Rent The Ice Storm (1997)
3.7 of 5 from 139 ratings
1h 48min
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- Synopsis:
Set against a background of deceit and wife swapping in the 1970s, The Ice Storm is acclaimed director Ang Lee's extraordinary tale of sexual jealousy. Ben Hood (Kevin Kline) is having an affair with his neighbour Janey (Sigourney Weaver).His wife (Joan Allen) is fast losing patience with his clumsy lies.Meanwhile his daughter Wendy (Christina Ricci), is finding new games to play with boys next door and son Paul has escaped to the city to try and seduce an alluring rich girl. As night falls and the members of the family embark on their separate sexual odysseys, an ice storm hits the East Coast, the worst in 30 years. The events of that night, both comic and tragic, force the Hood family to come face to face with the harsh realities that exist in their lives. - Actors:
- Kevin Kline, Joan Allen, Sigourney Weaver, Henry Czerny, Tobey Maguire, Christina Ricci, Elijah Wood, Adam Hann-Byrd, David Krumholtz, Jamey Sheridan, Kate Burton, William Cain, Michael Cumpsty, Maia Danziger, Katie Holmes
- Directors:
- Ang Lee
- Writers:
- Rick Moody, James Schamus
- Studio:
- Buena Vista
- Genres:
- Drama
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