The Ice Road
2021 · Movie · PG-13 · 108 min · ★ 6.8 · 43% critics
After a remote diamond mine collapses in far northern Canada, a veteran ice road trucker takes on a high-risk rescue mission. With time running out and danger on every mile of frozen ocean, the team must push their rigs—and their nerves—to the limit to reach trapped workers in time.
Also known as Piège de glace · Red Ice
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Details
- Years
- 2021
- Release date
- 2021-06-24
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Max quality
- UHD
- Critic score
- 43/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 (1,916 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a straightforward, high-stakes action thriller with constant peril and a “check your brain at the door” vibe, similar to The Commuter or The Marksman; Not for you if you need realism and tight plotting.
Pros: tense ice-road set pieces; easy popcorn watch; some suspenseful moments | Cons: messy story; generic villains; unrealistic, uneven effects
Themes
- truck
- truck driver
- mine explosion
- manitoba
- ice road
Cast & crew
Liam Neeson
as Mike McCann
Amber Midthunder
as Tantoo
Marcus Thomas
as John 'Gurty' McCann
Holt McCallany
as Lampard
Laurence Fishburne
as Goldenrod
Matt McCoy
as General Manager Sickle
Martin Sensmeier
as Miner Cody
Matt Salinger
as CEO Thomason
BJ Verot
as Washington
Bradley Sawatzky
as VP Operations Tager
Directed by Jonathan Hensleigh