The Ice Harvest

A shady lawyer attempts a Christmas Eve crime, swindling the local mob out of some money. But his partner, a strip club owner, has different plans for the cash. In icebound Wichita, Kansas, it's Christmas Eve, and this year Charlie Arglist just might have something to celebrate. Charlie, an attorney for the sleazy businesses of Wichita, and his unsavory associate, the steely Vic Cavanaugh have just successfully embezzled $2 million from Kansas City boss Bill Guerrard. But the real prize for Charlie is the stunning Renata, who runs the Sweet Cage strip club. Charlie hopes to slip out of town with Renata. But as daylight fades and an ice storm whirls, everyone from Charlie's drinking buddy Pete Van Heuten to the local police begin to wonder just what exactly is in Charlie's Christmas stocking - and the 12 hours of Christmas Eve are filled with surprises.

Keywords

• Best Novels Adaptation

Actors

• Oliver Platt
• Connie Nielsen
• Billy Bob Thornton
• Ned Bellamy
• Randy Quaid
• John Cusack

Director

• Harold Ramis