The Ice Road
Seen it?2021 | 108 min | Action, Thriller
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a box office loss and middling reviews (44% on Rotten Tomatoes), it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing and action fans. If you loved Dead of Winter, start here. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Tense.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 48 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG-13. Probably too much for younger kids.
After a remote diamond mine collapses in far northern Canada, an ice road driver must lead an impossible rescue mission over a frozen ocean to save the trapped miners.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
44% on Rotten Tomatoes, 42 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
6.7 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$8 million worldwide on a $40 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 179K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Jonathan Hensleigh
- Liam NeesonMike McCann
- Amber MidthunderTantoo
- Marcus ThomasJohn 'Gurty' McCann
- Holt McCallanyLampard
- Laurence FishburneGoldenrod
- Matt McCoyGeneral Manager Sickle
- Martin SensmeierMiner Cody
- Matt SalingerCEO Thomason
- BJ VerotWashington
- Bradley SawatzkyVP Operations Tager