The Ice Storm

1997 film by Ang Lee
Movie film Q1193138
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Summary

The Ice Storm is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,825 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Director: Ang Lee[3]
  • Screenwriter: James Schamus[4]
  • Composer: Mychael Danna[5]
  • Genre: drama film[6]
  • Based on: The Ice Storm[7]
  • Cast member: Kevin Kline[8], Joan Allen[9], Sigourney Weaver[10], Christina Ricci[11], Elijah Wood[12], Henry Czerny[13], Tobey Maguire[14], Adam Hann-Byrd[15], Jamey Sheridan[16], David Krumholtz[17], Katie Holmes[18], Allison Janney[19], Colleen Camp[20], Kate Burton[21]
  • Producer: James Schamus[22]
  • Production company: Searchlight Pictures[23], Good Machine[24], Canal+[25], Touchstone Pictures[26]
  • Director of photography: Frederick Elmes[27]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[28]
  • Soundtrack release: The Ice Storm – Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack[29]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[30]
  • Review score: 85%[31], 7.7/10[32], 72/100[33]
  • Color: color[34]
  • Country of origin: United States[35]
  • Publication date: May 12, 1997[36], September 27, 1997[37], December 18, 1997[38]
  • Distributed by: Searchlight Pictures[39], Netflix[40]
  • Narrative location: Connecticut[41]
  • Official website: http://www.foxsearchlight.com/theicestorm/[42]
  • Filming location: Connecticut[43]
  • Main subject: dysfunctional family[44]
  • Film editor: Tim Squyres[45]
  • Title: The Ice Storm[46]
  • Has characteristic: film based on a novel[47]
  • After a work by: Rick Moody[48]

Why It Matters

The Ice Storm has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [49] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [50] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 119349
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  2. 7w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 21397
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  3. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1997-05-12T00:00:00Z, +1997-09-27T00:00:00Z, +1997-12-18T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → James Schamus
    Duration → {'amount': '+112'}
    Set during recurring event → Thanksgiving
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