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The Croods (2012)

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Average Rating: 6.5/10
Reviews Counted: 130
Fresh: 90 | Rotten: 40

While it may not be as (ahem) evolved as the best modern animated fare, The Croods will prove solidly entertaining for families seeking a fast-paced, funny cartoon adventure.

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Average Rating: 6.4/10
Critic Reviews: 32
Fresh: 23 | Rotten: 9

While it may not be as (ahem) evolved as the best modern animated fare, The Croods will prove solidly entertaining for families seeking a fast-paced, funny cartoon adventure.

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The Croods tells the story of the world's first family road trip. When their cave is destroyed, the Crood family must embark on a comedy adventure into strange and spectacular territory in search of a new home. As if patriarch Grug (Cage) didn't already have enough to handle, it goes from bad to worse when they encounter an imaginative nomad named Guy (Reynolds.) With Guy's help the Croods conquer their fear of the outside world and discover that they have exactly what it takes to survive - each

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It captures the wonder (and more gently, the anxiety) of discovery time and time again. And the filmmakers have a hoot playing with the Croods' encounters with, as well as their misunderstandings of, all things new.

March 22, 2013 Full Review Source: Denver Post
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As family viewing, it's pleasant enough: primitive, yes, but in a digitally sophisticated way that's boisterous, funny and will no doubt sell a lot of toys.

March 22, 2013 Full Review Source: NPR
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The animation is first-rate, with moments of genuine visual imagination, and the story, while unremarkable, is entirely adequate.

March 22, 2013 Full Review Source: The Atlantic
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How to Train Your Dragon" and "Lilo & Stitch" are completely indicative of the experience you'll have with "The Croods," which is to say a supremely positive one.

March 22, 2013 Full Review Source: Film.com
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It may not be an instant animated classic, but it's a charmer that will leave the kids ... feeling warm and fuzzy ...

March 22, 2013 Full Review Source: MSN Movies
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A film which, if not truly sophisticated, isn't nearly as crude as advertised.

March 22, 2013 Full Review Source: Newark Star-Ledger
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The first act may be a little slow, but once this animated caveman comedy gets rolling, it's a rollicking good family movie. No wonder there's already a TV series and a sequel in development.

October 5, 2013 Full Review Source: Movie Metropolis
Movie Metropolis

The Croods is a pleasant surprise that features imaginative production design, a funny story, and excellent voice acting by Emma Stone, Ryan Reynolds, and Nicolas Cage.

September 11, 2013 Full Review Source: ComingSoon.net
ComingSoon.net

The film gets by on its high spirits and good intentions.

July 13, 2013 Full Review Source: EricDSnider.com
EricDSnider.com

The incredible, surprising design - the vibrant colors, imaginative shapes and textures that make up the prehistoric world - is the movie's real star.

May 3, 2013 Full Review Source: San Francisco Examiner
San Francisco Examiner

It's a lot better than some of the titles aimed at tykes, but anyone older than 10 may be hard pressed to find anything of value here outside of engaging eye candy.

April 14, 2013 Full Review Source: Film Racket
Film Racket

As well as being pacy, energetically animated and stuffed full of modern-day references, The Croods also casts off any lingering doubt that DreamWorks is moving into the character-driven domain normally dominated by Pixar.

April 12, 2013 Full Review Source: 3AW

Cavemen evolving.

April 11, 2013 Full Review Source: PopMatters
PopMatters

The Croods is simple enough in its story and structure that its emotional honesty and touching message will catch you quite off-guard.

April 8, 2013 Full Review Source: The Mercury
The Mercury

This is a very nice little family film with excellent visuals and interesting characters.

April 8, 2013 Full Review Source: Laramie Movie Scope
Laramie Movie Scope

The voices have also been well chosen and you're likely to enjoy the entertaining squabbles between Nicolas Cage, Emma Stone and Ryan Reynolds.

April 7, 2013 Full Review Source: ABC Radio Brisbane
ABC Radio Brisbane

You won't learn anything about life 100,000 years ago, but you may enjoy yourself.

April 1, 2013 Full Review Source: The Standard

Energetic slapstick, aimed at indiscriminating youngsters who will want to buy lots of Crood toys.

March 28, 2013 Full Review Source: SSG Syndicate
SSG Syndicate

It's not only entertaining, it's pretty darn visually impressive. On occasion, it's even rather touching.

March 28, 2013 Full Review Source: Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

No wonder it's doing so well at the box office.

March 26, 2013 Full Review Source: tonymacklin.net
tonymacklin.net

An impressive, colorful, imaginatively-designed cartoon adventure, rather spoiled by being shackled to a deeply perfunctory story.

March 25, 2013 Full Review Source: Antagony & Ecstasy
Antagony & Ecstasy

A witty and slapstick-laced script by writers-directors Chris Sanders and Kirk De Micco, some flawless 3-D work and solid character and beautiful background animation combine for an entertaining 92 minutes.

March 25, 2013 Full Review Source: Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)
Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)

Dreamworks have done far more than simply dust off The Flintstones 2.0; The Croods may not yet be a household name, but with their personal brand of buffoonery and heart, you'll be wanting an introduction.

March 25, 2013 Full Review Source: The Vine
The Vine

This is pure DreamWorks magic.

March 25, 2013 Full Review Source: Flicks.co.nz
Flicks.co.nz

The Croods tells a pleasant story about family, the utility of man, and letting go -- all of which I will demonstrate in review with caveman-speak.

March 25, 2013 Full Review Source: Shared Darkness
Shared Darkness

It's the Ice Age that isn't terrible and Cage, as the voice of papa caveman Grug, delivers his most interesting, energized, mainstream performance since... well, since I forget.

March 25, 2013 Full Review Source: Movies.com
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Audience Reviews for The Croods

Meet the first modern family.

Very good animated movie! The Croods is a film which is guaranteed to be enjoyed. It might not be the best film out there, but it certainly is a great one which has its own comedic and adventurous moments, a movie for the whole family out there and to all those who prefer watching it in 3-D, the effects are seriously good in this film and your choice would be a valid one. All in all, no matter what age you may be, "The Croods" might just bring back a smile or a few memories of those old childhood fantasies where anything was possible. Go see this!

The Croods is a prehistoric comedy adventure that follows the world's first family as they embark on a journey of a lifetime when the cave that has always shielded them from danger is destroyed. Traveling across a spectacular landscape, the Croods discover an incredible new world filled with fantastic creatures and their outlook is changed forever.
April 15, 2013
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A visually stunning and very entertaining postmodern crossing of The Flintstones and The Simpsons that will prove exciting for the whole family, offering a touching and quite appealing message about discovery and fear of change.
May 20, 2013
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    1. Grug: Everyone! You have to listen to me!
    2. Eep: We would be dead if we listened to you! We have to follow guy now.
    3. Grug: Guy!!
    4. Ugga: Guy! Run!
    – Submitted by Nathan K (3 days ago)
    1. Grug: No one said survival was fun.
    – Submitted by Mark Z (4 days ago)
    1. Grug: Big words anger me... Keep talking.
    – Submitted by Mark Z (4 days ago)
    1. Guy: I'll call it the end!
    – Submitted by Esha V (4 days ago)
    1. Belt: Da Da Daaaaaaa!!!!!
    – Submitted by Jill Esther P (4 months ago)
    1. Guy: I did not see that coming. Twist ending!
    – Submitted by Jill Esther P (4 months ago)
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