The Frozen Ground

An Alaska State Trooper partners with a young woman who escaped the clutches of serial killer Robert Hansen to bring the murderer to justice. Based on actual events.

Cast

Nicolas Cage

as Jack Halcombe

Vanessa Hudgens

as Cindy Paulson

John Cusack

as Robert Hansen

Radha Mitchell

as Allie Halcombe

Jodi Lyn O'Keefe

as Chelle Ringell

Katherine LaNasa

as Fran Hansen

Dean Norris

as Sgt. Lyle Haugsven

50 Cent

as Pimp Clate Johnson

Gia Mantegna

as Debbie Peters

Kevin Dunn

as Lt. Bob Jent

Reviews

Wuchak

RELEASED IN 2013 and written & directed by Scott Walker, "The Frozen Ground" is a crime thriller based on the true story of Alaskan serial killer Robert Hansen, who raped, tortured and killed numerous young women from 1971-1983. Vanessa Hudgens plays a 17 year-old prostitute who successfully escaped...

Gimly

Very poorly edited and features some of the worst examples of Vanessa Hudgens acting to date (if there are good examples, I haven't seen them, but in _The Frozen Ground_ she is especially egregious. No spoilers but I wonder if the real case this was based on wrapped up in the same way/for the sam...

Rando

Watched this after it was recommended on a Podcast I listen to. One of the episodes was about Robert Hansen and all his victims. Watching the movie after listening o the podcast makes you realize all the things they left out and the horrific way that he killed all these women. Its a pretty standard ...

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