Fresh
A well-observed and deftly performed examination of upper-middle-class emotional deep freeze...
Todd McCarthy, Variety
The Ice Storm
It was 1973, and the climate was changing.
1997 · 1h 53m · R
Drama
Directed by
Ang Lee
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.
Director and cast
- Ang Lee Director
- Kevin Kline as Ben Hood
- Joan Allen as Elena Hood
- Sigourney Weaver as Janey Carver
- Jamey Sheridan as Jim Carver
- Christina Ricci as Wendy Hood
- Tobey Maguire as Paul Hood
- Elijah Wood as Mikey Carver
- Adam Hann-Byrd as Sandy Carver
- Michael Cumpsty as Philip Edwards
- Katie Holmes as Libbets Casey
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
86%
Tomatometer
Fresh
A thoroughly enjoyable blend of comedy and melodrama...
Geoff Andrew, Time Out
Fresh
A remarkable film that takes us straight into John Updike territory, duplicating on screen exactly what the writer achieves on the page.
Rick Groen, Globe and Mail
Fresh
The best film about family so far this year. Just don't think Disney.
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Rotten
It's unfortunate that as capable a team as director Lee and screenwriter-producer Schamus should have become fascinated with such unpromising material.
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times
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