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The Ice Road

2021 · 108 min · Director: Jonathan Hensleigh ★ IMDb 5.7 · 58,053 ratings

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After a remote diamond mine collapses in the far northern regions of Canada, an ice driver leads an impossible rescue mission over a frozen ocean to save the lives of trapped miners despite thawing waters and a threat they never see coming.

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The Ice Road (2021) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Tension 30%, Excitement 25%, Fear 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Fear20%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Tension, Excitement, Fear. Genres: Thriller, Adventure, Action. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Tension, Excitement and Fear. Its IMDb rating of 5.7/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 58/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Tension
  • Fear
  • Sadness

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Hope

Dominant emotion: Relief

Tension
Fear
Sadness
Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 13 %, then rises around 28 %, then peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionFearSadness
2.5 %≈ 3′Tension67 %62 %48 %25 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Tension55 %46 %27 %29 %
12.5 %≈ 14′Sadness53 %44 %20 %35 %
17.5 %≈ 19′Tension57 %51 %26 %30 %
22.5 %≈ 24′Hope56 %51 %26 %15 %
27.5 %≈ 30′Tension64 %61 %40 %16 %
32.5 %≈ 35′Tension77 %75 %58 %28 %
37.5 %≈ 41′Tension76 %73 %50 %26 %
42.5 %≈ 46′Tension76 %71 %46 %21 %
47.5 %≈ 51′Tension80 %76 %54 %21 %
52.5 %≈ 57′Tension82 %74 %51 %36 %
57.5 %≈ 62′Relief83 %71 %50 %46 %
62.5 %≈ 68′Tension82 %76 %55 %30 %
67.5 %≈ 73′Tension79 %78 %55 %18 %
72.5 %≈ 78′Tension74 %71 %46 %19 %
77.5 %≈ 84′Tension76 %73 %48 %18 %
82.5 %≈ 89′Tension86 %76 %55 %33 %
87.5 %≈ 95′Sadness91 %66 %44 %59 %
92.5 %≈ 100′Relief83 %43 %24 %48 %
97.5 %≈ 105′Hope70 %18 %10 %22 %
Man in a hole

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

Matt McCoy

General Manager Sickle

MS
Martin Sensmeier

Miner Cody

MS
Matt Salinger

CEO Thomason

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BJ Verot

Washington

Bradley Sawatzky

VP Operations Tager

CB
Chad Bruce

Shift Super Mankins

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Jake Kennerd

Jefferson

AM
Arne MacPherson

Miner Claude

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Paul Essiembre

Deputy Minister O'Toole

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Marshall Williams

Mine Safety Supervisor Tully

Adam Hurtig

Fred Ford

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Gabriel Daniels

Miner Barney

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Natasha Elise Kotzubei

Lead VA Nurse

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Lauren Cochrane

VA Nurse

Details

Directed by
Jonathan Hensleigh
Type
Movies
Released
2021
Runtime
108 min
Country
United States, Canada
Ratings
★ IMDb 5.7 · 58,053 ratings
Feels mostly
Tension
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