De alleenstaande moeder Ray wil ontsnappen aan hun armoede en besluit om samen met Lila, een van origine Mohawk Indiaanse, illegale immigranten over de grens van Canada naar de VS te smokkelen. Ze zweren dat iedere rit met hun pick-up truck over de bevroren rivier hun laatste is, totdat ze aan beide kanten in aanraking komen met de wet.
Nee, helaas is Frozen River nog niet beschikbaar op Netflix in Nederland.
| Costume & Make-Up | Abby O'Sullivan | Costume Design |
| Editing | Kate Williams | Editor |
| Art | Jasmine E. Ballou | Set Decoration |
| Art | Brian Rzepka | Art Direction |
| Production | Heather Rae | Producer |
| Camera | Reed Morano | Director of Photography |
| Art | Inbal Weinberg | Production Design |
| Directing | Courtney Hunt | Director |
| Production | Charles S. Cohen | Executive Producer |
| Production | Chip Hourihan | Producer |
| Sound | Peter Golub | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Jory Sutton | Still Photographer |
| Writing | Courtney Hunt | Screenplay |
| Sound | Shahzad Ismaily | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Donald Harwood | Executive Producer |
| Production | Molly Conners | Co-Producer |
| Production | Tracey Deer | Additional Casting |
| Art | Max Sherwood | Property Master |
| Production | Craig Shilowich | Associate Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lindsey Novotny | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Crystal Shade | Makeup Artist |
