The Ice Harvest

The Ice Harvest

Thick Thieves. Thin Ice.

Directed by Harold Ramis

Produced by Focus Features, Nordisk Film

200588 min5.9 / 10

A darkly comedic crime caper set during Christmas where a lawyer and strip club owner's heist plan unravels amid betrayal, paranoia, and mob violence.

A shady lawyer attempts a Christmas Eve crime, hoping to swindle the local mob out of some money. But his partner, a strip club owner, might have different plans for the cash.

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  • Is The Ice Harvest scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.

  • Does The Ice Harvest end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is The Ice Harvest violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.

  • Is The Ice Harvest sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% of films.

  • Is The Ice Harvest easy watching? 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.

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Rarity52

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Surprise49

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love20

How much audiences actually like it

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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