Ice Age Movies: Release Order
The Ice Age franchise is a family-friendly animated series that follows the adventures of an unlikely trio of prehistoric friends: Manny the woolly mammoth, Sid the sloth, and Diego the saber-toothed tiger. Spanning two decades, these films chronicle their journeys through various ice age challenges, from avoiding extinction events to raising families and discovering new worlds.
The series maintains a consistent chronological progression where each film takes place after the previous one, making it easy to follow. While the first five films were produced by Blue Sky Studios with a distinctive animation style, the final entry was created by Disney with noticeably different animation and a focus on supporting character Buck.
Linear Timeline: Release Order = Story Order
Ice Age
A mismatched trio of prehistoric animals - a woolly mammoth, saber-toothed tiger, and giant sloth - find an orphaned human baby and embark on a journey to return it to its family. Along the way, these unlikely companions form an unexpected friendship while facing the challenges of the approaching ice age.
Ice Age: The Meltdown
In this sequel to Ice Age, Manny, Sid, and Diego must warn the other animals when their valley faces destruction from melting ice. The trio embarks on another adventure to help everyone escape the impending flood.
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
Manny the mammoth, Sid the sloth, and Diego the saber-toothed tiger discover a mysterious underground world populated by dinosaurs. The trio must navigate this dangerous new realm filled with prehistoric predators in their latest adventure.
Ice Age: Continental Drift
When their continent breaks apart, Manny, Diego, and Sid find themselves adrift on an iceberg, facing sea creatures and pirates in their quest to reunite with their families.
Ice Age: Collision Course
When Scrat's acorn obsession accidentally triggers cosmic events that threaten Earth, Manny, Sid, Diego and the herd must embark on an epic adventure to save their world in this fifth Ice Age installment.
The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild
The fearless one-eyed weasel Buck teams up with possum brothers Crash and Eddie for a new adventure in the dangerous Dinosaur World.
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Pixar
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The Land Before Time
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Toy Story
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