|
The Ice Storm (1997) 7.5
Ratings:
7.5/10 from 36,502 users
Metascore: 72/100
Reviews: 273 user | 123 critic | 23 from Metacritic.com 1973, suburban Connecticut: middle class families experimenting with casual sex, drink, etc., find their lives out of control. Director:Ang Lee |
| Watch Trailer 0Share... |
User Lists
Related lists from IMDb users
Share this Rating
Title: The Ice Storm (1997)
Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below.
Learn more
People who liked this also liked...
Brokeback Mountain
(2005)
Drama
|
Romance
Director:
Ang Lee
Stars:
Heath Ledger,
Jake Gyllenhaal,
Randy Quaid
The Sweet Hereafter
(1997)
Drama
Director:
Atom Egoyan
Stars:
Ian Holm,
Caerthan Banks,
Sarah Polley
Boogie Nights
(1997)
Drama
Director:
Paul Thomas Anderson
Stars:
Luis Guzmán,
Burt Reynolds,
Julianne Moore
Drama
Director:
Milos Forman
Stars:
Michael Berryman,
Peter Brocco,
Louise Fletcher
Magnolia
(1999)
Drama
Director:
Paul Thomas Anderson
Stars:
Julianne Moore,
Tom Cruise,
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Talk to Her
(2002)
Comedy
|
Drama
|
Romance
Director:
Pedro Almodóvar
Stars:
Javier Cámara,
Darío Grandinetti,
Leonor Watling
Mysterious Skin
(2004)
Drama
Director:
Gregg Araki
Stars:
Chase Ellison,
Elisabeth Shue,
Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Moonrise Kingdom
(2012)
Comedy
|
Drama
|
Romance
Director:
Wes Anderson
Stars:
Bruce Willis,
Bill Murray,
Jared Gilman
Requiem for a Dream
(2000)
Drama
Director:
Darren Aronofsky
Stars:
Ellen Burstyn,
Jared Leto,
Jennifer Connelly
American Beauty
(1999)
Drama
Director:
Sam Mendes
Stars:
Kevin Spacey,
Annette Bening,
Thora Birch
Network
(1976)
Drama
Director:
Sidney Lumet
Stars:
Faye Dunaway,
William Holden,
Peter Finch
A Single Man
(2009)
Drama
Director:
Tom Ford
Stars:
Colin Firth,
Julianne Moore,
Nicholas Hoult
Edit
Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Kevin Kline | ... | ||
| Joan Allen | ... | ||
| Sigourney Weaver | ... | ||
| Henry Czerny | ... | ||
| Tobey Maguire | ... | ||
| Christina Ricci | ... | ||
| Elijah Wood | ... | ||
| Adam Hann-Byrd | ... | ||
| David Krumholtz | ... |
Francis Davenport
|
|
| Jamey Sheridan | ... | ||
| Kate Burton | ... |
Dorothy Franklin
|
|
 |
William Cain | ... |
Ted Shackley
|
|
|
Michael Cumpsty | ... | |
| Maia Danziger | ... |
Mrs. Gadd
|
|
| Katie Holmes | ... | ||
Edit
Plot Summary
|
Add Synopsis
Storyline
In the weekend after thanksgiving 1973 the Hoods are skidding out of control. Benjamin Hood reels from drink to drink, trying not to think about his trouble at the office. His wife, Elena, is reading self help books and losing patience with her husband's lies. Their son, Paul, home for the holidays, escapes to the city to pursue an alluring rich girl from his prep school. And young, budding nymphomaniac, Wendy Hood roams the neighborhood, innocently exploring liquor cabinets and lingerie drawers of her friends' parents, looking for something new. Then an ice storm hits, the worst in a century. Things get bad... Written by Emory Herbertson <shrikes.fox@worldnet.att.net>
Taglines:
The American Dream was over. But the hangover was just beginning. See more »Genres:
DramaMotion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for sexuality and drug use, including scenes involving children, and for language | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
View content advisory »
Edit
See more »
See full technical specs »
Details
Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
27 September 1997 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
La tormenta de hielo See more »Box Office
Budget:
$18,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
£217,563 (UK) (6 February 1998)Gross:
£939,110 (UK) (27 February 1998)Company Credits
Show detailed
company contact information
on
IMDbPro »
Technical Specs
Runtime:
Sound Mix:
Dolby DigitalColor:
Color (Technicolor)Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1
Edit
Train Conductor: Good morning ladies and gentlemen. This train, originating from New York's Grand Central Station, is back in service. Next stop will be New Canaan, Connecticut. New Canaan, Connecticut next stop.
Paul Hood: [narration] In issue 141 of the Fantastic Four, published in November, 1973, Reed Richards had to use his anti-matter weapon on his own son, who Aannihilus has turn into the Human Atom Bomb. It was a typical predicament for the Fantastic Four, because they weren't like other superheroes. ...
See more »
Written by Gerry Mulligan
Used by permission of Mulligan Publishing Co., Inc.
Performed by Gerry Mulligan
Courtesy of Verve Records
By Arrangement with PolyGram Film & TV Licensing
See more »
Did You Know?
Trivia
In the novel The Ice Storm, Rick Moody writes "And sometimes Paul himself was Ben Grimm, and sometimes he was Peter Parker, a.k.a. the Spider-Man" Coincidentally, Tobey Maguire plays both Paul and Peter Parker in the film versions. See more »Goofs
When Paul first comes home, he asks his sister Wendy how "The Parental Units" are doing. This is in reference to the Saturday Night Live Coneheads' sketches. SNL did not debut until 1975. The Ice Storm takes place in 1973. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Train Conductor: Good morning ladies and gentlemen. This train, originating from New York's Grand Central Station, is back in service. Next stop will be New Canaan, Connecticut. New Canaan, Connecticut next stop.
Paul Hood: [narration] In issue 141 of the Fantastic Four, published in November, 1973, Reed Richards had to use his anti-matter weapon on his own son, who Aannihilus has turn into the Human Atom Bomb. It was a typical predicament for the Fantastic Four, because they weren't like other superheroes. ...
See more »
Connections
Referenced in Hello, He Lied & Other Truths from the Hollywood Trenches (2002) See more »Soundtracks
"Night Lights"Written by Gerry Mulligan
Used by permission of Mulligan Publishing Co., Inc.
Performed by Gerry Mulligan
Courtesy of Verve Records
By Arrangement with PolyGram Film & TV Licensing
See more »
Ang Lee is a perfectionist, and it shows here in this excellent film about relationships between friends, lovers and families. The attention to detail is second to none, this film is wonderfully crafted, the landscape is filled in every scene with the beauty of nature or the ugliness of the humans that inhabit it. The dysfunctional family is not only observed, it is clinically dissected and placed under a microscope. So many divergent paths these characters take, so many of them the wrong paths, it is hard to look away, because morbid curiosity grips all of us at times. Sigourney Weaver and Joan Allen are both outstanding here and well supported by the rest of this talented cast. Highly recommended.