Doctor Who: The Snowmen

Doctor Who: The Snowmen

This Christmas, carnivorous snow meets Victorian values.

Directed by Saul Metzstein

Produced by BBC Cymru Wales

201260 min7.7 / 10

A festive Victorian-era adventure that balances whimsy and menace, blending Christmas charm with sci-fi mystery and the Doctor's reluctant return to heroism.

The Doctor has retired to 1892 London. Despite the protests of his allies, he is determined to keep out of mankind's affairs. However, a governess named Clara has stumbled upon a plot which only the Doctor can unravel, involving the death of her predecessor in ice and the sinister Dr. Simeon, who controls monsters made of sentient snow. And there is another mystery afoot: Clara is the spitting image of Oswin Oswald, whom the Doctor saw die in the Dalek asylum...

Questions people ask

  • Is Doctor Who: The Snowmen easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 71% of films.

  • Does Doctor Who: The Snowmen end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 71% of films.

  • Is Doctor Who: The Snowmen violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Doctor Who: The Snowmen sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Doctor Who: The Snowmen scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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