Summary
After a remote diamond mine collapses in far northern Canada, an ice road driver must lead an impossible rescue mission over a frozen ocean to save the trapped miners.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Skip it if
- You want something to laugh at
- You want something quiet and calm
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences a little warmer than critics (+5)
Critics 42Audiences 47GoodWatch 46
Box office
19%of its budget back
- Budget
- $40 M
- Worldwide
- $8 M
Worldwide it made back $8 M of the $40 M it cost.
Running time
1 h 48 min
A typical length for action movies
typical 108108Half of all action movies run 96–127 min.
Reach
Streams in 85 countries, rent or buy in 18 more
+75
Released
2021
June 24, 2021
5 years ago
Genres
ActionThrillerLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
Canada
United States
Rated
- PG-13United States
Yes: it's rated PG-13 in the United States for violence and strong language, and the viewing guide lists it for family nights.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesModerate
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFamily Movie NightFriends NightIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensPure EscapismNot listed for kids.
29 people
Liam NeesonMike McCann
Amber MidthunderTantoo
Marcus ThomasJohn 'Gurty' McCann
Holt McCallanyLampard
Laurence FishburneGoldenrod
Matt McCoyGeneral Manager Sickle
Martin SensmeierMiner Cody
Matt SalingerCEO Thomason
BJ VerotWashington
Bradley SawatzkyVP Operations Tager
Chad BruceShift Super Mankins
Jake KennerdJefferson- AMArne MacPhersonMiner Claude
Paul EssiembreDeputy Minister O'Toole
Marshall WilliamsMine Safety Supervisor Tully
Adam HurtigFred Ford
Benjamin WalkerVarnay
Gabriel DanielsMiner Barney- NENatasha Elise KotzubeiLead VA Nurse
Lauren CochraneVA Nurse- HNHarry NelkenVA Administrative
Al CorleyDoctor- PMPaul MagelRCAF Major
Robert NahumHardhat
Directing · 1
- Jonathan Hensleigh Director, Screenplay
Production · 19
- Myles Nestel Executive Producer
- Jonathan Dana Executive Producer
- Lisa Wilson Executive Producer
- Al Corley Producer
- Lee Nelson Producer
- David Tish Producer
Camera · 1
- Tom Stern Director of Photography
Sound · 2
- Max Aruj Original Music Composer
- Trip Brock Supervising Sound Editor
Art · 3
- Arvinder Greywal Production Design, In Memory Of
- David Best Art Direction
- Owen Bird Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 4
- Heather Neale Costume Design
- Brenda Magalas Makeup Department Head
- Pina Robinson Hair Department Head
- Robyn Wheeler Makeup Artist, Hairstylist
Lighting · 1
- Laurence Mardon Gaffer
Other crew · 22
- Mark Vanselow Stunts, Stunt Coordinator
- Rick Skene Stunt Coordinator, Stunts
- Richard Thomas Stunts
- Sean Skene Stunts
- Kristen Sawatzky Stunt Double
- Gaston Morrison Stunts
Tropes
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In this series
Film 1 of 2 · then Ice Road: Vengeance
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