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Name: Ice Age: The Meltdown
Director: Carlos Saldanha
Genre: adventure, animation, comedy, family
Released: 2006
Duration: 1 h 31 min
Rating: 6.8

Ice Age: The Meltdown has an iRankMovies score of 62.9/100, based on a weighted combination of IMDb (×3.0), Rotten Tomatoes (×2.0), Metacritic (×1.5), and TMDb (×1.0).

Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006)

Kiss your nuts goodbye.

Release:2006

Runtime:1h 31m

Country:United States

Director:Carlos Saldanha

Language:English

Genre

AdventureAnimationComedy

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Keywords

MammothSlothIce AgeBarrier IceIce MeltingIcebergvillainFlooding

iRank63

Ice Age: The Meltdown rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb6.8/10· 316K votes

Rotten Tomatoes56%

Metacritic59%

TMDb6.718/10· 10K votes

With 56% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 6.8/10 on IMDb and 59/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been mixed.

About Ice Age: The Meltdown

Diego, Manny and Sid return in this sequel to the hit animated movie Ice Age. This time around, the deep freeze is over, and the ice-covered earth is starting to melt, which will destroy the trio's cherished valley. The impending disaster prompts them to reunite and warn all the other beasts about the desperate situation.

Cast of Ice Age: The Meltdown

Ray Romano
as Manny (voice)
John Leguizamo
as Sid (voice)
Denis Leary
as Diego (voice)
Queen Latifah
as Ellie (voice)
Seann William Scott
as Crash (voice)
Josh Peck
as Eddie (voice)
Jay Leno
as Fast Tony (voice)
Will Arnett
as Lone Gunslinger Vulture (voice)
Chris Wedge
as Scrat (voice)
Peter Ackerman
as Dung Beetle Dad (voice)
C
Caitlin Rose Anderson
as Glypto Boy Billy / Beaver Girl (voice)
C
Connor Anderson
as Rhino Boy / Beaver Boy (voice)

Ice Age: The Meltdown facts

Budget: $80M
Box office: $661M
Collection: Ice Age Collection

Our take on Ice Age: The Meltdown

In this 2006 animated sequel, the mismatched trio of Manny the mammoth, Sid the sloth and Diego the sabre-tooth tiger reunite when the great thaw sets in and their icy valley is threatened by rising floodwaters. Setting off to warn the other animals and reach safer ground, they gather a boisterous new set of companions along the way. Director Carlos Saldanha keeps the pace brisk and the humor slapstick-friendly, balancing gentle peril with prehistoric gags aimed at younger viewers. It's an amiable, undemanding choice for family movie night, especially for kids who loved the first film; adults will find easy chuckles rather than the layered wit of the genre's best.

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