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Ice Age: Continental Drift

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Ice Age: Continental Drift

PG

Released Jul 13, 2012

1h 27m

Kids & Family

Comedy

Adventure

Animation

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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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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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Stephen C

What the **** were you all thinking?

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

05/22/25

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Russell H

Another step down but still fun enough to watch

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

04/24/25

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Captain S

Critics should note that these films were made for kids...and when I watched them for the first time back when I was a kid I liked these...even Collision Course

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/08/25

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Chris I

This movie is overly criticized without a valid reason. The thing is, most top critics are probably likely over the age of 20 years old. If you watched this film as a kid, there’s an 80% chance you absolutely LOOVVED it. The original Ice Age movies are great, but just because this one takes a different direction doesn’t mean its quality should be overlooked. It stands as a genuinely good movie on its own, yet its uniqueness is the very reason most people perceive it negatively, If everyone were to be more honest (setting originality traits aside), it likely would’ve earned an 87%. i bet if they had simply included the baby and the humans, they wouldn’t even need to do or say anything. Just their presence alone would’ve instantly bumped the ratings up by 3–4 stars, and its sad. 8.7/10 movie at least.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/04/25

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Joey G

This was a good movie, but not a great movie. I kinda felt like it was just Ice Age 2 again.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/26/25

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Eden M

For me it's the greatest Ice Age I ever seen

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/02/25

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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: Dolby Digital, Datasat

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