The Snowman (2017 film)

The Snowman
The Snowman
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Tomas Alfredson
Screenplay by	Peter Straughan; Hossein Amini; Søren Sveistrup;
Based on	The Snowman; by Jo Nesbø
Produced by	Tim Bevan; Eric Fellner; Piodor Gustafsson; Robyn Slovo;
Starring	Michael Fassbender; Rebecca Ferguson; Charlotte Gainsbourg; Val Kilmer; J. K. Simmons;
Cinematography	Dion Beebe
Edited by	Thelma Schoonmaker; Claire Simpson;
Music by	Marco Beltrami
Production; company	Working Title Films
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release dates	7 October 2017 (Haifa); 14 October 2017 (United Kingdom and Sweden); 20 October 2017 (United States);
Running time	119 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Budget	$35 million
Box office	$43.1 million

The Snowman is a 2017 British^[2] psychological thriller film directed by Tomas Alfredson and written by Peter Straughan, Hossein Amini, and Søren Sveistrup. The story is based on the 2007 novel of the same name by Jo Nesbø. The film stars Michael Fassbender, Rebecca Ferguson, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Val Kilmer, and J. K. Simmons, and follows inspector Harry Hole as he tracks a serial killer who builds snowmen at his crime scenes. Principal photography began on 18 January 2016 in Norway, before moving to London and Sweden.

The Snowman premiered on 7 October 2017 at the Haifa International Film Festival, and was theatrically released on 14 October 2017 in the United Kingdom and Sweden, and on 20 October 2017 in the United States by Universal Pictures. The film grossed $43 million worldwide against a $35 million budget, and it was widely panned by critics, who called it "clichéd and uninvolving."^[3]^[4] Alfredson later attributed many of the film's problems to the film's rushed production schedule.

^ ^a ^b ^c "The Snowman (2017)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 20 December 2017. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
^ "The Snowman (2017)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 21 May 2022. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
^ Giles, Jeff (19 October 2017). "Only the Brave Is a Powerful Tribute". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on 8 August 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
^ "'The Snowman' Reviews: What the Critics Are Saying". Variety. 19 October 2017. Archived from the original on 20 October 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2017.

[BOM-1] "The Snowman (2017)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 20 December 2017. Retrieved 23 December 2017.

[2] "The Snowman (2017)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 21 May 2022. Retrieved 6 September 2022.

[3] Giles, Jeff (19 October 2017). "Only the Brave Is a Powerful Tribute". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on 8 August 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2017.

[Variety-4] "'The Snowman' Reviews: What the Critics Are Saying". Variety. 19 October 2017. Archived from the original on 20 October 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2017.

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