Films to watch on a hot summer day

It’s hot.

Dayum hot.

The kind of heat where you look at the running time of a movie to decide whether it’s worth your money.

The kind of day where Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol seems like a wise investment.

Then you leave the cinema. You spend as long as you can in a bar, but – sooner or later – you have to come home. And you want to watch some chilly movies.

Here are some tips:

• Fargo
• The Ice Storm
• The Mighty Ducks
• Touching the Void
• Dolls, by Takeshi Kitano
• When Harry Met Sally
• Edward Scissorhands
• Twin Peaks
• Sarah Palin’s Alaska (only for the strong of stomach)
• Snow Falling on Cedars, Cold Mountain and Dr Zhivago (thanks Courtney)
• The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe (the aptly named MrsInferno)
• The Shining (MisterrGJones)
• Mystery, Alaska (KelHunter)
• The Empire Strikes Back, A Simple Plan and The Mighty Boosh Season One (Kirsty)
• The Thing, Aliens vs Predator, Life in the Freezer, The Road (Dana) (David also recommended A vs P) ( the Road also rec’d by Paul)
• Let The Right One In, Reykjavic 101, Forbrydelsen S1 and 2  (Yemayasverse)
• Polar Express, Shackleton, Waterworld, Ice Age (all of them)  and all of Game of Thrones as well as the delightful Northern Exposure (Essjay)
• The Big Chill (65 Degrees)
• In Bruges (Michelle Griffin)
• Happy Feet, Cliffhanger, March of the Penguins, Misery, anything by Warren Miller and Groundhog Day. Also Ice Road Truckers and Deadliest Catch. (Pete)
• The Day After Tomorrow, Alive (Ben Knight)
• 30 Days of Night. I’ve also been informed that there is a SyFy version of Alive. WITH YETIS! (thanks, FranDowdSofa)
• Ice Station Zebra, King Lear, Snow White and the Seven Dwarves (Rusty)
• Happy Feet II (The Brewer’s Wife)
• Cool Runnings (Tummy Rumbles)
• How I Ended This Summer (David)
• Die Another Day (FarmersMarketsFan)
• Ice Cold In Alex (Chris)
• Youngblood (Phil)
• Stalingrad (Dave)