The Ice Storm

The Ice Storm

★ 6.9IMDb Score
Released:1997-09-27
Genre:Drama
Duration:113 min
Director:Ang Lee
Actors:Kevin Kline, Joan Allen, Sigourney Weaver, Jamey Sheridan, Christina Ricci
Production:Canal+ Droits Audiovisuels, Fox Searchlight Pictures, Good Machine

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.

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