Sit back. Relax. Enjoy the fright.
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.
Snakes on a Plane (2006) is a action, adventure, crime and thriller film directed by David R. Ellis, released on August 17, 2006 with a runtime of 1h 45m. It stars Samuel L. Jackson, Julianna Margulies, Nathan Phillips and Kenan Thompson. Viewers rate it 5.5 out of 10 across 2,051 ratings.
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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
Bruce James
as Ken
Casey Dubois
as Curtis
Directed by David R. Ellis, written by John Heffernan, Sebastian Gutierrez and John Heffernan, produced by Gary Levinsohn, Craig Berenson and Don Granger.
Average viewer score of 5.5/10 from 2,051 ratings.
This Movie is exactly what you think it is, Although there was actually a plot. If you like Sam Jackson in Formula 51, then you should see his. The snakes CAN be a little over the top. But I found this flick to be more Comedy Thriller than Action Thriller. I gave it 2.5 stars but can be a 3 star if in the right mood.
Reviewed on February 6, 2014
Better than _Snakes on a Train_. _Final rating:★½: - Boring/disappointing. Avoid if possible._
Reviewed on April 4, 2017
Good watch, could watch again, and can recommend, especially for a bad movie night. For such a horrible premise, this actually holds up pretty well. It's a bad movie, but it's still pretty entertaining. The snakes almost have the same behavior / pacing as a "blob", slowly seeping through the plane and over taking people bit by bit. Without a veteran actors like Samuel L. Jackson or Kenan Thompson to hold things…
Reviewed on October 18, 2020
I remember the amount of hype behind this movie back in 2006 but that didn't translate into box office success (only made like $60M worldwide). This is only my second viewing and while entertaining enough and plenty of cheese, it's just a SyFy movie with a big star and slightly better visual effects which here weren't very good. Jackson for his part seemed to have plenty of fun but there's nothing particularly…
Reviewed on February 4, 2026
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Snakes on a Plane (2006) is currently available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. No subscription streaming option is listed right now, so availability may change.
The main cast of Snakes on a Plane (2006) includes Samuel L. Jackson, Julianna Margulies, Nathan Phillips, Kenan Thompson and Rachel Blanchard. The film was directed by David R. Ellis. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Snakes on a Plane was released on August 17, 2006 and runs for 1h 45m.
Snakes on a Plane (2006) holds an average rating of 5.5 out of 10 from 2,051 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy action, adventure and crime films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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