The Ice Road (2021) movie poster

The Ice Road (2021)

"This mission is on thin ice."
ThumbScore
👍 69%Google users liked it ⓘ
Critics Score
🎬 42%
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Director
Jonathan Hensleigh
Runtime
1h 48m
Country
Canada, United States of America
Language
English
TMDB Rating
6.8/10 (1,879 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
43%
Metacritic
42

Cast

Liam Neeson as Mike McCann · 71% avg
Amber Midthunder as Tantoo
Marcus Thomas as John 'Gurty' McCann · 65% avg
Holt McCallany as Lampard · 70% avg
Laurence Fishburne as Goldenrod · 72% avg
Matt McCoy as General Manager Sickle · 73% avg
Martin Sensmeier as Miner Cody
Matt Salinger as CEO Thomason

Is The Ice Road good?

It's divisive. Only 69% of audiences liked it, by Google's archived audience score. Critics scored it lower at 42%, but audiences disagreed.

Where it ranks on ThumbScore

Rank in its genre
#1306 / 1971 · Action
Rank in its year
#104 / 240 · 2021

By audience score, among films with 500 or more votes.

Overview

After a remote diamond mine collapses in far northern Canada, an ice road driver must lead an impossible rescue mission over a frozen ocean to save the trapped miners. Wikipedia ↗

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