Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs

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Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs

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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

01/29/2018

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.

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Andrea Gronvall

Chicago Reader

08/20/2009

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

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Ryan Stewart

Slant Magazine

07/06/2009

2/4

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

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

09/04/2023

1.5/4

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.

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Leigh Paatsch

Herald Sun (Australia)

11/17/2020

3/5

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

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

09/11/2020

2.5/4.0

Scrat is the only character who's remotely entertaining.

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Cinema S

@cinema_sensei 17h

A fun continuation that takes the gang into a completely different world. The dinosaur setting gives the franchise a fresh sense of adventure, while Buck quickly becomes one of the most entertaining characters. Scrat's usual chaos is still hilarious, and the animation holds up nicely. The story is simpler and more kid-focused than the first two, but the humor, adventure, and nostalgia make it an enjoyable sequel.

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diogo13 T

@Tua_mera Jul 12

A fun sequel that scores points for the creativity of the new tropical, underground world teeming with dinosaurs. The introduction of Buck the weasel brings a fantastic, chaotic energy that completely steals the show. However, the film begins to suffer from an overcrowded cast, leaving less room for the original group and resulting in less inspired jokes. It delivers solid entertainment and plenty of visual action.

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Easton B

@Ebmoviemaster2026 Jul 7

BEST ICE AGE FILM, LOVE DINOSAURS AND BUCK IS AN ICON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Tyler S

@tylerking24 Jun 25

I'm not really against anything here, it just felt the most out of place, especially with the prior two films. Good watch, just didn't feel as needed.

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Hayden T.

@RT84200025 Jun 24

It's good but not as good as the first movie in the second movie

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Luke R.

@LuckyM0vi3Buff Jun 4

Honest to the Gods, this is literally the best movie in the franchise. I love the climate in the Dinosaur world! Seen this in theaters in 3D as a kid. Buck loosing his eye was pretty much the darkest moment in the franchise, used to scared me as a kid. Rudy is such a terrifying Dinosaur Antagonist! I think that inspired Indominus Rex!

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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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