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The Ice Harvest

2005 · 88 min

A wintry, wry neo-noir that slides from deadpan comedy into sudden violence, leaving a chilly, queasy aftertaste.

Tagline
Thick Thieves. Thin Ice.
Overview
A shady lawyer attempts a Christmas Eve crime, hoping to swindle the local mob out of some money. But his partner, a strip club owner, might have different plans for the cash.

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • betrayal
  • greed
  • crime
  • deception
  • guilt
Places
  • small town
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror3
Humour6
Realism7
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
crime, comedy, thriller
Directed by
Harold Ramis
Written by
Robert Benton, Richard Russo
Starring
John Cusack, Billy Bob Thornton, Connie Nielsen, Randy Quaid, Oliver Platt, Mike Starr, Ned Bellamy, T.J. Jagodowski
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
88 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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