Snow Falling on Cedars

Snow Falling on Cedars (1999)

  • 40% of critics liked it
    (91 reviews)

  • 66% of users liked it
    (7,913 ratings)

Nine years after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, a small town in the Pacific Northwest still struggles with the troubling legacy of U.S. policies against Asian-Americans. In December 1950, just off the shores of San Piedro Island in Washington, a Japanese-American man named Kazuo Miyamoto (Rick Yune)… More

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PG-13, 2 hr. 8 min.
Directed By
Scott Hicks
Written By
David Guterson, Ron Bass, Scott Hicks
Genres
Drama, Romance
In Theaters
Dec 22, 1999 Limited
On DVD
May 30, 2000
Universal Studios

Critic Reviews

  • (CNN.com) Paul Clinton, CNN.com

    A visual and emotional feast.

  • Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly

    Exceedingly blurred rendering of a simply told, artful novel.

  • Steve Murray, Atlanta Journal-Constitution

    Pretty but chilly.

  • Jay Carr, Boston Globe

    It's second to none in its ability to specify a world and immerse us in it.

  • Todd McCarthy, Variety

    Impeccably crafted but dramatically dull.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Alice S


    Beautiful performances, cinematography, editing, and score. BUT I must say watching this film again with a total paranoid cynic who doesn't think films should get wrapped up in the awesomeness of their own beauty has harshed my mellow a bit. The montages and flashback/forward… More

  • Tom E


    This is the first movie I've ever seen that addressed the issue of the Japanese internment during WWII (aside from the fleeting reference in Midway) -- It shows how Childhood friendship pays off in adulthood -- I loved it!

  • xGary X


    When an american-japanese fisherman is accused of murdering an childhood friend in the shadow of WWII, Ethan Hawke finds himself trapped in a crisis of conscience when he comes across possible evidence of his innocence. This is a beautifully crafted, very literary period drama in… More

  • Steve K


    Gorgeous cinematography. I enjoyed this.

  • Leigh R


    Nice film.

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