Ice Age

"Sub-zero heroes."

2002 1h 21m EN

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7.4

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7.5

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★7.4TMDB · 14,694🍅76%Rotten Tomatoes●61Metacritic★7.5IMDB · 560,233

AnimationComedyFamilyAdventure

Synopsis

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Manny the mammoth, Sid the loquacious sloth, and Diego the sabre-toothed tiger go on a comical quest to return a human baby back to his father, across a world on the brink of an ice age.

“Sub-zero heroes.”

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Cast

Ray Romano
Manfred 'Manny' (voice)
John Leguizamo
Sid (voice)
Denis Leary
Diego (voice)
Goran Višnjić
Soto (voice)
Jack Black
Zeke (voice)
Cedric the Entertainer
Rhino (voice)
Stephen Root
Rhino / Start (voice)
Diedrich Bader
Saber-Toothed Tiger (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Chris Wedge
Writers: Michael J. Wilson, Peter Ackerman, Michael Berg
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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81 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

MONEY

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Mid-budget at $59M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.

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3 / 8

MONEY

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Made its money back 6.5× over at the box office.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Released 24 years ago.

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5 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Ice Age Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by David Newman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor John Carnochan shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Ray Romano and John Leguizamo and Denis Leary carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Chris Wedge directs. David Newman scores. John Carnochan cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

181 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Mid-budget at $59M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.
3Made its money back 6.5× over at the box office.
4Released 24 years ago.
5Part of the "Ice Age Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
6Original score by David Newman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor John Carnochan shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Ray Romano and John Leguizamo and Denis Leary carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "Sub-zero heroes.".
10IMDB entry: tt0268380 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
1114,694 TMDB user ratings logged — serious cultural footprint.
12Classified under 20 themes, including "dying and death", "human evolution", "parent child relationship", "squirrel".
13Released under 21 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Original score: David Newman
Editing: John Carnochan
Production design: Brian McEntee
Sound: Sean Garnhart
Runtime: 81 min · 1h 21m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $59,000,000
Box office: $383,257,136
Return: 650% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: Ice Age (2002)
Rotten Tomatoes: 76% 🍅 Fresh
Metacritic: 61/100
IMDB rating: 7.5/10 · 560,233 votes
MPAA: PG

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 5 wins & 30 nominations total

Part of

Ice Age Collection

A collection of animated films centered around a woolly mammoth, a talkative sloth, a serious saber-toothed tiger, and a small squirrel, as they navigate through the Pleistocene Epoch.

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Chris Wedge

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CinemaSerf2022-08-13
★ 7/10
"Manfred" the mammoth is heading north just as just about every other critter is migrating the other way to avoid the harsh winter. Unfortunately for him, he encounters the sleepy-head sloth "Sid" whom he rescues from a pair of rhinos, only to bitterly regret his kindness as this pesky mammal is soon getting on his nerves. Meantime, a pride of sabre-toothed tigers are plotting revenge on a human village whose hunting parties have taken their toll on their now dwindling numbers. Their target is a baby - but luckily it's mother manages to plunge it off a waterfall where, drenched, it is rescued by our two squabbling travellers. The tigers still haven't given up hope of securing their rather meagre lunch, and "Diego" - a sort of wily and menacing character is charged with luring the party to an ambush at "half peak" where their trap will be sprung.... This is all fairly predictable fayre, to be honest. You just know that the initial hostilities will all mellow and that teamwork, resilience and loyalty will prevail. It's not without it's humour though, and there are some fun animated action scenes that use well the surrounding snowy scenarios. Personally I found it better when it was just the beasties, the human angle was a little dull and didn't really add much. Some good scoring mixing modern with classical styles, a bit of fun ice skating and "Diego" did rather enjoyably remind me of "Scar" from the "Lion King" (1994). I saw it on my own at a cinema this morning which was a shame - it's a solid story with some reasonable characterisations and the animation is efficient rather than ground breaking. Certainly it is all just a bit too derivative, but 20 years on, it still has traction and I did rather enjoy it.
Andre Gonzales2023-07-04
★ 8/10
I actually enjoy this animation series. Every one is really funny and has a good story.