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The Croods: A New Age (2020)

The Croods: A New Age poster
Directed by
Joel Crawford
Genre
comedy film, adventure film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 35m
Rated
PG
Rating
7.4 of 10 from 4,173 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A prehistoric family discovers a walled paradise run by a more evolved family. The two groups clash and learn to live together.

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What happens

The Croods: A New Age (also known as The Croods 2) is a 2020 American animated adventure comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation. It is the sequel to The Croods (2013), and was directed by Joel Crawford, and written by Paul Fisher, Bob Logan, and Dan and Kevin Hageman. Nicolas Cage, Emma Stone, Ryan Reynolds, Catherine Keener, Clark Duke, and Cloris Leachman reprise their roles from the original film, with Leslie Mann, Peter Dinklage, and Kelly Marie Tran joining the cast. The film follows the Croods, Guy, and their pets Belt, Chunky, and Douglas as they discover an idyllic, walled-in paradise that meets all of their needs. However, they must also learn to live with the Bettermans, a family a couple of steps above the Croods on the evolutionary ladder. The sequel was first announced in April 2013, with directors Chris Sanders and Kirk DeMicco returning to helm the film. Its development continued through 2014 and 2015 until its cancellation in November 2016 due to doubts in response to NBCUniversal's August 2016 acquisition of DreamWorks Animation. However, the project was revived in September 2017, with Crawford replacing Sanders and DeMicco as directors in the following month, though they retain story credit. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, most of the animating process was done from the crew's homes. The Croods: A New Age was theatrically released in the United States on November 25, 2020, by Universal Pictures. It grossed $215 million against its $65 million budget and received generally positive reviews from critics. The film was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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