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The Croods
2013
· Movie
· 99 min
C
MEANRANK
69/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #393
- IMDb #257
- Google retired #114
- Rotten Tomatoes #276
- Metacritic #283
- Letterboxd #454
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #321
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #236
- Metacritic Critics #293
- Metacritic Audience #230
- Criticker #216
- AlloCiné #163
Every rating
43–94
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 43, highest is Google on 94.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →The world's first prehistoric family has survived by living in fear and hiding in their cave. When their home is destroyed, they are forced to venture into a fantastical and unknown landscape for the first time. They are guided by a more evolved boy who possesses revolutionary new skills like fire and ideas, challenging their old ways.
Details
- Directors
- Chris Sanders, Kirk DeMicco
- Writers
- Chris Sanders, John Cleese, Kirk DeMicco
- Studio
- DreamWorks Animation
- Released
- 15 March 2013
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Rated
- PG
- Budget
- $135.0M
- Box office
- $587.2M
- Awards
- 4 wins, 31 nominations
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Cast
Awards & nominations
See all 35 →4 wins from 35 nominations across 21 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 2014 | Best Animated Feature | Chris Sanders, Kirk DeMicco, and Kristine Belson | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2014 | Best Animated Feature | The Croods | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 2014 | Best Animated Feature Film | The Croods | Nominee |
| Producers Guild of America Awards 2014 | Best Animated Motion Picture | Kristine Belson and Jane Hartwell | Nominee |
| 3D Creative Arts Awards 2014 | Best Feature Film – Animation | The Croods | Nominee |
| Annie Awards 2014 | Best Animated Feature | The Croods | Nominee |
| Annie Awards 2014 | Outstanding Achievement for Character Animation in a Feature Production | Jakob Jensen | Winner |
| Annie Awards 2014 | Outstanding Achievement for Character Design in a Feature Production | Carter Goodrich, Takao Noguchi, and Shane Prigmore | Winner |
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35 awards — The Croods
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Academy Awards
1 nomination
| Best Animated Feature | Chris Sanders, Kirk DeMicco, and Kristine Belson | Nominee |
Critics' Choice Movie Awards
1 nomination
| Best Animated Feature | The Croods | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
1 nomination
| Best Animated Feature Film | The Croods | Nominee |
Producers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Best Animated Motion Picture | Kristine Belson and Jane Hartwell | Nominee |
Annie Awards
9 nominations, 3 won
| Outstanding Achievement for Animated Effects in an Animated Production | Jeff Budsberg, Andre Le Blanc, Louis Flores, and Jason Mayer | Winner |
| Outstanding Achievement for Character Animation in a Feature Production | Jakob Jensen | Winner |
| Outstanding Achievement for Character Design in a Feature Production | Carter Goodrich, Takao Noguchi, and Shane Prigmore | Winner |
| Best Animated Feature | The Croods | Nominee |
| Outstanding Achievement for Directing in a Feature Production | Kirk DeMicco and Chris Sanders | Nominee |
| Outstanding Achievement for Editorial in a Feature Production | Darren T. Holmes | Nominee |
| Outstanding Achievement for Music in a Feature Production | Alan Silvestri | Nominee |
| Outstanding Achievement for Production Design in an Animated Feature Production | Christophe Lautrette, Paul Duncan, and Dominique R. Louis | Nominee |
| Outstanding Achievement for Storyboarding in a Feature Production | Steven MacLeod | Nominee |
BMI Film & TV Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| BMI Film Music Awards | Alan Silvestri | Winner |
Visual Effects Society Awards
4 nominations
| Outstanding Animated Performance in an Animated Feature | Line Andersen, Won Young Byun, Koji Morihiro, and Chris De St. Jeor for "Eep" | Nominee |
| Outstanding Created Environment in an Animated Feature | Jonathan Harman, Violette Sacre-Shaik, Benjamin Venancie, and Philippe Brochu for "The Maze" | Nominee |
| Outstanding Effects Simulations in an Animated Feature | Jeff Budsberg, Andre Le Blanc, Jason Mayer, and Michael Losure | Nominee |
| Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature | Jane Hartwell, Chris Sanders, Kirk DeMicco, and Markus Manninen | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
3 nominations
| Best Animated or Mixed Media Feature | The Croods | Nominee |
| Best Visual Effects | Markus Manninen and Matt Baer | Nominee |
| Outstanding Youth Blu-Ray/DVD | The Croods | Nominee |
Alliance of Women Film Journalists Awards
2 nominations
| Best Animated Feature | The Croods | Nominee |
| Best Animated Female | Eep ( Emma Stone ) | Nominee |
3D Creative Arts Awards
1 nomination
| Best Feature Film – Animation | The Croods | Nominee |
British Academy Children's Awards
1 nomination
| BAFTA Kid's Vote (Feature Film) | The Croods | Nominee |
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination
| Best Animated Film | The Croods | Nominee |
Cinema Audio Society Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Motion Picture – Animated | Tighe Sheldon, Randy Thom, Gary A. Rizzo, Dennis Sands, and Corey Tyler | Nominee |
Georgia Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination
| Best Animated Film | The Croods | Nominee |
Golden Reel Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Sound Effects, Foley, Dialogue and ADR for Animated Feature Film | Randy Thom and Jonathan Null | Nominee |
Houston Film Critics Society Awards
1 nomination
| Best Animated Film | The Croods | Nominee |
International Film Music Critics Association Awards
1 nomination
| Best Original Score for an Animated Film | Alan Silvestri | Nominee |
Movieguide Awards
1 nomination
| Best Movie for Families | The Croods | Nominee |
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards
1 nomination
| Best Animated Film | The Croods | Nominee |
San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards
1 nomination
| Best Animated Feature | The Croods | Nominee |
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination
| Best Animated Feature | The Croods | Nominee |