Snakes on a Plane (2006)
Sit back. Relax. Enjoy the fright.
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Snakes on a Plane rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
IMDb5.5/10· 149K votes
Rotten Tomatoes69%
Metacritic58%
TMDb5.491/10· 2K votesWith 69% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 5.5/10 on IMDb and 58/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been mixed.
About Snakes on a Plane
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.
Cast of Snakes on a Plane
Samuel L. Jackson
as Neville Flynn
Julianna Margulies
as Claire Miller
Nathan Phillips
as Sean Jones
Kenan Thompson
as Troy
Rachel Blanchard
as Mercedes
Flex Alexander
as Three G's
Keith Dallas
as Big Leroy
Sunny Mabrey
as Tiffany
Lin Shaye
as Grace
Elsa Pataky
as Maria
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Bruce James
as Ken
Casey Dubois
as Curtis
Snakes on a Plane facts
- Budget
- $33M
- Box office
- $62M
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Audience opinions
What the audience liked
- •High concept premise delivers pure thriller entertainment value
- •Action sequences balance horror elements with dark humor
- •Crime thriller framework supports escalating tension throughout
What the audience disliked
- •Animal attack premise relies heavily on cheap shock tactics
- •Genre conventions feel formulaic despite unusual setting
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