Summary
The prehistoric Croods family live in a particularly dangerous moment in time. Patriarch Grug, his mate Ugga, teenage daughter Eep, son Thunk, and feisty Gran gather food by day and huddle together in a cave at night.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Skip it if
- You want dark or edgy material
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences a little warmer than critics (+8)
Critics 63Audiences 71GoodWatch 67
Box office
4.3×its budget
- Budget
- $135 M
- Worldwide
- $587 M
Worldwide it earned $452 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 39 min
A typical length for animated movies, +10 min on the typical 89
typical 8999Half of all animated movies run 80–99 min.
Reach
Streams in 68 countries, rent or buy in 61 more
+58
Released
2013
March 15, 2013
13 years ago
Genres
AnimationAdventureFamilyComedyLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Academy Awards2014
- Animated Feature Film2014Nominated
Critics' Choice Awards2013
- Best Animated Feature2013Nominated
Rated
- PGUnited States
Yes: it's rated PG in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesLittle or none
Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFamily Movie NightFriends NightParty VibeIntergenerationalKidsPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensComfort WatchPure EscapismDirecting · 4
- Chris Sanders Director, Screenplay, Story
- Kirk DeMicco Director, Screenplay, Story
- Jabari Phillips Script Coordinator
- Robert Briggs Script Supervisor
Writing · 1
- John Cleese Story
Production · 88
- Jeffrey Katzenberg Executive Producer
- Bruce Seifert Producer, Executive In Charge Of Production
- Jane Hartwell Producer
- Kristine Belson Producer
- Leslee Feldman Casting
- Christi Soper Hilt Casting
Camera · 1
- Yong Duk Jhun Director of Photography
Editing · 12
- Darren T. Holmes Editor
- Jim Passon Color Timer
- Erika Dapkewicz Additional Editing
- Joseph R. Thygesen Assistant Editor
- C.K. Horness Associate Editor
- Mary Blee Associate Editor
Sound · 26
- Alan Silvestri Original Music Composer
- Randy Thom Sound Designer, Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Al Nelson Sound Designer
- Gary Rizzo Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Nicholas Bucknall Musician
- Dennie Thorpe Foley
Art · 6
- Christophe Lautrette Production Design
- Dominique Louis Art Direction
- Shane Prigmore Art Department Manager
- Simon Rodgers Art Department Manager
- Ariandy Chandra Title Designer
- Paul Duncan Art Direction
Visual Effects · 82
- Markus Manninen Visual Effects Supervisor
- James Baxter Animation
- James Hull Animation
- Paul Lasaine Additional Effects Development
- Hyun Seung Kim Creature Technical Director
- Carter Goodrich Character Designer
Tropes
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Film 1 of 2 · then The Croods: A New Age
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