---
title: 'The Snowman (2017)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Tomas Alfredson'
released: '2017-10-12'
runtime_minutes: 119
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Horror'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-snowman-2017'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1758810/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Snowman (2017)

2017 · R · 119 min · Drama, Horror, Crime · United Kingdom, United States


## Synopsis

The Snowman is a 2017 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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Tomas Alfredson](https://cinepixo.com/people/tomas-alfredson)
- **Screenplay:** [Hossein Amini](https://cinepixo.com/people/hossein-amini), [Søren Sveistrup](https://cinepixo.com/people/s-ren-sveistrup), [Peter Straughan](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-straughan)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Jonny Greenwood](https://cinepixo.com/people/jonny-greenwood)
- **Producer:** [Tim Bevan](https://cinepixo.com/people/tim-bevan)
- **Director of Photography:** [Dion Beebe](https://cinepixo.com/people/dion-beebe)
- **Editor:** [Claire Simpson](https://cinepixo.com/people/claire-simpson)

## Cast

- [Peter Dalle](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-dalle)
- [J. K. Simmons](https://cinepixo.com/people/j-k-simmons)
- [James D'Arcy](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-d-arcy)
- [Alec Newman](https://cinepixo.com/people/alec-newman)
- [Charlotte Gainsbourg](https://cinepixo.com/people/charlotte-gainsbourg)
- [Toby Jones](https://cinepixo.com/people/toby-jones)
- [Silvia Busuioc](https://cinepixo.com/people/silvia-busuioc)
- [Anne Reid](https://cinepixo.com/people/anne-reid)
- [Rebecca Ferguson](https://cinepixo.com/people/rebecca-ferguson)
- [Genevieve O'Reilly](https://cinepixo.com/people/genevieve-o-reilly)
- [Jonas Karlsson](https://cinepixo.com/people/jonas-karlsson)
- [Sofia Helin](https://cinepixo.com/people/sofia-helin)
- [Val Kilmer](https://cinepixo.com/people/val-kilmer)
- [Chloë Sevigny](https://cinepixo.com/people/chloe-sevigny)
- [Michael Fassbender](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-fassbender) as Harry Hole

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-snowman-2017
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