Samuel L. Jackson, Julianna Margulies, Nathan Phillips

A ruthless assassin unleashes a crate full of lethal snakes aboard a packed passenger jet over the Pacific Ocean in order to eliminate a witness in protective custody. The rookie pilot and frightened ...( read more  read more... )passengers must band together to survive.

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R, 1 hr. 46 min.

Directed by: David R. Ellis

Release Date: August 18, 2006

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DVD Release Date: January 2, 2007

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  • October 12, 2006
    It's almost like a drive-in movie. It never takes itself seriously & can't help but enjoy it. It's worth it when Sam Jackson says that now famous line, which I'm not saying here.
  • September 7, 2009
    The production of the film and how it started is more interesting than the film itself but its an ok action film. It does what it says on the tin!
  • July 24, 2009
    "Enough is enough! I have had it with these motherfucking snakes on this motherfucking plane!"

    Isn't the Interweb, or what's it called, a marvelous thingy? Prior to its release, 'Snakes on a Plane' got a lot of advertisement on the web. Maybe the filmmakers tried to gain a cult ...( read more)status to the film so desperately. Maybe they knew that it would suck ass and try to get every dollar possible from the moviegoers..

    Samuel L. Jackson plays an FBI agent, Neville Flynn, whose job is to safely escort a witness of a mob killing. Of course the mobsters are so fucking clever that they hide hundreds of poisonous snakes on board the plane.. Could've fooled me!

    This film is so goddamn ridiculous beyond belief. I like Jackson, he manages to make even the crapiest films all right, but not this one. Not at all. The entire cast consist of people that can't act and I hope that they'll make a career not in the movies but somewhere else where I don't have a chance to spot them again.

    The special effects then? You'd think that 'Snakes on a Plane' would even have tolerable effects. They're ok, nothing else. Some of the snakes even seem a bit plastic and if the intention was to scare people... Not me. I'm more scared of Mariah Carey's, Paris Hilton's and any other stagediva's acting than the snakes in this movie.

    Some say that this film has reached some cult status. What's wrong with you? Does every piece of crap gonna be called a cult film? Scary... This film deserves a bonus star of the above mentioned quote. It says it all..
  • July 29, 2008
    it was OK.
    culda been better, the snakes wer kinda gay though. Samuel L Jackson needs mental help in this movie.
  • June 19, 2008
    Dear God...
  • November 8, 2009
    Plays on basic fears being locked in a plane with snakes and no place to get away.
  • November 3, 2009
    how about watching it on the plain
  • November 2, 2009
    this is a really funny film
  • October 28, 2009
    Haha the people that sneak off to have sex are always the first ones to die!
    haha ain't that funny! =D
  • October 28, 2009
    its funny.BEST LINE IN CINEMA:"i`v had it with these mother fucking snakes on this mother fucking plane"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Critic Reviews


August 21, 2006
Pete Hammond, Maxim

Do these snakes deliver? Do they ever! More action-packed fun than just about any movie seen this summer. full review

August 18, 2006
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

[We] have SoaP to remind us of what a B movie can be when it's produced with utter contempt for its target audience. full review

August 18, 2006
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com

Snakes on a Plane could have been great, good-bad fun. All it had to do was live up to its name. full review

August 18, 2006
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle

A staggeringly inane B-grade monster movie that doesn't pretend to be anything but a staggeringly inane B-grade monster movie and in fact so embraces its staggering B-grade inanity that it achieves a ... full review

August 18, 2006
Kyle Smith, New York Post

If loving S.O.A.P. is wrong, I don't want to be right. full review

August 18, 2006
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle

If you can find a better time at the movies this year than this wild comic thriller, let me in on it. I'm there. full review

August 18, 2006
Claudia Puig, USA Today

There is also something educational to be gleaned here: Snakes are not indigenous to Hawaii and they don't attack unless provoked. full review

August 18, 2006
Ty Burr, Boston Globe

Jackson is The Man, and he bestrides this film with the authority of someone who knows the value of honest bilge. He's as much the auteur of this baby as the director and screenwriters, and that fierc... full review

August 18, 2006
Kurt Loder, MTV

In the end, "Snakes on a Plane" isn't so much a movie --- and a good one, in parts --- as it is the concluding installment of a long-building new-media phenomenon. full review

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Comments


  • Aritosgold
    June 12, 2008
    snakes on a plane wasnt that bad...now snakes on a train
    was just a big waste of time.....
  • Simontbh
    April 23, 2008
    I don't understand how some people can think this is based on Snakes on a Train.
  • josephmayhew89
    February 4, 2008
    i watched it 3 or 4 times in one day
  • SANDYMENDOZA
    January 6, 2008
    don't bother
  • jaybird95
    November 12, 2007
    This was an awesome movie! I thouught it would suck, but I watched it, and I luv it!
  • urfavoritegirl
    October 26, 2007
    This movie is great!! when it came out people were dogging it. Once i saw it on DVD i felt in love with it. The movie will sure give you a fear of snakes. Before watching this movie, I wasn't scare of snakes but I am now. Yeah I do agree that samuel Jackson protrayes the bad ass guy type that he plays in every movie. Besides that the movie was good.
  • mapfu2000
    September 19, 2007
    Wonderful movie a bit scary but perfect. Would love to have it in my library.
  • thevoz1
    July 31, 2007
    brings back memories of the old movie "Snakes on a Train." Never saw that one either, they both looked hopelessly pathetic, especially on the plane, since they never even mentioned in the media that it was based on the one about a train. Both seem like a complete waste of time and money, unless u have those free rentals at blockbuster, hollywood video, or any other video store (online or physical). At which point, it's just a waste of time. You're welcome to have your own opinions about this movie, as I am sure this will be enjoyable to at least one group of individuals. The music video of "Bring It" for this film was good, but i wouldn't watch the movie based on the video.
  • jackass001
    June 30, 2007
    AWESOME MOVIE EVER I SEEN
  • XxcarxcrashxheartsxX
    June 15, 2007
    i really want 2 c this movie!!! the song snakes on a plane (bring it) is awesome!! i luv the bands that sing it LOL!

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