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The Ice Storm

Name: The Ice Storm
Director: Ang Lee
Genre: Drama
Released: 1997-09-27
Duration: 113 min
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Kevin Kline, Joan Allen, Sigourney Weaver, Jamey Sheridan, Christina Ricci

1997 · 1h 53m · Drama

IMDb 7.3 Metacritic 72 RT 86%

Watch it tonight if you want a sharp, unflinching look at suburban dysfunction wrapped in 70s nostalgia—Ang Lee's *The Ice Storm* is a masterclass in tension and dark comedy that builds to something genuinely devastating. Skip it if you need something lighter, but don't let the slow-burn pacing fool you; this is essential viewing.

Plot

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: Ang Lee

Cast: Kevin Kline, Joan Allen, Sigourney Weaver, Jamey Sheridan, Christina Ricci

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