The Croods
Movie, 2013, The Croods, Set in The prehistoric world
The Croods is #26 of 51 in release order and #42 of 51 in chronological order in the DreamWorks Animation.
The story
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.
The Croods recap
The Croods are a cave family led by Grug, whose rule is that anything new is dangerous. His teenage daughter Eep sneaks out and meets Guy, a resourceful young man with fire and a pet sloth, Belt, who warns that the world is ending. An earthquake destroys the family's cave, and the Croods follow Guy toward the mountains he calls "Tomorrow". Along the way Guy's ideas win over everyone except Grug, who feels his family slipping away from him. Guy tells the family his parents died in tar and told him to go toward the light. The land around them breaks apart, and they reach a chasm they cannot cross.
The Croods ending explained
Grug throws each member of his family, and Guy, across the gap, staying behind alone. Using fire and a stretched carcass, he builds a crude balloon and flies over to rejoin them. The family settle on a beautiful coast, with Grug now open to new ideas and Eep and Guy a couple. The Croods: A New Age continues the story.
Post-credits scenes
During the credits, the trio of elephant mice from earlier sings a little song. There is no post-credits scene.
Where to watch The Croods
The Croods isn't on a US streaming service right now. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.
Ratings
IMDb 7.1/10, Rotten Tomatoes 71%
Where it fits
- Release order: after Rise of the Guardians, before Turbo.
- Chronological order: after How to Train Your Dragon, before The Croods: A New Age.
What to watch before The Croods
Nothing. The Croods (2013) doesn't continue an earlier version, so it stands on its own.
Cast
- Nicolas Cage as Grug (voice)
- Emma Stone as Eep (voice)
- Ryan Reynolds as Guy (voice)
- Catherine Keener as Ugga (voice)
- Cloris Leachman as Gran (voice)
- Clark Duke as Thunk (voice)
- Chris Sanders as Belt (voice)
- Randy Thom as Sandy (voice)
Directed by Chris Sanders, Kirk DeMicco.