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Thin Ice

2012 · 93 min

A wintry, slow-burning con game that keeps you guessing with dark humor and a chilly sense of dread.

Directed by
Jill Sprecher
Genres
Comedy, Crime, Drama
Starring
Greg Kinnear, Alan Arkin, Billy Crudup
Tagline
Greetings from Kenosha, WI! Where Ordinary Folks Can Make a Killing
Overview
A dishonest insurance salesman's life quickly disintegrates during a Wisconsin winter when he teams up with a psychopath to steal a rare violin at the home of a reclusive farmer.

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Directed by
Jill Sprecher
Genres
Comedy, Crime, Drama
Starring
Greg Kinnear, Alan Arkin, Billy Crudup
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • deception
  • greed
  • crime
  • betrayal
  • morality
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour5
Realism7
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight4

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Genres
comedy, crime, drama
Directed by
Jill Sprecher
Written by
Karen Sprecher, Jill Sprecher
Starring
Greg Kinnear, Alan Arkin, Billy Crudup, David Harbour, Michelle Arthur, Peter Thoemke, James Michael Detmar, Lea Thompson
Music
Jeff Danna
Cinematography
Dick Pope
Runtime
93 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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