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The Croods

  • 20132013
  • PGPG
  • 1h 38m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
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Nicolas Cage, Catherine Keener, Cloris Leachman, Ryan Reynolds, Clark Duke, Chris Sanders, Randy Thom, and Emma Stone in The Croods (2013)
The world's very first prehistoric family goes on a road trip to an uncharted and fantastical world.
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After their cave is destroyed, a caveman family must trek through an unfamiliar fantastical world with the help of an inventive boy.After their cave is destroyed, a caveman family must trek through an unfamiliar fantastical world with the help of an inventive boy.After their cave is destroyed, a caveman family must trek through an unfamiliar fantastical world with the help of an inventive boy.
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
219K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
1,841
78
    • Kirk DeMicco
    • Chris Sanders
    • Chris Sanders(screenplay by)
    • Kirk DeMicco(screenplay by)
    • John Cleese(story by)
  • Stars
    • Nicolas Cage(voice)
    • Ryan Reynolds(voice)
    • Emma Stone(voice)
    • Kirk DeMicco
    • Chris Sanders
    • Chris Sanders(screenplay by)
    • Kirk DeMicco(screenplay by)
    • John Cleese(story by)
  • Stars
    • Nicolas Cage(voice)
    • Ryan Reynolds(voice)
    • Emma Stone(voice)
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    • 288User reviews
    • 271Critic reviews
    • 55Metascore
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar

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    Nicolas Cage, Catherine Keener, Cloris Leachman, Clark Duke, Randy Thom, and Emma Stone in The Croods (2013)
    Ryan Reynolds, Chris Sanders, and Emma Stone in The Croods (2013)
    Emma Stone in The Croods (2013)
    Ryan Reynolds and Emma Stone in The Croods (2013)
    Catherine Keener, Cloris Leachman, Ryan Reynolds, Clark Duke, Chris Sanders, Randy Thom, and Emma Stone in The Croods (2013)
    Nicolas Cage, Catherine Keener, Cloris Leachman, Clark Duke, Randy Thom, and Emma Stone in The Croods (2013)
    Emma Stone in The Croods (2013)
    Emma Stone in The Croods (2013)
    Nicolas Cage, Catherine Keener, Cloris Leachman, Clark Duke, Randy Thom, and Emma Stone in The Croods (2013)
    Nicolas Cage, Catherine Keener, Cloris Leachman, Clark Duke, Randy Thom, and Emma Stone in The Croods (2013)
    Nicolas Cage at an event for The Croods (2013)
    Nicolas Cage and Alice Kim Cage at an event for The Croods (2013)

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    Nicolas Cage
    Nicolas Cage
    • Grug
    • (voice)
    Ryan Reynolds
    Ryan Reynolds
    • Guy
    • (voice)
    Emma Stone
    Emma Stone
    • Eep
    • (voice)
    Catherine Keener
    Catherine Keener
    • Ugga
    • (voice)
    Cloris Leachman
    Cloris Leachman
    • Gran
    • (voice)
    Clark Duke
    Clark Duke
    • Thunk
    • (voice)
    Chris Sanders
    Chris Sanders
    • Belt
    • (voice)
    Randy Thom
    Randy Thom
    • Sandy
    • (voice)
      • Kirk DeMicco
      • Chris Sanders
      • Chris Sanders(screenplay by) (story by)
      • Kirk DeMicco(screenplay by) (story by)
      • John Cleese(story by)
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    • Trivia
      Chunky the "Macawnivore" started out as a bit of a joke in the art department. Artist Leighton Hickman was bored with the drab colors intended for creatures in the desert scenes, and painted the saber-tooth tiger with bright "parrot" colors. The filmmakers liked the look for the "Macawnivore" so much that it made it to the final film.
    • Goofs
      At the end of the movie when Grug rescued Douglas, he knew his name, but in fact Thunk found Douglas in Grug's absence and lost him before Ugga and Grug returned.
    • Quotes

      Guy: Once upon a time, there was a beautiful tiger. She lived in a cave with the rest of her family. Her father and mother told her: "You may go anywhere you want, but never go near the cliff, for you could fall."

      Grug: And die. Good story.

      [the others start to leave but Guy goes on and they sit back down]

      Guy: But when no one was looking, she'd go near the cliff, for the closer she came to the edge, the more could she hear, the more could she see, the more she could feel. Finally, she stood at the very edge. She saw a light. She leaned out to touch it... and she slipped.

      Grug: And she fell.

      Guy: And she *flew.*

      [the others gasp]

      Thunk: Where did she fly?

      Guy: Tomorrow.

      Eep: Tomorrow?

      Guy: A place with more suns in the sky than you can count.

      Thunk: It would be so bright!

      Guy: A place not like today, or yesterday. A place where things are better.

      Grug: Tomorrow isn't a place. It's... it's... Ugh! You can't see it!

      Guy: Oh, yes, yes it is. I've seen it. That's where I'm going.

    • Crazy credits
      At the end of the closing credits, three prehistoric elephant-mice appear and play a tune on their trunk-like trumpets.
    • Alternate versions
      Also shown in a 3D version.
    • Connections
      Featured in Owl City & Yuna: Shine Your Way (2013)
    • Soundtracks
      Tusk
      Written by Lindsey Buckingham

      Performed by Alan Silvestri and the USC Trojan Marching Band

      Arthur C. Bartner (as Dr. Arthur C. Bartner), Music Director

    User reviews288

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    7/10
    Slapstick Heavy Family Fun
    From DreamWorks studios comes its latest animated adventure, the prehistoric family comedy The Croods. It is a slapstick-heavy family movie that should delight young children and keep parents entertained.

    The Croods are the last remaining family in an arid desert landscape. They have survived by following family patriarch Grug's (Nicolas Cage) rules to the letter, including staying in the cave after dark and fearing anything that seems new (new is BAAAD). Despite this, teenage daughter Eep (Emma Stone) wants to break free and rebels against her father, which results in a chance meeting with the highly inventive Guy (Ryan Reynolds), who warns her that the end of the world is nigh. When the Croods' cave is destroyed, the family is forced on a journey into a strange new world where Grug's rules clash with Guy's techniques for survival.

    The Croods is a formulaic movie that sticks to a traditional hero's journey and relies on typical archetypes, but it's elevated by the writing and direction of Kirk DeMicco and How to Train Your Dragon's Chris Sanders. Like Sanders' previous work, The Croods focuses on a family's dynamic and relationships. This time, the focus is on a protective father who wants to protect his family physically and protect his daughter from a member of the opposite sex who suddenly challenges his position as the alpha male. While the trailers and first half of the movie made is seem Eep was the main character, it's actually Grug who goes through the greatest change and learns the biggest lessons.

    The story is one about learning, exploring, and using one's intelligence. It also touches on the idea that it's unhealthy to live a sheltered life. But at times, the movie lays it on a bit too much with Guy and his "solutions" leaving Grug on the losing end.

    Most of the humour used in The Croods is very physical and slapstick oriented. Characters have Loony Toons levels of invincibility as they endure intense physical pain. This type of humour obviously appeals to fairly young children, but I would be lying if I said I did not laugh at the film at all. The Croods avoids using crude toilet humour to generate cheap laughs. There is not much in the way of verbal humour, but there are some running gags, and modernisms are kept to a minimum. They are still there but they are more putting modern products in a Stone Age setting, a little like The Flintstones, so they serve more as pop-cultural winks to adults.

    As expected from a DreamsWork movie the animation is fantastic. It's quick and fluid, and the camera flows nicely as it follows the action. The Croods themselves have a seemingly unpleasant, bulky design to them but it actually works in the context of the film because the characters live in the wild, so big and broad makes sense. It is a little refreshing to see the main female character is not made out to be a stunning beauty, but rather someone who has been shaped by her environment. The beginning of the movie starts with in dry, mono-coloured landscapes before we get to see the bright colours of the jungle and continually seeing the weird creature reminiscence of designs of Sanders' previous works.

    Like other animated movies these days, The Croods has a big name voice cast and they also do a decent, if standard job. No one disgraces themselves. Cage is an unusual choice, but he gives a strong performance. There is only one time when Cage is let off the handle; Unfortunately, that is when we are experiencing the most modernism the movie has to offer.

    The Croods is not going to match the heights of DreamsWorks major hits of Shrek, Kung Fu Panda, and How to Train Your Dragon. But it certainly does not belong with the dregs the studio has to offer. It does what it sets out to do: make a movie that will please children while attempting to give a positive message and some heart. It has an old-fashioned sense of humour that leads to a surprisingly enjoyable animated movie.

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    • freemantle_uk
    • Mar 21, 2013

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      • March 22, 2013 (United States)
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    • 1 hour 38 minutes
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