5.7 Score

2009 • 1h 34min • PG • Adventure, Comedy, Animation, Family

Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs

"What killed the dinosaurs?"

Times are changing for Manny the moody mammoth, Sid the motor mouthed sloth and Diego the crafty saber-toothed tiger. Life heats up for our heroes when they meet some new and none-too-friendly neighbors – the mighty dinosaurs.

IMDb 6.9

RT 46%

MC 50

Director

Carlos Saldanha

Writers

Peter Ackerman

Michael Berg

Yoni Brenner

Composer

John Powell

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Ray Romano

Manny (voice)

John Leguizamo

Sid (voice)

Denis Leary

Diego (voice)

Queen Latifah

Ellie (voice)

Simon Pegg

Buck (voice)

Seann William Scott

Crash (voice)

Josh Peck

Eddie (voice)

Chris Wedge

Scrat (voice)

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Denis Leary Diego (voice)

Queen Latifah Ellie (voice)

Simon Pegg Buck (voice)

Seann William Scott Crash (voice)

Josh Peck Eddie (voice)

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