Ice Guardians

Ice Guardians

Directed by Brett Harvey

Produced by Score G Productions

2016108 min7.2 / 10

A documentary portrait of professional hockey enforcers grappling with their precarious place in a sport that both demands and increasingly rejects their role.

On-ice enforcers struggle to rise through the professional ranks of the world's most prestigious hockey league, only to be confronted with a new found fight for the existence of the role itself.

Questions people ask

  • Is Ice Guardians violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.

  • Is Ice Guardians sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.

  • Is Ice Guardians easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Does Ice Guardians end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Ice Guardians scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

72/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity81

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise62

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love75

How much audiences actually like it

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Like Ice Guardians

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Ice Guardians

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Ice Guardians, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Ice Guardians, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Ice Guardians, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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