Ice Age: Continental Drift
Movie, 2012, The herd, Set in Pangaea splits
Ice Age: Continental Drift is #5 of 9 in release order and #5 of 9 in chronological order in the Ice Age.
The story
Manny, Diego, and Sid embark upon another adventure after their continent is set adrift. Using an iceberg as a ship, they encounter sea creatures and battle pirates as they explore a new world.
Ice Age: Continental Drift recap
Scrat's hunt for his acorn cracks the supercontinent apart. Manny is fighting with his teenage daughter Peaches, who has a crush on a mammoth called Ethan and ignores her loyal molehog friend Louis. As the land splits, Manny, Sid, Diego and Sid's grandmother, whom his family has just dumped on him, are swept out to sea on an ice floe, while Ellie and Peaches stay behind. A storm drops the four in the path of Captain Gutt, a giant ape pirate, and his crew, including Shira, a sabre-tooth tigress. The herd escapes by stealing the pirates' ship and makes for home, with Gutt chasing them and Diego and Shira drawn to each other. Ellie leads everyone left on the old continent toward a land bridge as the land breaks up behind them.
Ice Age: Continental Drift ending explained
Gutt takes Ellie and Peaches hostage, and Manny fights him on the ice. Granny's pet, Precious, turns out to be a whale and saves the herd, and Gutt is beaten and sent off to his death. Shira leaves the pirates and joins the herd beside Diego, Peaches makes up with her father and Louis, and the herd settles in a new home. Scrat reaches Scratlantis and accidentally sinks it.
Post-credits scenes
A short gag with Scrat's acorn plays at the very end of the credits. There is no story scene.
Where to watch Ice Age: Continental Drift
Ice Age: Continental Drift is streaming on Netflix and Disney+ in the US. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.
Ratings
IMDb 6.5/10, Rotten Tomatoes 37%
Where it fits
- Release order: after Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas, before Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade.
- Chronological order: after Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas, before Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade.
What to watch before Ice Age: Continental Drift
In release order, the essentials before Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012) are Ice Age (2002), Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006), and Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009).
Cast
- Ray Romano as Manny (voice)
- John Leguizamo as Sid (voice)
- Denis Leary as Diego (voice)
- Seann William Scott as Crash (voice)
- Josh Peck as Eddie (voice)
- Peter Dinklage as Captain Gutt (voice)
- Wanda Sykes as Granny (voice)
- Jennifer Lopez as Shira (voice)
- Queen Latifah as Ellie (voice)
- Keke Palmer as Peaches (voice)
- Josh Gad as Louis (voice)
- Nick Frost as Flynn (voice)
Directed by Steve Martino, Michael Thurmeier.