10 Independent Films In 2014 That Could Appeal To Mass Audiences

4. Snowpiercer

Starring Captain America himself, Chris Evans, Snowpiercer tells the story of humanity in the aftermath of an ice age, living on a large train travelling the world, with the front cabin housing the wealthiest and best served, while the back cabins waste away in poverty and frost. The Korean/International production was helmed by Bong Joon-Ho, the man behind one of the best monster movies since Godzilla, The Host (take that Cloverfield), and the brutal thriller Mother. Bong Joon-Ho is Korea's second best kept secret, after Oldboy's Park Chan-wook, and Snowpiercer looks to be an unforgettable epic. Why It Has Mass Appeal: The film has been massively successful over in South Korea and in most of Europe, with people calling it equally crowd-pleasing and intellectually challenging. In short, Snowpiercer could be the next District 9. Why It Won't Get A Wide Release: Two words: Harvey Weinstein. The man in charge of the Weinstein company has spent the past half a year holding this back from North America, wanting to cut out a lot of the film's essential content, fearing it will be too subversive. Joon-Ho wouldn't have it, and finally won his case, but, in spite, Weinstein is only releasing the "director's cut" (i.e. the original cut) in limited release.