Snowpiercer (2013)

All of the hoopla about Snowpiercer, the post-apocalyptic sci-fi thriller which features Chris Evans made me want to see it.  The synopsis is the world freezes over thanks to a bunch of countries releasing a gas into the atmosphere that freezes the planet and kills everyone on it. 

Except for the people on a train line built by a wealthy visionary who saw all of this coming. Akin to class systems, the train has been separated into castes based on the original ticket people purchased, with the folks in the back being refugees who were picked up. In the front? The wealthy benefactor. 

The whole thing obviously requires a suspension of disbelief to not ask questions about the different things going on. If you can do that, what you see on the screen recollects the spirit of V for Vendetta mixed with 1984, but the whole thing fits in the pantheon of political dystopian cinema along with other films like Code 46, Gattaca, Serenity and the Canadian television show Continuum.

If you like the intersection of politics with your sci-fi, Snowpiercer will delight you despite its darkness.