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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Rolando Gallego

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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Jackson W

Good movie, nothing too special about it. I think Buck is the best part of this movie.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

09/11/25

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Luiz Eduardo R

Aqui, a franquia tem seu primeiro tropeço. A aventura é empolgante, a animação continua linda e a comédia ousada segue sendo um dos grandes acertos da série, especialmente com a inclusão de Buck, o personagem mais divertido de toda a franquia. Porém, os problemas superam os acertos. A Era do Gelo 3 apresenta a ideia mais interessante de toda a saga — um novo universo habitado por dinossauros — e até consegue explorá-la bem em alguns momentos, mas não o suficiente para corresponder ao seu potencial. O filme desperdiça tempo que poderia ser usado para desenvolver essa narrativa com cenas e subtramas inúteis. Além disso, não encontra motivações consistentes para todos os personagens: Diego, por exemplo, fica perdido no enredo com um arco que não faz sentido frente ao que havia construído nos filmes anteriores. A trilha sonora é apenas competente e, no fim, todos os acertos já foram feitos de forma melhor nos longas anteriores. No geral, A Era do Gelo 3 diverte e empolga, mas está muito abaixo do que a franquia é capaz de entregar. Nota 6/10.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

08/13/25

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Hayleigh P.

Definitely the best ice age that has been made.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/21/25

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Axel V

Super buena la peli %87🍅🧊

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

07/09/25

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Carter R

Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs is the best of the 3 films! It has a character named Buck and he was hilarious, and the story in my opinion is actually very engaging! The characters were also likeable, but for Crash and Eddie, screw them! But overall, the third installment of the Ice Age franchise in my opinion is absolutely one of the best movies Blue Sky Studios has put out there!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/09/25

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Audience Member

The beginning is awful and boring. The baby side plot with scrat is dumb. And the whole baby part is so bad. Also the actual dinosaur part is pretty boring. But the ending was alright at best.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

06/30/25

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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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