The Ice Storm (1997)

Directed by

Ang Lee

Genre

drama film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 52m

Rated

R

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 750 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In 1973, two suburban families deal with personal unhappiness through affairs and reckless behavior. A Thanksgiving ice storm brings their issues to a head.

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What happens

The Ice Storm is a 1997 American drama film directed by Ang Lee and written by James Schamus adapting the 1994 novel The Ice Storm by Rick Moody. During Thanksgiving in 1973, two neighboring suburban families seek escape from their emotional emptiness through infidelity and self-indulgence. The film stars Kevin Kline, Joan Allen, Tobey Maguire, Christina Ricci, Elijah Wood, Katie Holmes, Glenn Fitzgerald, Jamey Sheridan, and Sigourney Weaver. The film was produced by Fox Searchlight Pictures on a budget of $18 million. The film premiered on May 12, 1997, at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival, where Schamus won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Screenplay. Fox Searchlight gave the film a limited theatrical release in the United States on September 27, 1997. It grossed $8 million in the U.S., and it grossed $8 million outside the US for a worldwide total of $16 million. Among other accolades, Weaver won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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