Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs

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Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs

PG

Released Jul 1, 2009

1h 34m

Kids & Family

Comedy

Adventure

Animation

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After Sid (John Leguizamo) pilfers some dinosaur eggs, Manny (Ray Romano), Diego (Denis Leary) and the rest of their prehistoric pals enter a mysterious, underground world to rescue the hapless sloth. During the course of their mission, the gang encounters many creatures great and small, including hungry carnivores and a relentless, dinosaur-hunting weasel named Buck.

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Critics Consensus

Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs boasts some excellent animation -- in particular, the dinosaurs are wonderfully realized -- but its story is tired and monotonous.

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Shubhra Gupta

The Indian Express

The third part of the Ice Age saga suffers from franchise fatigue—the critters, most of whom we are familiar with from the past couple of films, and some that have been added in, don’t really get to do much that’s fresh and new.

Jan 29, 2018

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Andrea Gronvall

Chicago Reader

The manic pace quickly grows tiresome, as does the influx of cloying baby animals.

Aug 20, 2009

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Ryan Stewart

Slant Magazine

This third entry in the animated kiddie series appears to be more, um, fair and balanced.

Rated: 2/4

Jul 6, 2009

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EscribiendoCine Staff

EscribiendoCine

Once again, technology is at the service of a precise script that revolves around family and friends... [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 6/10

May 28, 2024

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

It’s a completely unnecessary sequel so unbearably unimaginative that it feels like a tired obligation being fulfilled by the begrudging talent to appease a studio’s need for sequel marketability.

Rated: 1.5/4

Sep 4, 2023

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Leigh Paatsch

Herald Sun (Australia)

An engaging third instalment in the hit series of animated comedies about a group of oddball prehistoric creatures.

Rated: 3/5

Nov 17, 2020

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Mark M

The introduction of buck carries every aspect of the film than the idea of dinosaurs

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/01/25

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Stefanos P

The best movie I've ever watched in my entire life.the only movie i believe is 10/10

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/19/25

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Jim P

This is more like it. Better animation and generally good fun. But what makes it for me, are the jungle scenes with zany Buck. He's a cross between Captain Jack Sparrow and Tarzan!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/11/25

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Samuel W

Ice Age remains to still be a good time even in its third installment of the series. Simon Pegg spruces up the dynamic with the entrance of his character, Buck, who guides them through the lands of the dinosaurs from “down under”. Manny remains the best part of the films and is still learning to have a new family of his own as he and Ellie expect their child. The emotions have finally tapered off a little and the fun just continues to ensue, even if it is nonsensical for a number of reasons. With action and hilarious sequences, it’s still an Ice Age movie, even if it made little to no sense for an Ice Age.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/01/25

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Alfred Junior T

I think it is the best in the series which shows that there is more in the world

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/31/24

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Nick R

The animation is getting better, but the story is getting worse.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

12/19/24

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Synopsis

After Sid (John Leguizamo) pilfers some dinosaur eggs, Manny (Ray Romano), Diego (Denis Leary) and the rest of their prehistoric pals enter a mysterious, underground world to rescue the hapless sloth. During the course of their mission, the gang encounters many creatures great and small, including hungry carnivores and a relentless, dinosaur-hunting weasel named Buck.

Director: Carlos Saldanha
Producer: John C. Donkin, Lori Forte
Screenwriter: Michael Berg, Peter Ackerman, Mike Reiss, Yoni Brenner
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Production Co: Blue Sky Studios, Twentieth Century Fox
Rating: PG (Some Mild Rude Humor|Peril)
Genre: Kids & Family, Comedy, Adventure, Animation
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 1, 2009, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 4, 2014
Runtime: 1h 34m

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