Ice Age
Movie, 2002, The herd, Set in The ice age begins
Ice Age is #1 of 9 in release order and #1 of 9 in chronological order in the Ice Age.
The story
Manny the mammoth, Sid the loquacious sloth, and Diego the sabre-toothed tiger go on a comical quest to return a human baby back to his father, across a world on the brink of an ice age.
Ice Age recap
As animals migrate south ahead of the cold, a grumpy mammoth named Manny walks the other way and is stuck with Sid, a chatty sloth he saves from two angry rhinos. They find a human baby, Roshan, whose mother handed him over before drowning, and decide to return him to his tribe. Diego, a sabre-tooth tiger, offers to guide them. In secret he works for his pack leader Soto, who wants the baby as revenge on the humans and plans to ambush the group at Half-Peak. On the journey through ice caves and a lava field, Manny saves Diego's life, and Diego starts to change sides. In a cave, drawings show how hunters killed Manny's mate and child, which is why he walks alone.
Ice Age ending explained
Diego confesses the trap, and at Half-Peak he turns on Soto's pack and is badly wounded protecting Manny. Manny knocks Soto into icicles, and the herd returns Roshan to his father. Diego recovers, and the three head south together as friends. Scrat, frozen in a block of ice, thaws 20,000 years later on a tropical beach, and when he buries a coconut he sets off a volcano.
Post-credits scenes
No. There is no post-credits scene.
Where to watch Ice Age
Ice Age is streaming on Netflix and Disney+ in the US. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.
Ratings
IMDb 7.5/10, Rotten Tomatoes 76%
Where it fits
- Release order: first, before Ice Age: The Meltdown.
- Chronological order: first, before Ice Age: The Meltdown.
What to watch before Ice Age
Nothing. Ice Age is the first of the Ice Age essentials, so it's the place to start.
Cast
- Ray Romano as Manfred 'Manny' (voice)
- John Leguizamo as Sid (voice)
- Denis Leary as Diego (voice)
- Goran Višnjić as Soto (voice)
- Jack Black as Zeke (voice)
- Cedric the Entertainer as Rhino (voice)
- Stephen Root as Rhino / Start (voice)
- Diedrich Bader as Saber-Toothed Tiger (voice)
- Alan Tudyk as Saber-Toothed Tiger / Freaky Mammal (voice)
- Lorri Bagley as Female Sloth (voice)
- Jane Krakowski as Female Sloth (voice)
- Peter Ackerman as Dodo / Freaky Mammal (voice)
Directed by Chris Wedge.