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Ice Age

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Ice Age

PG

Released Mar 15, 2002

1h 21m

Kids & Family

Comedy

Adventure

Animation

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Twenty-thousand years ago, Earth is a wondrous, prehistoric world filled with great danger, not the least of which is the beginning of the Ice Age. To avoid a really bad 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

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.

Mar 9, 2018

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Janice Page

Boston Globe

Rated: 2/4

Nov 24, 2011

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Ian Freer

Empire Magazine

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

Rated: 4/5

Dec 30, 2006

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

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.

Rated: 2/4

Sep 4, 2023

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Leigh Paatsch

Herald Sun (Australia)

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

Rated: 3/5

Aug 14, 2020

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Steve Biodrowski

Cinefantastique

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...

Jul 6, 2009

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Kauã L

The movie is good, a convincing plot.Charismatic characters, funny comic relief, interesting character arcs to follow, an efficient story and it is the best film in the franchise and from Blu Sky. It is definitely the best film most mature of the franchise and that are not silly jokes all the time, without a doubt the best film of the Studio

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

05/21/25

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DYLANZS W

The original Ice Age is actually as good as I remember when I watched it as a kid. The humour contrasts perfectly for all ages. Loved this film, the only thing I would add is that the events in the film is not as good as others in the future. (There are better films in the franchise even though this one is still good)

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

05/19/25

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K G

Who would have thought a first CGI movie by FOX (& Blue Sky Studios) which turns into an iconic franchise became so phenomenal? Things I love are: the casting which really matches their roles & they make it really funny as well. There is even a meaning about taking care of a minor on its own. A trio of animals have helped to raise a baby in danger, Roshan (whether you liked him or not), without his mother & send him safely to his family. Manny was just so afraid to lose somebody to care of, like when he lost his old family to humans in case it happened to them.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/25

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Amir S

It's perfect, it's brilliant, it's amazing. This is an animated movie I could watch over and over because it truly teaches while also being funny. What I mean is that it had both morality and humor in an equally great balance. It's such a shame that they don’t make animated films like this anymore—I miss those days. I really hope that one day, such great and perfect animated films will return to the big screen and succeed because, honestly, what comes out today is a disgrace to humanity (unfortunately, I have to write this in my review).

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/30/25

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Joey G

This was a good and funny movie. But it was a little boring at times.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/26/25

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Ed R

Cute movie for the kiddos.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

03/19/25

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Synopsis

Twenty-thousand years ago, Earth is a wondrous, prehistoric world filled with great danger, not the least of which is the beginning of the Ice Age. To avoid a really bad 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, Michael J. Wilson
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: Scope (2.35:1)

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