Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Brutal
- bleak
- harrowing
- primal
- serious movie night
- historical drama viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly viewed it as a stark, simple, and effective prehistoric drama that applies classic western revenge archetypes to an ancient survival story.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Kelab pursues the attackers who murdered his clan, wife, and son, driven by grief and fury.
The Neolithic settlement, hunting, shrine, infant care, and environmental dangers define the story's lived reality.
Kelab's final moral challenge is to confront the murderers without becoming a murderer himself.
The film's isolated landscape, pursuit structure, hunter protagonist, and showdown logic give its ancient setting a western shape.
Films like Iceman, and why
Quest for Fire
prehistoric survival drama shaped as a stark revenge odyssey against harsh natural forces
The Revenant
mythic revenge narrative, rugged wilderness setting, and morally corrosive pursuit
Valhalla Rising
sparse historical storytelling, primal violence, and western-inflected revenge archetypes
Movie Details
- Director
- Felix Randau
- Release Date
- 2017-11-30
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Rating
- 6.2 / 10 (136)
Cast
- Jürgen Vogel
- Susanne Wuest
- André Hennicke
- Sabin Tambrea
- Franco Nero
- Violetta Schurawlow
- Anna F.
- Martin Augustin Schneider
- Axel Stein
- Paula Renzler
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Iceman about?
- A Neolithic clan leader crosses the Ötztal Alps with a surviving newborn, pursuing his family’s killers while struggling not to surrender his humanity to vengeance.
- What is Iceman like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Iceman as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Iceman violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Iceman as brutal.
- What did critics think of Iceman?
- Critics broadly viewed it as a stark, simple, and effective prehistoric drama that applies classic western revenge archetypes to an ancient survival story.
- Which films are like Iceman?
- Films with a similar feel include Quest for Fire, The Revenant, and Valhalla Rising.
- How long is Iceman?
- Iceman runs 96 minutes.
- Where can I watch Iceman?
- In United States, Iceman is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
