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The Croods (2013)

The Croods poster
Directed by
Kirk DeMicco, Chris Sanders
Genre
fantasy film, comedy film, adventure film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 41m
Rated
PG
Rating
6.9 of 10 from 7,598 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A prehistoric family is forced to leave their cave and journey across a dangerous landscape. They learn to adapt with the help of a clever stranger who introduces them to new ideas.

lightheartedfamily-friendlyfast-pacedfunnyheartwarmingadventurousoptimisticwhimsical

What happens

The Croods is a 2013 American animated adventure comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation. The film was directed by Chris Sanders and Kirk DeMicco, who also co-wrote the screenplay, and stars the voices of Nicolas Cage, Emma Stone, Ryan Reynolds, Catherine Keener, Clark Duke, and Cloris Leachman. It is set in a fictional prehistoric Pliocene era known as "The Croodaceous" where Grug (Cage), patriarch of the Croods, is threatened by the arrival of a genius named Guy (Reynolds), who comes up with revolutionary new inventions as they trek through a dangerous land in search of a new home. The film premiered at the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival on February 15, 2013, and was released in the United States on March 22 by 20th Century Fox. It received generally positive reviews, and grossed $587 million on a budget of $155 million. It was nominated for an Academy Award and a Golden Globe for Best Animated Feature. The film launched a franchise, consisting of two television series, Dawn of the Croods (2015) and The Croods: Family Tree (2021), and a sequel, The Croods: A New Age (2020). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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