The Ice Harvest (2005)

Cast

Billy Bob Thornton
as Vic Cavanaugh
John Cusack
as Charlie Arglist
Connie Nielsen
as Renata Crest
Randy Quaid
as Bill Guerrard

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Genres & Description

Comedy Crime Drama Thriller

6.3 / 10

Larceny, lust and lethal behavior. In icebound Wichita, Kansas, it's Christmas Eve, and this year Charlie Arglist just might have something to celebrate. Charlie, an attorney for the sleazy businesses of Wichita, and his unsavory associate, the steely Vic Cavanaugh have just successfully embezzled $2 million from Kansas City boss Bill Guerrard. But the real prize for Charlie is the stunning Renata, who runs the Sweet Cage strip club. Charlie hopes to slip out of town with Renata. But as daylight fades and an ice storm whirls, everyone from Charlie's drinking buddy Pete Van Heuten to the local police begin to wonder just what exactly is in Charlie's Christmas stocking - and the 12 hours of Christmas Eve are filled with surprises.

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Hanzel Lynn

I love this movie it's was so great!! Im often playing this movie on dvd. - @Sunday, February 11, 2018 2:31 PM

L Duranceau

That Connie Nielsen, a true beauty. - @Sunday, November 5, 2017 1:02 AM

DementedCaver

RIP Mr. Ramis. :( I love this movie...play it darn near every year before Christmas. - @Tuesday, February 25, 2014 3:36 AM

midnight15086

After I saw this movie I read the book, and the book is even funnier than the movie. I sat there chuckling to myself out loud while I read it. And in the end of the book he actually gets run over by the RV which is just the worse luck ever lol. - @Tuesday, January 28, 2014 10:00 AM

MrJct1507

Why does he kill the girl at the end? - @Tuesday, May 21, 2013 12:04 AM

Magnolia296

Really great Crime/Drama movie with elements of Comedy. John Cusack did a great job and Oliver Platt was no less impressive. Platt's acting was so convincing. Connie Nielsen was very hot here. Great ending by the way - @Thursday, January 10, 2013 1:30 PM

Chaperone George

YO HO HO MO FO!!!! - @Monday, March 12, 2012 3:51 AM

joseph machol

thought this film was excellent.it reminds me of the crime noir films of the 1930's and 40's.loved the scenes with cusak and oliver platt,there chemistry was on the money.harold ramis did a hell of a job directing this film.the settings were awesome.i loved how it was so cold,dark, miserable and of course icy. - @Thursday, February 16, 2012 8:11 PM

joseph machol

this is a great film.it reminds me of the crime noir films from the 1930's and 40's.i love the scenes with john cusak and oliver platt,there chemistry was on the money.billy bob was great in his role.i also loved the setting, it was so dark, cold, miserable and of course icy.harold ramis did an excellent job directing this film. - @Thursday, February 16, 2012 8:04 PM

@SirBullet754 Its Eels, If i'm not wrong! - @Sunday, November 27, 2011 1:41 PM

Alma Modin

who sings in the beginning ? - @Monday, August 15, 2011 8:26 AM

jamesrichardson63

@GabriellovesSatan so am i - @Tuesday, May 17, 2011 6:41 PM

crimson6858

Oliver Platt is great in this movie... and completely drunk!!! Love it! - @Tuesday, April 12, 2011 4:19 PM

Tyler Christian

I just bought this and Shaun Of The Dead yesterday. But this film is so incredibly underrated and misappreciated. - @Saturday, March 26, 2011 2:47 PM

1nterwebs

LOVE this movie, it's on my Holiday movies list - @Tuesday, November 23, 2010 1:24 AM

Tony Vega

One of THE most underrated movies of the 21st century!!!! - @Tuesday, November 16, 2010 3:02 AM

doctorshifty83

Kans-ass! - @Thursday, November 11, 2010 3:21 AM

hastobe303

The first song is Little Drummer Boy, arranged and performed by David Kitay (don't try to find it, it was recorded for this movie and isn't even available on the soundtrack). The second song is Trouble With Dreams by Eels. - @Friday, September 17, 2010 10:07 PM

kekep1

@imurfav i totally agree. the ending really messed my head up like the movie swordfish did. i didnt expect that 2 happen at all. love it. lol. but the very very end i was like wow that was so nice of charlie. "where r we, we're in heaven, do they have pancakes, they have everything" - @Saturday, July 10, 2010 7:58 PM

imurfav

@mc04su yes it does deserve more credit. i love this movie. the way it ended was just sooooooo perfect. it could not have ended any better. - @Saturday, July 10, 2010 7:49 PM

andy cairns

for the duration of the movie, acting and script remain good. Worth a watch,a heist movie. - @Thursday, June 17, 2010 10:08 AM

Falcone45

This seems to be a good film. Too bad Randy Quaid hasn't been healthy lately. - @Thursday, May 20, 2010 8:33 PM

Hurr Durr

Great movie! Can someone tell me what are the musics under the trailer? - @Monday, April 12, 2010 4:49 PM

whereismahbred

okay, i know this comment is old but i felt like i had to respond. "Mellisa" in the movie is actaully played by one of my classmates! i just looked up the trailer to see if she was in it, but no. she is a child model/actress, and has only been in this movie, but she was in a few magazines and a mcdonalds comercial. awesome huh? - @Friday, November 20, 2009 12:20 AM

rutipatrizia patrizia

Great! another hit for Christmas message lol and now here comes johnny lol reminds me of Bad Santa I love Bob in any movie, he rocks. Oliver could not be funnier is great anywhere and Randy Quaid, helarious! - @Thursday, November 19, 2009 9:19 PM

Elwood Blues

i love this movie =) does anyone know the song playing in the background? - @Sunday, June 14, 2009 7:21 PM

Juancarlos Mcfly

this movie rocks!! - @Monday, May 4, 2009 8:09 PM

sloucho84

It's by eels. It's called Trouble with Dreams. - @Wednesday, April 29, 2009 9:25 PM

mazanylisak01

the trailer is definitely better than the movie - @Tuesday, January 20, 2009 4:25 PM

FresnoCA93727

LOL I saw that at the movies whenever it came out. Pretty good flick. The whole man in the chest w/ a gun part had me laughing. That was great. - @Thursday, December 18, 2008 11:29 PM

nina363

anyone that knows who plays the first song?? - @Tuesday, December 2, 2008 11:15 PM

mc04su

I know. It's definitely underrated. It deserved more credit than it got. It's one of my favs too. - @Saturday, November 15, 2008 4:54 AM

Laura Livingstone

I Love This Movie So Much! It Is A Gret Film, And One Of The Best. =D Loveage <3 =D xxx - @Tuesday, August 5, 2008 11:13 PM

Julia Louw

Thanks for ruining it. - @Friday, June 6, 2008 10:43 AM

KageTrauma

I like when he gets stabbed in the foot, his reaction to that was priceless but, only because of the scenario with him and his "dream girl". - @Friday, June 6, 2008 4:51 AM

Donald Morrison

You're right. I loved it as well. It mixed humor, violence, and intelligence just right. - @Friday, May 23, 2008 3:24 AM

John Edmondson

A lot of this movie was filmed in Waukegan,Illinois...The opening scene is the bank in downtown Waukegan..and several other scenes were shot in and around town...Blues Brothers,and Planes Trains and Automobiles and one of the Batman movies were also shot here... - @Saturday, December 22, 2007 11:20 PM