Movies like Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006)
The best movies like Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006) are Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009), Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012) and The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild (2022). If Ice Age: The Meltdown hooked you with its animation and family, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedRatatouille (2007)7.9/10 from 19,202 votes
- NewestThrone of Seal The Movie: The Crownless God (2025)Released 2025
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009)
Times are changing for Manny the moody mammoth, Sid the motor mouthed sloth and Diego the crafty saber-toothed tiger. Life heats up for our heroes when they meet some new and none-too-friendly neighbors – the mighty dinosaurs.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisIce 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.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild (2022)
The fearless one-eyed weasel Buck teams up with mischievous possum brothers Crash & Eddie as they head off on a new adventure into Buck's home: The Dinosaur World.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisIce Age (2002)
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.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisTrouble (2019)
A pampered dog named Trouble must learn to live in the real world while trying to escape from his former owner's greedy children and must learn how to survive on the big-city streets.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & adventure
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisOpen Season 2 (2008)
After falling head over hooves in love with Giselle, Elliot's road to the altar takes a slight detour when Mr. Weenie is kidnapped by a group of pampered pets determined to return him to his owners.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure & animation
SnoozefestMovies like thisHitpig! (2024)
A porcine bounty hunter accepts his next hit: Pickles, a naive, ebullient elephant. Though he initially sets out to capture the perky pachyderm, the unlikely pair find themselves crisscrossing the globe on an adventure that brings out the best in both of them.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisOpen Season (2006)
Boog, a domesticated 900lb. Grizzly bear finds himself stranded in the woods 3 days before Open Season. Forced to rely on Elliot, a fast-talking mule deer, the two form an unlikely friendship and must quickly rally other forest animals if they are to form a rag-tag army against the hunters.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & family
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisOpen Season: Scared Silly (2015)
The humans and animals believe a werewolf is on the loose, and former hunter Shaw uses the opportunity to re-open the season. Boog, Elliot, and Mr. Weenie have to face their fears and find the werewolf to get the season closed permanently.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Croods: A New Age (2020)
Searching for a safer habitat, the prehistoric Crood family discovers an idyllic, walled-in paradise that meets all of its needs. Unfortunately, they must also learn to live with the Bettermans -- a family that's a couple of steps above the Croods on the evolutionary ladder. As tensions between the new neighbors start to rise, a new threat soon propels both clans on an epic adventure that forces them to embrace their differences, draw strength from one another, and survive together.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & family
Worth the HypeMovies like thisIce Age: Collision Course (2016)
Set after the events of Continental Drift, Scrat's epic pursuit of his elusive acorn catapults him outside of Earth, where he accidentally sets off a series of cosmic events that transform and threaten the planet. To save themselves from peril, Manny, Sid, Diego, and the rest of the herd leave their home and embark on a quest full of thrills and spills, highs and lows, laughter and adventure while traveling to exotic new lands and locations.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure & animation
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMadagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012)
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.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & family
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Land Before Time III: The Time of the Great Giving (1995)
When the water supply to the Great Valley is blocked, Littlefoot and his friends must cooperate with a group of bullies to find the reason the cause.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & adventure
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTinker Bell and the Lost Treasure (2009)
A blue harvest moon will rise, allowing the fairies to use a precious moonstone to restore the Pixie Dust Tree, the source of all their magic. But when Tinker Bell accidentally puts all of Pixie Hollow in jeopardy, she must venture out across the sea on a secret quest to set things right.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & family
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freeze (2001)
When the dinosaur families get trapped in a valley by an ice storm, one family of "spike tail" dinosaurs volunteers to leave since they consume more food than the others. Meanwhile, the young dinos and a new adult dinosaur named Mr. Thicknose, head out to bring back their friend Spike, who has left his friends to be with members of his own species.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & adventure
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Land Before Time IX: Journey to Big Water (2002)
Littlefoot befriends with a mysterious, fun-loving dolphin-like creature named Mo, who is trapped in "new water" caused by heavy rain. The gang then goes on an adventure to the "big water" to bring Mo home.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & adventure
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDiary of a Wimpy Kid Christmas: Cabin Fever (2023)
A hilarious and heartfelt holiday tale centered around everyone's favorite disaster-prone middle school student, Greg Heffley, which finds him desperately fighting to stay off Santa's naughty list as the family prepares for a major winter snowstorm.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBigfoot Family (2020)
Bigfoot, Adam's father, wants to use his fame for a good cause. Protecting a large wildlife reserve in Alaska sounds like the perfect opportunity! When Bigfoot mysteriously disappears without a trace, Adam and his animal friends will brave anything to find him again and save the nature reserve.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & adventure
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Land Before Time VI: The Secret of Saurus Rock (1998)
Littlefoot's grandfather narrates the story about the Lone Dinosaur that killed a Sharptooth. A giant monolith formed after the fight and if it's destroyed, bad luck will loom over the valley.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & adventure
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisArctic Dogs (2019)
Animals band together to save the day when the evil Otto Von Walrus hatches a sinister scheme to accelerate global warming and melt the Arctic Circle.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & adventure
SnoozefestMovies like thisWallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)
Cheese-loving eccentric Wallace and his cunning canine pal Gromit run a business ridding the town of garden pests. Using only humane methods, which turns their home into a halfway house for evicted vermin, the pair stumble upon a mystery involving a voracious vegetarian monster that threatens to ruin the annual veggie-growing contest.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both adventure & animation
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Wrong Trousers (1993)
Wallace rents out Gromit's former bedroom to a penguin, who takes up an interest in the techno trousers created by Wallace. However, Gromit later learns that the penguin is a wanted criminal.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation & comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisA Close Shave (1996)
Wallace's whirlwind romance with the proprietor of the local wool shop puts his head in a spin, and Gromit is framed for sheep-rustling in a fiendish criminal plot.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both family & animation
Worth the HypeMovies like thisRatatouille (2007)
In one of Paris's finest restaurants, Remy, a determined young rat, dreams of becoming a renowned French chef. Torn between his family's wishes and his true calling, Remy and his pal Linguini set in motion a hilarious chain of events that turns the City of Lights upside down.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation & comedy
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisElliot: The Littlest Reindeer (2018)
When Blitzen announces his retirement on December 21st, a miniature horse has 3 days to fulfill his lifelong dream of earning a spot on Santa's team at the North Pole try-outs.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation & family
SnoozefestMovies like thisIllumination 7 Mini-Movie Collection (2014)
7 mini-movies starring your favorite characters from Despicable Me, HOP and Dr. Seuss' The Lorax come together in 1 exciting collection! It's fun the whole family can enjoy again and again!
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation & family
El casoplón 2 (2027)
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy & family
Coming SoonMovies like thisThrone of Seal The Movie: The Crownless God (2025)
The legendary epic of Elekes, re - presenting the glorious path of the great Necromancer of the Undead Scourge, Elekes.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation & adventure
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991)
Amiable slackers Bill and Ted are once again roped into a fantastical adventure when De Nomolos, a villain from the future, sends evil robot duplicates of the two lads to terminate and replace them. The robot doubles actually succeed in killing Bill and Ted, but the two are determined to escape the afterlife, challenging the Grim Reaper to a series of games in order to return to the land of the living.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both adventure & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHé Mademoiselle (2015)
Being a prey to the males she meets in the street, that is the daily life of this young Parisian girl. What will happen to her suitors?
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy & animation
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Ice Age: The Meltdown?
The closest matches to Ice Age: The Meltdown are Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009), Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012) and The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild (2022). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Ice Age: The Meltdown?
Start with Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009), the closest match to Ice Age: The Meltdown.
What is the highest-rated movie like Ice Age: The Meltdown?
Ratatouille (2007), rated 7.9/10 by 19,202 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Ice Age: The Meltdown?
Throne of Seal The Movie: The Crownless God (2025) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Ice Age: The Meltdown?
Yes: Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009), Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012) and The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild (2022).
How are movies similar to Ice Age: The Meltdown chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Ice Age: The Meltdown, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.