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The Ice Harvest

  • Is it age appropriate?

    About our ratings

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 17, age appropriate for kids over 17; suggested age 17.

  • Is it any good?

    2.0

  • Common Sense says

    Dark comedy about a mob lawyer who steals $2 mil.

Why We Rated This not for kids

What to watch out for

  • Messages:

    Cheating, lying, stealing, killing, vomiting.

  • Violence:

    Stabbing, shooting, fighting -- all as " comedy."

  • Sex:

    Sexual slang (references to acts and genitalia); strippers pole dancing; seductions as means to other ends.

  • Language:

    Many, many f-words; crude language used in anger, frustration, and drunkenness.

  • Consumerism:

    References to Subway, liquor brands, car brands (Lincoln, Mercedes).

  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    Several characters drink, most often to the point of drunkenness (including while driving); cigarette smoking.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About The Ice Harvest

Parents need to know that this movie isn't for kids. A holiday comedy of the Bad Santa type, it shows repeated arguments among friends and family members: one man argues with his wife; a young boy yells at his father; another man shoots his wife (off screen); two best friends eventually bond over their mutual hatred of the woman they have both married, one after the other. Characters lie, cheat, fight, and vomit. They drink to drunkenness (one from a flask while driving), smoke cigarettes, and hang out in strip clubs. Acts of violence involve handguns, shotguns, knives, and cars.

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  • Families can talk about Charlie's limited vision. Though he feels angry, frustrated, and in his way, ambitious, he's unable to imagine his way out of Wichita except by the very means he despises: betrayal and violence. How does Charlie look relatively rational, compared to his mostly crazed associates? How is he positioned between other male characters (who are miserable and not-so-smart) and women (selfish, conniving, and mean-spirited)?
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