The Ice Road (2021)
This mission is on thin ice.
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The Ice Road rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
IMDb5.7/10· 56K votes
Rotten Tomatoes43%
Metacritic42%
TMDb6.758/10· 2K votesWith 43% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 5.7/10 on IMDb and 42/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been modest.
About The Ice Road
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.
Cast of The Ice Road
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
Chad Bruce
as Shift Super Mankins
Jake Kennerd
as Jefferson
The Ice Road facts
- Budget
- $40M
- Box office
- $7.5M
- Collection
- Ice Road Collection
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Audience opinions
What the audience liked
- •Truck driver thriller builds tension through isolated arctic setting atmosphere
- •Mine explosion premise creates genuine stakes for survival narrative
- •Physical action grounded in real truck driving stunts and practical effects
What the audience disliked
- •Plot predictability undermines tension despite compelling survival setup
- •Character motivations feel contrived stretching credibility of rescue mission
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