Ice Age

Is Ice Age right for your family?

Movie 2002 82 min Analyzed with methodology v1.1.0 — can be updated

Manny the mammoth, Sid the loquacious sloth, and Diego the sabre-toothed tiger go on a comical quest to return a human baby back to his father, across a world on the brink of an ice age.

What's inside

  • ViolenceTraces · 18
    Why this score?
    • 0:00–1:22Sabre-toothed tigers pursue a human baby and its mother, with the mother throwing the baby off a waterfall to escape predators.mild
    • 0:00–1:22Sid the sloth is rescued by Manny from a pair of rhinos in a rescue situation.mild
    • 0:00–1:22Tigers plan an ambush and trap to capture the main characters at a mountain location.mild

    Sample of identified scenes. Neutral descriptions, written by Zelari.

  • Sexual contentAbsent · 0
  • Romance & relationshipsAbsent · 0
  • Religion & spiritualityAbsent · 0
  • Family themesPresent · 30
    Why this score?
    • 0:00–1:22A human baby is separated from its mother, who dies after pushing the infant away from danger over a waterfall.clear
    • 0:00–1:22The central plot involves returning a human baby to its father, establishing a parent-child relationship as the narrative goal.clear

    Sample of identified scenes. Neutral descriptions, written by Zelari.

  • Political & social messagingPresent · 39
    Why this score?
    • 0:00–49:12The narrative presents themes of cooperation between different species and the formation of bonds across initial conflict and mistrust.mild
    • 0:00–49:12The plot depicts human hunting of animals as a source of conflict between species, with predators seeking retaliation against humans for depleting their food sources.mild

    Sample of identified scenes. Neutral descriptions, written by Zelari.

  • Heavy emotional contentTraces · 24
    Why this score?
    • 0:00–1:22The narrative involves characters migrating to escape an approaching ice age and predators pursuing other animals for survival.mild
    • 0:00–1:22A human mother separates from her infant child by sending it over a waterfall as a means of protection from pursuing predators.clear
    • 0:00–1:22Sabre-toothed tigers experience population decline due to human hunting and seek retaliation against humans.mild

    Sample of identified scenes. Neutral descriptions, written by Zelari.

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Where themes appear

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Representation (informational)

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  • Female protagonism
  • Cast diversity
  • LGBTQ characters present

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