The Croods

The Croods is a 2013 American animated adventure comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation. The film was written and directed by Chris Sanders and Kirk DeMicco, both of whom co-wrote the story with John Cleese. The film stars the voices of Nicolas Cage, Emma Stone, Ryan Reynolds, Catherine Keener, Clark Duke, and Cloris Leachman. It is set in a fictional prehistoric Pliocene era known as "The Croodaceous" where Grug (Cage), patriarch of the Croods, is threatened by the arrival of a genius named Guy (Reynolds), who comes up with revolutionary new inventions as they trek through a dangerous land in search of a new home. The Croods first premiered at the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival on February 15, 2013, and was first released theatrically in the United States on March 22 by 20th Century Fox. It received mixed reviews from critics and grossed a total box office of $587.3 million against a total budget of $135–175 million. The Croods was nominated for an Academy Award and a Golden Globe for Best Animated Feature. The Croods launched a franchise consisting of two television series Dawn of the Croods (2015) and The Croods: Family Tree (2021) and a sequel The Croods: A New Age (2020).