The Ice Storm
strong sex, drug misuse, language
Director(s)Ang Lee
Production year1997
Genre(s)Drama
Approx. running minutes113m
CastKevin Kline, Joan Allen, William Cain
The Ice Storm
strong sex, drug misuse, language
The lives of two troubled families slip out of control as they seek ways to cope and find comfort in this US drama, set ...
The lives of two troubled families slip out of control as they seek ways to cope and find comfort in this US drama, set in 1970s Connecticut.
language
There is strong language ('f**k', 'motherf**ker') as well as milder terms such as 'dick', 'shit', 'crap', 'Jesus', 'Christ', 'Goddamn' and 'hell'.
sex
Brief sex scenes involve thrusting but there is no sight of nudity. Verbal references are made to sex and there are moments of comic sexual innuendo. Young teenage characters experiencing sexual awakening agree to show each other their genitals, and a girl agrees to touch a boy's penis; this is depicted discreetly, with no strong visual detail.
drugs
Characters prepare and smoke drugs using a bong. Teenagers take prescription pills they find in a drugs cabinet for recreational purposes. Verbal references are made to drug misuse.
additional issues
Brief verbal references are made to the violence of the Vietnam War. A teenager suggests the president should be shot in a comic scene, and a younger boy talks about blowing up his classroom. There are occasional sequences of mild threat as characters find themselves caught in stormy conditions. References are made to mental health difficulties, and patients at a support facility are described as 'psychos'. Characters, including young teenagers, drink alcohol and smoke cigarettes. People grieve for lost loved ones.
Classified Date:
21/01/1998
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Buena Vista International UK
strong sex, drug misuse, language
Classified Date:
20/08/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Studio Canal
language
There is strong language ('f**k', 'motherf**ker') as well as milder terms such as 'dick', 'shit', 'crap', 'Jesus', 'Christ', 'Goddamn' and 'hell'.
sex
Brief sex scenes involve thrusting but there is no sight of nudity. Verbal references are made to sex and there are moments of comic sexual innuendo. Young teenage characters experiencing sexual awakening agree to show each other their genitals, and a girl agrees to touch a boy's penis; this is depicted discreetly, with no strong visual detail.
drugs
Characters prepare and smoke drugs using a bong. Teenagers take prescription pills they find in a drugs cabinet for recreational purposes. Verbal references are made to drug misuse.
additional issues
Brief verbal references are made to the violence of the Vietnam War. A teenager suggests the president should be shot in a comic scene, and a younger boy talks about blowing up his classroom. There are occasional sequences of mild threat as characters find themselves caught in stormy conditions. References are made to mental health difficulties, and patients at a support facility are described as 'psychos'. Characters, including young teenagers, drink alcohol and smoke cigarettes. People grieve for lost loved ones.
Classified Date:
03/12/1999
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Cinema Club
Classified Date:
11/02/1999
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Front Row TV Ltd
Classified Date:
06/08/1998
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Classified Date:
24/07/1998
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Classified Date:
30/03/1998
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Classified Date:
20/11/1997
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Buena Vista International UK
Classified date20/08/2025
LanguageEnglish
language
There is strong language ('f**k', 'motherf**ker') as well as milder terms such as 'dick', 'shit', 'crap', 'Jesus', 'Christ', 'Goddamn' and 'hell'.
sex
Brief sex scenes involve thrusting but there is no sight of nudity. Verbal references are made to sex and there are moments of comic sexual innuendo. Young teenage characters experiencing sexual awakening agree to show each other their genitals, and a girl agrees to touch a boy's penis; this is depicted discreetly, with no strong visual detail.
drugs
Characters prepare and smoke drugs using a bong. Teenagers take prescription pills they find in a drugs cabinet for recreational purposes. Verbal references are made to drug misuse.
additional issues
Brief verbal references are made to the violence of the Vietnam War. A teenager suggests the president should be shot in a comic scene, and a younger boy talks about blowing up his classroom. There are occasional sequences of mild threat as characters find themselves caught in stormy conditions. References are made to mental health difficulties, and patients at a support facility are described as 'psychos'. Characters, including young teenagers, drink alcohol and smoke cigarettes. People grieve for lost loved ones.
Director(s)Ang Lee
Production year1997
Genre(s)Drama
Approx. running minutes113m
CastKevin Kline, Joan Allen, William Cain
Classified Date:
21/01/1998
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Buena Vista International UK
strong sex, drug misuse, language
Classified Date:
20/08/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Studio Canal
language
There is strong language ('f**k', 'motherf**ker') as well as milder terms such as 'dick', 'shit', 'crap', 'Jesus', 'Christ', 'Goddamn' and 'hell'.
sex
Brief sex scenes involve thrusting but there is no sight of nudity. Verbal references are made to sex and there are moments of comic sexual innuendo. Young teenage characters experiencing sexual awakening agree to show each other their genitals, and a girl agrees to touch a boy's penis; this is depicted discreetly, with no strong visual detail.
drugs
Characters prepare and smoke drugs using a bong. Teenagers take prescription pills they find in a drugs cabinet for recreational purposes. Verbal references are made to drug misuse.
additional issues
Brief verbal references are made to the violence of the Vietnam War. A teenager suggests the president should be shot in a comic scene, and a younger boy talks about blowing up his classroom. There are occasional sequences of mild threat as characters find themselves caught in stormy conditions. References are made to mental health difficulties, and patients at a support facility are described as 'psychos'. Characters, including young teenagers, drink alcohol and smoke cigarettes. People grieve for lost loved ones.
Classified Date:
03/12/1999
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Cinema Club
Classified Date:
11/02/1999
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Front Row TV Ltd
Classified Date:
06/08/1998
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Classified Date:
24/07/1998
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Classified Date:
30/03/1998
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Classified Date:
20/11/1997
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Buena Vista International UK
Classified date20/08/2025
LanguageEnglish
