Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Graphic
- campy
- irreverent
- tense
- bad movie night
- group watch
What critics said
Critics generally found the film an entertaining, knowingly pulpy creature-feature that delivers its absurd premise, though its repetitive shock effects and thin storytelling divided reviewers.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The film turns its literal title premise into an intentionally outrageous B-movie experience designed for cheers, applause, and call-and-response participation.
Flight 121 becomes a sealed battleground as passengers and crew try to survive venomous snakes spreading through the aircraft.
Critical reception specifically notes audience cheering, applauding, and engaging in call and response around the film’s pulpy set pieces.
Eddie Kim releases hundreds of different species of snakes, making the animal attack unpredictable and progressively harder to contain.
Films like Snakes on a Plane, and why
Deep Blue Sea
shared creature-feature premise, confined setting, campy thrills, and audience-friendly action
Con Air
shared airborne disaster structure, ensemble survival, pulpy suspense, and heightened action
Eight Legged Freaks
shared comedy horror tone, animal attacks, exploitation sensibility, and deliberately outrageous premise
The Shallows
shared claustrophobic survival scenario, escalating peril, and knowingly exaggerated genre entertainment
Movie Details
- Director
- David R. Ellis
- Release Date
- 2006-08-17
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Rating
- 5.5 / 10 (2061)
Cast
- Samuel L. Jackson
- Julianna Margulies
- Nathan Phillips
- Kenan Thompson
- Rachel Blanchard
- Flex Alexander
- Keith Dallas
- Sunny Mabrey
- Lin Shaye
- Elsa Pataky
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Snakes on a Plane about?
- An FBI agent must protect a key witness and a plane full of passengers when a mobster turns a red-eye flight into a writhing airborne survival gauntlet.
- What is Snakes on a Plane like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Snakes on a Plane as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Snakes on a Plane violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Snakes on a Plane as graphic.
- What did critics think of Snakes on a Plane?
- Critics generally found the film an entertaining, knowingly pulpy creature-feature that delivers its absurd premise, though its repetitive shock effects and thin storytelling divided reviewers.
- Which films are like Snakes on a Plane?
- Films with a similar feel include Deep Blue Sea, Con Air, Eight Legged Freaks, and The Shallows.
- How long is Snakes on a Plane?
- Snakes on a Plane runs 105 minutes.
- Where can I watch Snakes on a Plane?
- In United States, Snakes on a Plane is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
