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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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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thiago s

Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom, só o esquilo ajudou um pouco no filme.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

06/25/25

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Francesco P

Il peggior film dell' era glaciale

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

06/14/25

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K G

The 4th instalment to the franchise that you did not expect, but was launched to happen because of that one scene in the first movie. It is curious to see how years later, Peaches has been growing up & having the typical family messes such as Manny keeping her away from the Brat pack. Despite the arguments, she does love him & it is terrifying to see the continents break apart separating her from Manny, like will she & her father ever see each other again? Another part of what makes this Ice Age movie so worthy was about the villain, Captain Gutt who gave whoever boarded his ship Stockholm syndrome (because they owe their lives to him & he can mistreat them). Heck, Captain Gutt never lets anybody get off, however his shanty is so great. He is the best villain out of Ice Age movies. Some other lovely characters were introduced, like Shira (Diego's later love interest) & Granny (Sid's grandmother) - Sid's family abandoned him! The movie even shows not to bully since Peaches got bullied for being with possums (her mother Ellie was raised by possums). The meaning is that a family cannot be ordinary, but is close as close as can be.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

06/05/25

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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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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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