return: 188% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Snakes on a Plane (2006)
Rotten Tomatoes: 69% 🍅 Fresh
Metacritic: 58/100
IMDB rating: 5.5/10 · 149,189 votes
MPAA: R

Awards

4 wins & 8 nominations total

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What people are saying

J4stringthang2014-02-06
This Movie is exactly what you think it is, Although there was actually a plot. If you like Sam Jackson in Formula 51, then you should see his. The snakes CAN be a little over the top. But I found this flick to be more Comedy Thriller than Action Thriller. I gave it 2.5 stars but can be a 3 star if in the right mood.
Gimly2017-04-04
★ 3/10
Better than Snakes on a Train. Final rating:★½: - Boring/disappointing. Avoid if possible.
Kamurai2020-10-18
★ 7/10
Good watch, could watch again, and can recommend, especially for a bad movie night. For such a horrible premise, this actually holds up pretty well. It's a bad movie, but it's still pretty entertaining. The snakes almost have the same behavior / pacing as a "blob", slowly seeping through the plane and over taking people bit by bit. Without a veteran actors like Samuel L. Jackson or Kenan Thompson to hold things together this could have easily fallen apart in a much worse way. The "realism" is certainly not a concern. While pheromones are a thing that can incite some behaviors, snakes aren't loyal to each other, especially different species. Once you accept the initial scenario, every ridiculous thing that happens is funny, and the tension is up just because you have no idea where the snakes are coming from at any time, and the knowledge that the entire setting could just fall out of the sky, even if enough people survive the snakes it could all end with a crash. There is likely a truly good version of this movie we could get, but for now, making fun of this one should be a good time.