Ice Age: Continental Drift

PG

Released Jul 13, 2012

1 hr. 27 min.

Kids & Family

Comedy

Adventure

Animation

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37%

135 Reviews

Tomatometer

61%

100,000+ Ratings

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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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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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NextAmirChannel

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

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/23/24

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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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Winter B

they land be movin around

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

12/24/23

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Luke H

They copied Ice Age 2 and made it better, and I'm glad they did as in my opinion this is the best Ice Age movie. It's the first proper appearence of fan- favourite character Peaches and introduces her as an anxst teen with attitude but underneath, is loving towards her family, which is a personallity I enjoy watching. The villain is comedic and threatening. He attacks the protaganists throughout the adventure and the breaks mean that viewers are on the edge of their seat wondering when and where he's going to appear next. The heartfelt, dramatic finale really gives of cool vibes and there are many unforgetable scenes. I could spend half an hour ranting about how good this movie is and probably will do on Youtube. Incredible.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/20/23

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Steve Martino

Director

Mike Thurmeier

Director

Ray Romano

Manny

John Leguizamo

Sid

Denis Leary

Diego

Josh Peck

Eddie

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Leonard Maltin

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

Aug 3, 2012

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Leonard Maltin

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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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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
Executive Producer: Chris Wedge, Carlos Saldanha
Screenwriter: Michael Berg, Jason Fuchs
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Production Co: Blue Sky Studios
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
Sound Mix: Datasat, Dolby Digital

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