The Ice Storm
The Ice Storm
The Ice Storm
- R
- 1h 53m
- 1997
86%
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When a self-centered husband's relationship with his wife and mistress grow cold, it takes a wife-swapping "key party" and a freak ice storm to clear the air and change their lives forever. With the help of an all star cast, Academy Award Winning director, Ang Lee, offers a compelling look at a controversial era.
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86%Critics Consensus: Director Ang Lee revisits the ennui-laden decadence of 1970s suburban America with deft humor and gripping pathos.
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age 17+Common Sense Says
Drug use and sexual content in Ang Lee masterpiece.
What Parents Need to Know
Parents need to know that The Ice Storm is a 1997 film based on the novel by Rick Moody; it's an unsparing, unsentimental story, set against the backdrop of Watergate-era malaise, about the implosion of an upper middle class family through extramarital affairs, excessive drinking, and drug use. While it's one of the best films from the 1990s, the teens and preteens in the film engage in drinking, pot smoking, pill taking, and sexual experimentation; while none of this is glamorized, the behavior makes this most suitable for older teens mature enough to see the teens' (and adults') behavior not as fodder for bad ideas to try on their own, but as characters in a movie caught up in the tenor of the times while falling apart through their questionable decisions. Parents also need to know that a major character is shown being electrocuted and that there's some minor profanity.
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Additional Info
- Genre:Drama
- Release Date:September 26, 1997
- Languages:English
- Captions:English, Spanish
- Audio Format:Stereo
- Screen Pass Eligible:Yes
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