Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- melancholic
- intimate
- foreboding
- quiet evening
- winter viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the film's fine acting and emotional depth in its grim, realistic portrait of small-town relationships.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Arthur, Annie, Glenn, their families, and fellow townspeople occupy connected storylines that repeatedly cross in the small town.
Restaurant work, school life, separated families, and neighborhood familiarity create a tightly observed small-town social world.
Snow-covered streets and the cold setting frame the characters' depression, fractured relationships, and mounting dread.
The film focuses on workplace interactions, parental negotiations, adolescent attraction, and awkward attempts at affection or aggression.
Films like Snow Angels, and why
Manchester by the Sea
shared winter setting, intimate relationship drama, and emotionally devastating small-town realism
The Ice Storm
shared ensemble relationship conflicts, working-class melancholy, and naturalistic performances
Revolutionary Road
shared ordinary characters, marital collapse, and quietly harrowing domestic drama
The Squid and the Whale
shared young love, family instability, and restrained coming-of-age drama
Movie Details
- Director
- David Gordon Green
- Release Date
- 2007-03-07
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Rating
- 6.5 / 10 (165)
Cast
- Kate Beckinsale
- Sam Rockwell
- Michael Angarano
- Jeannetta Arnette
- Griffin Dunne
- Nicky Katt
- Tom Noonan
- Connor Paolo
- Amy Sedaris
- Olivia Thirlby
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 Snow Angels about?
- Intersecting lives in a snowbound small town spiral through separation, fragile recovery, young love, and irreversible loss.
- What is Snow Angels like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Snow Angels as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Snow Angels violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Snow Angels as moderate.
- What did critics think of Snow Angels?
- Critics broadly praised the film's fine acting and emotional depth in its grim, realistic portrait of small-town relationships.
- Which films are like Snow Angels?
- Films with a similar feel include Manchester by the Sea, The Ice Storm, Revolutionary Road, and The Squid and the Whale.
- How long is Snow Angels?
- Snow Angels runs 106 minutes.
- Where can I watch Snow Angels?
- In United States, Snow Angels is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
