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Movies that feel likeIce Age: Continental Drift (2012)

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.

If you loved Ice Age: Continental Drift, the closest films we have are Trolls (2016), The Croods (2013) and The Secret Life of Pets 2 (2019). All three share Ice Age: Continental Drift's whimsical and witty feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Bolt (2008).

🍅 37% Rotten Tomatoes★ 6.5 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗dir. Steve Martinowhimsicalwittyplayfulepicwarmcozy
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Looking for the series itself? Also in this series: Ice Age (2002) · Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006) · Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009) · Ice Age: Collision Course (2016)

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Trolls
2016 · dir. Mike Mitchell
🍅 76%★ 6.4adventure · animation · comedy

Relentless color, songs and sight gags aimed at the whole family couch

The difference: Wall-to-wall pop covers; less banter, more singalong

After the monstrous Bergens invade Troll Village, Princess Poppy, the happiest Troll ever born, and overly-cautious, curmudgeonly outcast Branch set off on a journey to rescue her friends. Their mission is full of adventure and mishaps, as this mismatched duo try to tolerate each other long enough to get the job done.

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The Croods
2013 · dir. Kirk DeMicco
🍅 71%★ 7.1animation · adventure · family

Prehistoric family sticking together while their whole world reshapes

The difference: Plays it more sincere — fewer pirates, more father-daughter feelings

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.

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The Secret Life of Pets 2
2019 · dir. Chris Renaud
🍅 60%★ 6.4animation · comedy · family

A nervous hero dragged out of his comfort zone into the countryside

The difference: Three loosely stitched storylines instead of one journey

Max the terrier must cope with some major life changes when his owner gets married and has a baby. When the family takes a trip to the countryside, nervous Max has numerous run-ins with canine-intolerant cows, hostile foxes and a scary turkey. Luckily for Max, he soon catches a break when he meets Rooster, a gruff farm dog who tries to cure the lovable pooch of his neuroses.

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Storks
2016 · dir. Doug Sweetland
🍅 65%★ 6.8adventure · animation · comedy

High-speed delivery chaos with a mismatched duo learning to care

The difference: Frantic modern gag pacing — no prehistoric charm or old friends

Storks deliver babies…or at least they used to. Now they deliver packages for a global internet retail giant. Junior, the company’s top delivery stork, is about to be promoted when he accidentally activates the Baby Making Machine, producing an adorable and wholly unauthorized baby girl...

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Flushed Away
2006 · dir. David Bowers
🍅 72%★ 6.6adventure · animation · comedyNetflix

A pampered hero swept into a madcap voyage through a hidden world

The difference: Rapid-fire British wit that may sail over the kids' heads

London high-society mouse, Roddy is flushed down the toilet by Sid, a common sewer rat. Hang on for a madcap adventure deep in the sewer bowels of Ratropolis, where Roddy meets the resourceful Rita, the rodent-hating Toad and his faithful thugs, Spike and Whitey.

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Bolt
2008 · dir. Chris Williams
🍅 90%★ 6.8animation · family · adventureDisney+

Whimsical where it counts, witty underneath

The difference: Reviewed even better

Bolt is the star of the biggest show in Hollywood. The only problem is, he thinks it's real. After he's accidentally shipped to New York City and separated from Penny, his beloved co-star and owner, Bolt must harness all his "super powers" to find a way home.

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Cars 2
2011 · dir. John Lasseter
🍅 40%★ 6.2animation · family · adventureDisney+

A beloved crew shipped abroad for a louder, plot-heavy adventure

The difference: Spy-caper detours crowd out the friendship that made Cars work

Star race car Lightning McQueen and his pal Mater head overseas to compete in the World Grand Prix race. But the road to the championship becomes rocky as Mater gets caught up in an intriguing adventure of his own: international espionage.

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Rio 2
2014 · dir. Carlos Saldanha
🍅 50%★ 6.3animation · adventure · comedyDisney+

A family flung into wild new territory with an old enemy circling

The difference: Musical numbers and subplots pile up faster than laughs

It's a jungle out there for Blu, Jewel and their three kids after they're hurtled from Rio de Janeiro to the wilds of the Amazon. As Blu tries to fit in, he goes beak-to-beak with the vengeful Nigel, and meets the most fearsome adversary of all: his father-in-law.

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Minions
2015 · dir. Kyle Balda
🍅 55%★ 6.4family · animation · adventureNetflixPeacock

Pure slapstick engine — pratfalls and gibberish carrying the whole film

The difference: All sidekick, no herd — there's little story to hold onto

Minions Stuart, Kevin and Bob are recruited by Scarlet Overkill, a super-villain who, alongside her inventor husband Herb, hatches a plot to take over the world.

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Hotel Transylvania: Transformania
2022 · dir. Derek Drymon
🍅 47%★ 6animation · comedy · familyPrime Video

Another late sequel throwing its found family into a big silly road trip

The difference: Gag density over heart — even thinner than Ice Age's fourth round

When Van Helsing's mysterious invention, the "Monsterfication Ray," goes haywire, Drac and his monster pals are all transformed into humans, and Johnny becomes a monster. In their new mismatched bodies, Drac and Johnny must team up and race across the globe to find a cure before it's too late, and before they drive each other crazy.

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Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2
2013 · dir. Cody Cameron
🍅 71%★ 6.3animation · family · comedy

A goofy sequel that keeps inventing creatures for its heroes to dodge

The difference: Food-pun overload can wear thin between the clever bits

After the disastrous food storm in the first film, Flint and his friends are forced to leave the town. Flint accepts the invitation from his idol Chester V to join The Live Corp Company, which has been tasked to clean the island, and where the best inventors in the world create technologies for the betterment of mankind. When Flint discovers that his machine still operates and now creates mutant food beasts like living pickles, hungry tacodiles, shrimpanzees and apple pie-thons, he and his friends must return to save the world.

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Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
2012 · dir. Eric Darnell
🍅 78%★ 6.8animation · family · comedyMax

The same preoccupation in both: villain

Animal pals Alex, Marty, Melman, and Gloria are still trying to make it back to New York's Central Park Zoo. They are forced to take a detour to Europe to find the penguins and chimps who broke the bank at a Monte Carlo casino. When French animal-control officer Capitaine Chantel DuBois picks up their scent, Alex and company are forced to hide out in a traveling circus.

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