The Ice Storm (1997) movie poster

The Ice Storm (1997)

"It was 1973, and the climate was changing."
ThumbScore
👍 73%Google users liked it ⓘ
Critics Score
🎬 79%
Drama

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Director
Ang Lee
Runtime
1h 53m
Country
France, United States of America
Language
English
TMDB Rating
6.9/10 (731 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
86%
Metacritic
72

Cast

Kevin Kline as Ben Hood · 70% avg
Joan Allen as Elena Hood · 76% avg
Sigourney Weaver as Janey Carver · 74% avg
Jamey Sheridan as Jim Carver · 72% avg
Christina Ricci as Wendy Hood · 70% avg
Tobey Maguire as Paul Hood · 73% avg
Elijah Wood as Mikey Carver · 70% avg
Adam Hann-Byrd as Sandy Carver · 78% avg

Is The Ice Storm good?

Most people think so. 73% of audiences gave it a thumbs up, by Google's archived audience score. Critics agree, scoring it 79%.

Where it ranks on ThumbScore

Rank in its genre
#2048 / 3335 · Drama
Rank in its year
#83 / 106 · 1997
Rank among its director's films
#6 / 9 · Ang Lee

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

Overview

In the weekend after thanksgiving 1973 the Hood family is skidding out of control. Then an ice storm hits, the worst in a century. Wikipedia ↗

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