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Thin Ice

Play trailer Poster for Thin Ice R 2012 1h 34m Comedy Crime Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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69% Tomatometer 58 Reviews 51% Popcornmeter 2,500+ Ratings
Events spiral out of control when a greedy insurance salesman (Greg Kinnear) tries to con an old farmer (Alan Arkin) out of a rare violin.
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Michael O'Sullivan Washington Post Apr 6, 2012
2/4
It's just a little slow getting started. Go to Full Review
Ty Burr Boston Globe Apr 5, 2012
2/4
The movie never fully clicks. Go to Full Review
Joe Williams St. Louis Post-Dispatch Mar 2, 2012
3/4
As a caustic comedy, "Thin Ice" resides just slightly south of "Fargo." Go to Full Review
Jack Fleischer Battleship Pretension Mar 24, 2021
Thin Ice is a good movie, and depending on your tastes, this may even be a great movie. It's well written, well acted, well shot. Go to Full Review
Debbie Lynn Elias Behind The Lens Nov 26, 2019
Thin Ice is just too thin to keep from cracking and sinking...fast. Go to Full Review
Debbie Baldwin Ladue News Nov 9, 2018
8/10
Your bad guy needs to be really bad, and when he gets it in the end, it is so gratifying, it's all worth it. This movie delivers in spades. Go to Full Review
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Robert P @Superbad Oct 23, 2026 Thin Ice is a *3* star Movie!!! See more
Drew F @Drewfrost20 Sep 18, 2026 A poor man’s Fargo but worth a one time watch. Solid twist at the end makes its short comings worth it. See more
Lúcio Leonardo P @LucioTomas May 5, 2024 This movie is great! With a simple story, but one that captures your attention. It's about ambition and how dangerous it can become. Always wanting to get along with lies, deceiving people, stealing what is rightfully owned by others... all of this can lead you down a path of no return or, everything you do here, you can pay in kind! Perfect performances, with a certain acid humor, with beautiful twists and a rounded script, this film is worth being on your list See more
Aug 19, 2018 Intermittently funny FARGO wannabe. See more
Jun 18, 2018 An interesting concept and the makings of what could have been a cool scam. If only it wasn't burdened by an extremely slow story that took way too long to get to its climax. Then, when it did, it only maintained it's interesting edge for about 10 minutes. The scam turned out pretty clever, but it simply too long to get there. My interest was LONG gone. Had it not been for some fantastic actors, I would have had a hard time giving it a single star. A plot like this deserved a lot better. See more
Apr 9, 2015 lost interest after the first half hour. it was painful to watch See more
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Jill Sprecher

Director

Greg Kinnear

Mickey Prohaska

Alan Arkin

Gorvy Hauer

Billy Crudup

Randy Kinney

David Harbour

Bob Egan

Bob Balaban

Leonard Dahl

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Thin Ice

(L-R) Greg Kinnear as Mickey Prohaska and Billy Crudup as Randy in "Thin Ice." Lea Thompson as Jo Ann Prohaska in "Thin Ice." Bob Balaban as Leonard Dahl in "Thin Ice." (L-R) Greg Kinnear as Mickey Prohaska and Billy Crudup as Randy in "Thin Ice." Billy Crudup as Randy in "Thin Ice." Alan Arkin as Gorvy Hauer in "Thin Ice." (L-R) Greg Kinnear as Mickey Prohaska and Billy Crudup as Randy in "Thin Ice." (L-R) Greg Kinnear as Mickey Prohaska and Alan Arkin as Gorvy Hauer in "Thin Ice." View more photos

Movie Info

Synopsis Events spiral out of control when a greedy insurance salesman (Greg Kinnear) tries to con an old farmer (Alan Arkin) out of a rare violin.
Director
Jill Sprecher
Producer
Mary Frances Budig, Elizabeth Redleaf, Christine K. Walker
Screenwriter
Jill Sprecher, Karen Sprecher
Distributor
ATO Pictures, Samuel Goldwyn Company
Production Co
ATO Pictures, Werc Werk Works
Rating
R (Brief Violent Content|Brief Sexual Content|Language)
Genre
Comedy, Crime, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 17, 2012, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 23, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$789.8K
Runtime
1h 34m
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