---
title: 'The Ice Storm (1997)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Ang Lee'
released: '1997-05-12'
runtime_minutes: 112
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-ice-storm-1997'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119349/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Ice Storm (1997)

1997 · 112 min · Drama · United States


## Synopsis

The Ice Storm is a 1997 American drama film directed by Ang Lee and written by James Schamus adapting the 1994 novel The Ice Storm by Rick Moody. During Thanksgiving in 1973, two neighboring suburban families seek escape from their emotional emptiness through infidelity and self-indulgence. The film stars Kevin Kline, Joan Allen, Tobey Maguire, Christina Ricci, Elijah Wood, Katie Holmes, Glenn Fitzgerald, Jamey Sheridan, and Sigourney Weaver. The film was produced by Fox Searchlight Pictures on a budget of $18 million.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Ang Lee](https://cinepixo.com/people/ang-lee)
- **Screenplay:** [James Schamus](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-schamus)
- **Producer:** [James Schamus](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-schamus)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Mychael Danna](https://cinepixo.com/people/mychael-danna)
- **Director of Photography:** [Frederick Elmes](https://cinepixo.com/people/frederick-elmes)
- **Editor:** [Tim Squyres](https://cinepixo.com/people/tim-squyres)

## Cast

- [David Krumholtz](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-krumholtz)
- [Elijah Wood](https://cinepixo.com/people/elijah-wood)
- [Katie Holmes](https://cinepixo.com/people/katie-holmes)
- [Jamey Sheridan](https://cinepixo.com/people/jamey-sheridan)
- [Larry Pine](https://cinepixo.com/people/larry-pine)
- [Henry Czerny](https://cinepixo.com/people/henry-czerny)
- [Kate Burton](https://cinepixo.com/people/kate-burton)
- [Christina Ricci](https://cinepixo.com/people/christina-ricci)
- [John Benjamin Hickey](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-benjamin-hickey)
- [Colleen Camp](https://cinepixo.com/people/colleen-camp)
- [Kevin Kline](https://cinepixo.com/people/kevin-kline)
- [Sarah Thompson](https://cinepixo.com/people/sarah-thompson)
- [Joan Allen](https://cinepixo.com/people/joan-allen)
- [Adam Hann-Byrd](https://cinepixo.com/people/adam-hann-byrd)
- [Glenn Fitzgerald](https://cinepixo.com/people/glenn-fitzgerald)

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Official site: http://www.foxsearchlight.com/theicestorm/
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-ice-storm-1997
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