The Croods
Seen it?2013 | 99 min | Animation, Adventure, Family, Comedy
Saturday SpecialWhy it’s a Saturday Special
It drew serious awards attention and it made about 4 times its budget. A strong pick for the weekend.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who wants a laugh, adventure fans and families. If you loved The Wild Robot, start here.
- The mood
- Light and funny, feel-good.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 1 hr 39 min.
- What might put you off
- Nothing much: an easy pick for most people.
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. When a more evolved caveman named Guy arrives on the scene, Grug is distrustful, but it soon becomes apparent that Guy is correct about the impending destruction of their world.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
71% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesSolid
7.0 out of 10
- AwardsStrong
Nominated for 1 Oscar, 1 Golden Globe and 1 BAFTA.
- Box office & staying powerStrong
$587 million worldwide on a $135 million budget; spent 11 weeks in Netflix's global Top 10
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 281K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Kirk DeMicco, Chris Sanders
- Nicolas CageGrug (voice)
- Emma StoneEep (voice)
- Ryan ReynoldsGuy (voice)
- Catherine KeenerUgga (voice)
- Cloris LeachmanGran (voice)
- Clark DukeThunk (voice)
- Chris SandersBelt (voice)
- Randy ThomSandy (voice)