The Ice Harvest

2005 R 1h 29m DVD

The Ice Harvest

2005 R 1h 29m DVD
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Unethical dim-bulb attorney Charlie Arglist embezzles $2 million from a mobster. Not content with the cash, the sleazy lawyer plans to skip town with pretty club owner Renata Crest -- until the cops and townsfolk grow increasingly suspicious.
Cast
John Cusack, Billy Bob Thornton, Connie Nielsen, Lara Phillips, Bill Noble, Brad Smith, Ned Bellamy, Mike Starr, Meghan Maureen McDonough, Randy Quaid, Oliver Platt
Director
Harold Ramis
Format
DVD
Screen
Widescreen 1.85:1
Subtitles
English, Spanish (Neutral), French
CC
Yes
Audio
English: Dolby Digital 5.1, French: Dolby Digital 5.1
Rating
R - Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.
age 17+
Common Sense rating Not for kids
age 17+

Common Sense Note

Parents need to know that this movie isn't for kids. A holiday comedy of the Bad Santa type, it shows repeated arguments among friends and family members: one man argues with his wife; a young boy yells at his father; another man shoots his wife (off screen); two best friends eventually bond over their mutual hatred of the woman they have both married, one after the other. Characters lie, cheat, fight, and vomit. They drink to drunkenness (one from a flask while driving), smoke cigarettes, and hang out in strip clubs. Acts of violence involve handguns, shotguns, knives, and cars.

Sexual Content

Sexual slang (references to acts and genitalia); strippers pole dancing; seductions as means to other ends.

Violence

Stabbing, shooting, fighting -- all as " comedy."

Language

Many, many f-words; crude language used in anger, frustration, and drunkenness.

Social Behavior

Cheating, lying, stealing, killing, vomiting.

Consumerism

References to Subway, liquor brands, car brands (Lincoln, Mercedes).

Drugs / Tobacco / Alcohol

Several characters drink, most often to the point of drunkenness (including while driving); cigarette smoking.

  • Age appropriate
  • Not an issue
  • Depends on your child and your family
  • Parents strongly cautioned
  • Not appropriate for kids of the age

This information for parents is provided by Common Sense Media, a non-profit organization dedicated to improving kids' media lives.

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