You can skip 3 of the 9 titles in the Ice Age franchise and still follow the main story: Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas, Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade, and Ice Age: Scrat Tales. The essentials (6 titles) take about 9 hours instead of 10 hours.
- Skippable
- 3
- Essentials
- 6
- Time saved
- 1 hours
Safe to skip
- Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas2011 · Film · 26m · optionalA 25-minute special: Sid breaks Manny's Christmas rock. Optional.
- Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade2016 · Film · 25m · optionalA 25-minute Easter special. Optional.
- Ice Age: Scrat Tales2022 · Series · 20m · optionalSix silent shorts with Scrat and Baby Scrat. Optional.
Why each one is optional
What each skippable title is, what it adds if you do watch it, and who is in it.
No. 01 · 2011 · Film · 26m · optional
Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas
When Sid accidentally destroys Manny's heirloom Christmas rock and ends up on Santa's naughty list, he leads a hilarious quest to the North Pole to make things right and ends up making things much worse. Now it's up to Manny and his prehistoric posse to band together and save Christmas for the entire world!
Why it matters: A 25-minute special: Sid breaks Manny's Christmas rock. Optional.
- Starring
- Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, and Denis Leary
- Director
- Karen Disher
- Scores
- IMDb 6.4
No. 02 · 2016 · Film · 25m · optional
Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade
A harried prehistoric bird mother entrusts her precious, soon-to-hatch egg to Sid. When she recommends him to her neighbours, business booms at his new egg-sitting service. However, dastardly pirate bunny, Squint, who is seeking revenge on the herd, steals, camouflages and hides all the eggs. Once again, with Squint’s twin brother assisting, Manny, Diego and the rest of the gang come to the rescue and take off on a daring mission that turns into the world’s first Easter egg hunt.
Why it matters: A 25-minute Easter special. Optional.
- Starring
- Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, and Denis Leary
- Director
- Ricardo Curtis
- Scores
- IMDb 5.9
No. 03 · 2022 · Series · 20m · optional
Ice Age: Scrat Tales
Scrat experiences the ups and downs of fatherhood, as he and the adorable, mischievous Baby Scrat, alternately bond with each other and battle for ownership of the highly treasured Acorn.
Why it matters: Six silent shorts with Scrat and Baby Scrat. Optional.
- Starring
- Chris Wedge and Kari Wahlgren
- Scores
- IMDb 7.3
- Episodes
- 6
The essentials, in release order
- Ice Age2002 · Film · 1h 21mA mammoth, a sloth and a sabre-tooth return a human baby to his tribe.
- Ice Age: The Meltdown2006 · Film · 1h 31mThe ice is melting, and Manny meets Ellie.
- Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs2009 · Film · 1h 34mSid adopts three dinosaur eggs and the herd meets Buck underground.
- Ice Age: Continental Drift2012 · Film · 1h 28mScrat splits the continent and Manny's family is separated.
- Ice Age: Collision Course2016 · Film · 1h 35mScrat's acorn sends an asteroid toward Earth; Peaches gets married.
- The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild2022 · Film · 1h 22mCrash, Eddie and Buck in the Lost World; a Disney+ spin-off.
Common questions
Do I need to watch every Ice Age title?
No. You can skip 3 of the 9 titles in the Ice Age franchise and still follow the main story: Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas, Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade, and Ice Age: Scrat Tales. The essentials (6 titles) take about 9 hours instead of 10 hours.
How long are the Ice Age essentials?
About 9 hours for 6 titles, in release order starting with Ice Age.
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