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The Ice Harvest (2005)

The Ice Harvest
The Ice Harvest
R
Comedy
Action
Adventure
Crime
Documentary
Drama
Thriller

Release Date
November 23, 2005
Director
Harold Ramis
Cast
John Cusack , Billy Bob Thornton , Lara Phillips , Bill Noble , Brad Smith , Ned Bellamy
Runtime
88
Main Genre
Comedy
Writers
Richard Russo , Robert Benton , Scott Phillips
Tagline
Thick Thieves. Thin Ice.

Summary

"The Ice Harvest" is a wickedly funny thriller about thick thieves and thin ice. It's Christmas Eve in rainy, icebound Wichita, Kansas, and this year Charlie Arglist (John Cusack) just might have something to celebrate. Charlie, an attorney for the sleazy businesses of Wichita, and his unsavory associate, the steely Vic Cavenaugh (Billy Bob Thornton), have just successfully embezzled $2,147,000 from Kansas City boss Bill Guerrard (Randy Quaid). Even so, the real prize for Charlie would be the stunning Renata (Connie Nielsen), who runs the Sweet Cage strip club. Charlie's fondest Christmas wish is to slip out of town with Renata. But, as daylight fades and a storm whirls, everyone from Charlie's drinking buddy Pete Van Heuten (Oliver Platt) to the local police begin to wonder just what exactly is in Charlie's Christmas stocking. For Charlie, the 12 hours of Christmas Eve are filled with nonstop twists and turns, both on the ice and off.

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