It was 1973, and the climate was changing.
In the weekend after thanksgiving 1973 the Hood family is skidding out of control. Then an ice storm hits, the worst in a century.
The Ice Storm (1997) is a drama film directed by Ang Lee, released on September 27, 1997 with a runtime of 1h 53m. It stars Kevin Kline, Joan Allen, Sigourney Weaver and Jamey Sheridan. Viewers rate it 6.9 out of 10 across 763 ratings.
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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
Henry Czerny
as George Clair
David Krumholtz
as Francis Davenport
Directed by Ang Lee, written by Rick Moody and James Schamus, produced by Ted Hope, Ang Lee and James Schamus.
Average viewer score of 6.9/10 from 763 ratings.
With both Thanksgiving and an ice storm approaching their early 70s Connecticut town, the “Hood” and “Carver” families are congregating for their celebrations in which you sense you might actually be safer if you were the turkey. We first meet the former family where dad “Ben” (Kevin Kline) is pretty much only going through the motions in his marriage to “Elena” (Joan Chen). Their loved up teenage son “Paul” (Tobey…
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The Ice Storm (1997) is currently available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. No subscription streaming option is listed right now, so availability may change.
The main cast of The Ice Storm (1997) includes Kevin Kline, Joan Allen, Sigourney Weaver, Jamey Sheridan and Christina Ricci. The film was directed by Ang Lee. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
The Ice Storm was released on September 27, 1997 and runs for 1h 53m.
The Ice Storm (1997) holds an average rating of 6.9 out of 10 from 763 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy drama films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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