The Ice Storm
“It was 1973, and the climate was changing.”
In the weekend after thanksgiving 1973 the Hood family is skidding out of control. Then an ice storm hits, the worst in a century.
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Cast
45 people
Kevin Kline
Ben Hood
Known for
Beauty and the Beast
The Road to El Dorado
Joan Allen
Elena Hood
Known for
Hachi: A Dog's Tale
Room
Sigourney Weaver
Janey Carver
Known for
Avatar
Aliens
Jamey Sheridan
Jim Carver
Known for
Sully
The Stand
Christina Ricci
Wendy Hood
Known for
Wednesday
Sleepy Hollow
Tobey Maguire
Paul Hood
Known for
Spider-Man
The Great Gatsby
Elijah Wood
Mikey Carver
Known for
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Happy Feet
Adam Hann-Byrd
Sandy Carver
Known for
Jumanji
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
Michael Cumpsty
Philip Edwards
Known for
Severance
Collateral Beauty
Katie Holmes
Libbets Casey
Known for
Batman Begins
Brahms: The Boy II
Henry Czerny
George Clair
Known for
Mission: Impossible
Sharp Objects
David Krumholtz
Francis Davenport
Known for
10 Things I Hate About You
The Deuce
Ang Lee Director · James Schamus Screenplay Rick Moody Author
Worldwide gross $16M · Budget $18M · United States release September 27, 1997
Box office
Budget
$18,000,000
Worldwide gross
$16,000,000
Gross vs. budget
0.9×
Production
Canal+ Droits Audiovisuels
Production
Fox Searchlight Pictures
Production
Good Machine
Production
Fox 2000 Pictures
Production
France · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · German
Release dates
France · May 12, 1997
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
United States · September 27, 1997
Limited theatrical
United States
September 26, 1997 · Premiere · New York Film Festival
November 26, 1997 · Theatrical
China
April 17, 2026 · Premiere · Beijing International Film Festival
Czechia
September 17, 1998 · Theatrical
France
March 11, 1998 · Theatrical
October 18, 2026 · TV · Ciné+ Festival
Germany
December 17, 1997 · Theatrical
Greece
May 15, 1998 · Theatrical
Ireland
February 6, 1998 · Theatrical
Netherlands
September 3, 1998 · Theatrical
January 27, 2004 · Physical · DVD
April 3, 2005 · TV · Nederland 1
South Korea
November 28, 1998 · Theatrical
Switzerland
August 14, 1997 · Premiere · Locarno Film Festival
United Kingdom
August 23, 1997 · Premiere · Edinburgh International Film Festival
February 6, 1998 · Theatrical
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