Ice Age: Continental Drift

PG

Released Jul 13, 2012

1h 27m

Kids & Family

Comedy

Adventure

Animation

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37%

Tomatometer

135 Reviews

61%

Audience Score

100,000+ Ratings

Scrat's continuous pursuit of an infernal acorn has world-changing consequences for Manny (Ray Romano), Sid (John Leguizamo) and Diego (Denis Leary) when the continents split apart. The continental crack-up separates Manny and his friends from the rest of the herd, including Manny's mate, Ellie (Jennifer Lopez) and rebellious daughter Peaches (Keke Palmer). The pals are desperate to return home, but a pirate (Peter Dinklage) and his ragtag crew stand in their way.

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Critics Consensus

Ice Age: Continental Drift 3D has moments of charm and witty slapstick, but it often seems content to recycle ideas from the previous films.

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Leonard Maltin

indieWire

...everything I liked about the original movie has been worn down.

Aug 3, 2012

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Leonard Maltin

leonardmaltin.com

Never mind that the freshness of the original Ice Age and its main characters Manny (Ray Romano), Diego (Denis Leary), and Sid (John Leguizamo) has dissipated. How many series could sustain themselves at all through a fourth iteration?

Rated: 2.1/2

Jul 13, 2012

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Christopher Orr

The Atlantic

Yes, this is the part where I outsource my critical role to my children. If you are the kind of person who (quite understandably) abhors this particular gimmick, you may wish to stop reading now.

Jul 13, 2012

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Kip Mooney

College Movie Review

Unless you've got little kids you need to entertain for an hour-and-a-half, don't waste any time on [this].

Rated: F

Sep 18, 2021

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

Ice Age: Continental Drift isn't much more than a paint-by-numbers animated feature with a positive, pro-family message.

Rated: 2.5/4.0

Sep 11, 2020

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Micheal Compton

Bowling Green Daily News

Just sort of sits on the screen, going through the motions for 90 minutes or so. It's neither good nor bad and, unless you are under the age of 8, you'll likely forget it by the time you get home.

Apr 11, 2019

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Jack N

It is decent. Not anything compared to the predecessor, but a decent animated movie that I would watch again.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

06/24/24

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Reagan K

Best movie in the series. Hilarious. Sid and Scrat carried.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/19/24

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Aidan M

My least favorite of the series. I would watch it again but not as much as the rest.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/27/24

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Audience Member

Obviously not as good as the first three, but still good

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

06/30/24

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Dino G

Ice Age: Continental Drift is a delightful family film with humor, a good score, and good animation.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/22/24

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Aiden M

Another awesome Ice Age movie, I love the pirates including the captain. But a mammoth father being overprotective to his daughter is very disappointing.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/18/24

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Steve Martino

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Mike Thurmeier

Director

Ray Romano

Manny

John Leguizamo

Sid

Denis Leary

Diego

Josh Peck

Eddie

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Synopsis

Scrat's continuous pursuit of an infernal acorn has world-changing consequences for Manny (Ray Romano), Sid (John Leguizamo) and Diego (Denis Leary) when the continents split apart. The continental crack-up separates Manny and his friends from the rest of the herd, including Manny's mate, Ellie (Jennifer Lopez) and rebellious daughter Peaches (Keke Palmer). The pals are desperate to return home, but a pirate (Peter Dinklage) and his ragtag crew stand in their way.

Director: Steve Martino, Mike Thurmeier
Producer: Lori Forte, John C. Donkin
Screenwriter: Michael Berg, Jason Fuchs
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Production Co: Blue Sky Studios, Twentieth Century Fox Animation
Rating: PG (Mild Rude Humor|Action/Peril)
Genre: Kids & Family, Comedy, Adventure, Animation
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 13, 2012, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 27, 2014
Runtime: 1h 27m
Sound Mix: Datasat, Dolby Digital

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