The Ice Storm(1997)

Fox Searchlight Pictures

R
Rated R for sexuality and drug use, including scenes involving children, and for language
1h 52m
- Drama

Release Date: Sep 27, 1997

86%
82%
7.3

In 1973 suburbia, several middle-class families experimenting with substance abuse and the swinging lifestyle find their lives spinning beyond their control.

Release Details

Original Release | Sep 27, 1997 | Limited

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Box Office Results

2025-04-29T03:25:54.744Z

Results

Opening Weekend US & Canada:
$75,183
Total US & Canada:
$8,038,061
Total Worldwide:
$8,038,061

Current Showtimes

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Director & Top Cast

Ang Lee
Director

Kevin Kline
Ben Hood

Joan Allen
Elena Hood

William Cain
Ted Shackley

Technical Specifications

Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

Aspect Ratio: 1.85 : 1

Other Details

Country of Origin: France, United States

Language: English

Summaries

Storyline

During the 1973 Thanksgiving weekend, the Hoods are - relationship-wise, skidding out-of-control, isolated from each other; Benjamin reels from drink-to-drink, His wife, Elena's losing patience with Ben's incessant lies. Home for the holidays, their son, Paul, heads into Manhattan, in search of a rich girl from his prep school. Wendy, the teenage daughter, roams the neighborhood, exploring the liquor and lingerie of her friends' parents, looking for something - anything - new. Then, an ice storm hits, and their problems seem inconsequential, and nothing will ever be the same. — Emory Herbertson Thanksgiving, 1973. We meet two dysfunctional families living in New Canaan, Connecticut. The Hoods are Ben and Elena and their children Paul (16) and Wendy (14). The Carvers are Jim and Janey and their teenage sons Mikey and Sandy. Ben is having an affair with Janey. Paul spends most of his time at boarding school but is coming home for Thanksgiving. Wendy and Mikey are in a relationship, of sorts. Sandy is infatuated with Wendy. One night all their relationship and family issues reach a tipping point. — grantss During Thanksgiving, 1973, the seasons changing, politically and physically. As the Watergate scandal unfolds in the background, the inhabitants of New Canaan, Conneticut begin to slip into a void of isolation from each other. As the ice storm approaches, each of their lives spin chaotically around them, Their actions - adultery, sexual experimentation, drug use and petty crimes - become increasingly unpredictable and impulsive. When the storm hits, reality sinks in, and the severity of their situation becomes all too apparent in its bitter aftermath. — Samuel Kates

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