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The Ice Storm
1997
· Movie
· 112 min
B
MEANRANK
73/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #1709
- IMDb #1545
- Rotten Tomatoes #1207
- Metacritic #1194
- Letterboxd #1278
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #1482
+7 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #1468
- Metacritic Critics #1310
- Metacritic Audience #1110
- Criticker #649
- Kinopoisk #2534
- AlloCiné #3469
- Trakt #2806
Every rating
60–86
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is AlloCiné on 60, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 86.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →Over a stormy Thanksgiving weekend in 1973, two affluent suburban families navigate a landscape of sexual exploration and social alienation. The parents engage in reckless spouse-swapping while their teenagers experiment with drugs and intimacy. Their personal dramas and moral carelessness culminate as an historic ice storm hits, forcing a confrontation with the consequences of their actions.
Details
- Director
- Ang Lee
- Writer
- James Schamus
- Based on
- The Ice Storm by Rick Moody
- Released
- 27 September 1997
- Country
- France, United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 112 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $18.0M
- Box office
- $16.0M
- Awards
- 6 wins, 31 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 37 →2 major awards won · 6 wins from 37 nominations across 20 ceremonies
| BAFTA Awards 1998 | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Sigourney Weaver | Winner |
| Cannes Film Festival 1997 | Best Screenplay | James Schamus | Winner |
| BAFTA Awards 1998 | Best Adapted Screenplay | James Schamus | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 1998 | Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | Sigourney Weaver | Nominee |
| Cannes Film Festival 1997 | Palme d'Or | Ang Lee | Nominee |
| 20/20 Awards 2018 | Best Supporting Actress | Sigourney Weaver | Nominee |
| 20/20 Awards 2018 | Best Production Design | Mark Friedburg | Nominee |
| Bodil Awards 1999 | Best American Film | Ang Lee | Winner |
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BAFTA Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Sigourney Weaver | Winner |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | James Schamus | Nominee |
Cannes Film Festival
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Screenplay | James Schamus | Winner |
| Palme d'Or | Ang Lee | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
1 nomination
| Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | Sigourney Weaver | Nominee |
Bodil Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best American Film | Ang Lee | Winner |
Guldbagge Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Film | The Ice Storm | Winner |
SFFCC Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actress | Sigourney Weaver | Winner |
SIYAD Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Film | The Ice Storm | Winner |
Critics' Circle Film Awards
5 nominations
| Actor of the Year (shared with In & Out ) | Kevin Kline | Nominee |
| Actress of the Year | Joan Allen | Nominee |
| Director of the Year | Ang Lee | Nominee |
| Film of the Year | The Ice Storm | Nominee |
| Screenwriter of the Year | James Schamus | Nominee |
ACCA Awards
3 nominations
| Best Cinematography | Frederick Elmes | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | James Schamus | Nominee |
| Honourable Mentions | The Ice Storm | Nominee |
CFCA Awards
3 nominations
| Best Cinematography | Frederick Elmes | Nominee |
| Best Director | Ang Lee | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Joan Allen | Nominee |
Chlotrudis Awards
3 nominations
| Best Cinematography | Frederick Elmes | Nominee |
| Best Director | Ang Lee | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Christina Ricci | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
3 nominations
| Best Actress – Motion Picture | Joan Allen | Nominee |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | James Schamus | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | Sigourney Weaver | Nominee |
20/20 Awards
2 nominations
| Best Production Design | Mark Friedburg | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Sigourney Weaver | Nominee |
OFTA Awards
2 nominations
| Best Adapted Screenplay | James Schamus | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Christina Ricci | Nominee |
Young Artist Award
2 nominations
| Best Performance in a Feature Film: Supporting Young Actor | Elijah Wood | Nominee |
| Best Performance in a Feature Film: Supporting Young Actress | Christina Ricci | Nominee |
AFI Awards
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Film | Ted Hope, James Schamus, Ang Lee | Nominee |
Artios Awards
1 nomination
| Feature Film Casting – Drama | Avy Kaufman | Nominee |
TFCA Awards
1 nomination
| Best Director | Ang Lee | Nominee |
WGA Awards
1 nomination
| Best Adapted Screenplay | James Schamus | Nominee |
YoungStar Award
1 nomination
| Best Young Actress in a Drama Film | Christina Ricci | Nominee |