Ice Age

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Ice Age

PG

2002

1h 21m

Kids & Family

Comedy

Adventure

Animation

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Twenty-thousand years ago, Earth was a wondrous, prehistoric world filled with great danger, not the least of which is the beginning of the Ice Age. To avoid a terrible frostbite, the planet's majestic creatures - and a few small, slothful ones - begin migrating south. The story revolves around sub-zero heroes: a woolly mammoth, a saber-toothed tiger, a sloth and a prehistoric combination of a squirrel and rat, known as Scrat.

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Critics Consensus

Even though Ice Age is treading over the same grounds as Monsters, Inc. and Shrek, it has enough wit and laughs to stand on its own.

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David Ansen

Newsweek

03/09/2018

In the time-honored tradition of kids' films, Ice Age mixes broad displays of physical cruelty with a sweet message, which in this case is about the need of each member of a herd to look after the other.

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Ian Freer

Empire Magazine

12/30/2006

4/5

Delivers solid laughs and thrills wrapped up in an infectious sense of character.

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Geoff Andrew

Time Out

06/24/2006

There's enough classically derived Road Runner-type fun to keep most family audiences happy. But the characters betray their contrivance.

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

09/04/2023

2/4

After the first three wordless minutes of Ice Age, where a mute squirrel creature named Scrat hilariously struggles to bury his sole remaining acorn in a newly formed glacier, everything goes downhill.

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Leigh Paatsch

Herald Sun (Australia)

08/14/2020

3/5

Innovative illustration, sharp scripting and vibrant vocalising gives this sprightly animated comedy a knack for melting down the frostiest resistance.

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Steve Biodrowski

Cinefantastique

07/06/2009

The highlight of the film turns out to be the character least integral to the "plot" ... [Scrat's] apparently eternal quest for a beloved chestnut...plays like a series of classic cartoon short subjects...

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Julia G

@stringerbelle 2d

Just watched it with my 5 year old and we loved it! Laughed and cried

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Cinema S

@cinema_sensei Aug 7

Pure childhood nostalgia. The humor still works, the characters are instantly lovable, and Scrat somehow steals every scene without saying a word. The animation has aged surprisingly well, and the heart of the story makes it timeless.

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dustination P

@dustination Aug 4

I recently rewatched this with my family and it was still quite enjoyable. You can tell the animation isn't as crisp as it is now, but it also doesn't look bad. Considering how bad some special effects looked in live-action films from the same time period, I think it's a great compliment to the animators that this movie looks as good as it does. The characters are all very funny and each gets their chance to shine. It's a very enjoyable family film that still holds up nearly 25 years later.

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diogo13 T

@Tua_mera Jul 11

Não é um filme excelente, mas ainda tem uma boa história e é divertido

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Easton B

@Ebmoviemaster2026 Jul 7

REALLY ENJOYABLE MOVIE, VERY NOSTALGIC!!!!

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Tyler S

@tylerking24 Jun 25

I believe this was a film I watched a good bit as a kid, but the only thing I remember from it was Ray Romano voicing a mammoth. It was nice to check out again!

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Synopsis

Twenty-thousand years ago, Earth was a wondrous, prehistoric world filled with great danger, not the least of which is the beginning of the Ice Age. To avoid a terrible frostbite, the planet's majestic creatures - and a few small, slothful ones - begin migrating south. The story revolves around sub-zero heroes: a woolly mammoth, a saber-toothed tiger, a sloth and a prehistoric combination of a squirrel and rat, known as Scrat.

Director: Chris Wedge
Producer: Lori Forte
Screenwriter: Michael J. Wilson, Michael Berg, Peter Ackerman
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Production Co: Blue Sky Studios, Fox Animation Studios
Rating: PG (Mild Peril)
Genre: Kids & Family, Comedy, Adventure, Animation
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 15, 2002, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $176.4M
Runtime: 1h 21m
Sound Mix: Dolby Stereo, Dolby Digital, Dolby A, Surround, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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