Movie Substrate · Film

The Iceman (2012)

★ 6.6 · 1,136 ratings on TMDB

Loving husband. Devoted father. Ruthless killer.

The Iceman poster★ 6.6

The true story of Richard Kuklinski, the notorious contract killer and family man.

DirectorAriel Vromen
CastChris Evans, Danny A. Abeckaser, David Schwimmer, James Franco, John Ventimiglia, Michael Shannon
GenresCrime, Drama, Thriller
The emergence reading

The Iceman keeps every mind human — it fights its subject at zero distance. The story fights on E8/E11 of the E0–E14 reality ladder.

zero-distanceUS
Explore Movie Substrate → Where to watch ↗ TMDB ↗ Rotten Tomatoes ↗ Ask about this film → Reading look wrong? → Copy link

Same rung, same subject

Films fighting at the same level of reality, about the same things.

The Godfather (1972)E8/E11The Truman Show (1998)E8/E11Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)E8/E11Iron Man 3 (2013)E8/E11Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)E8/E11Pulp Fiction (1994)E8/E11

Same subject, different rung

The same preoccupations examined at another scale — one mind versus a nation.

The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005)E9/E10 · Crime, DramaBroken City (2013)E9/E10 · Crime, DramaBlacKkKlansman (2018)E9/E10 · Crime, DramaBridge of Spies (2015)E10/E12 · Drama, ThrillerThe Village (2004)E9/E10 · Drama, ThrillerContagion (2011)E4/E14 · Drama, Thriller

Same people

Shared director or cast.

Criminal (2016)dir. Ariel VromenKnives Out (2019)Chris EvansHomefront (2013)James FrancoCecil B. Demented (2000)Michael ShannonAvengers: Infinity War (2018)Chris EvansSpider-Man (2002)James Franco