The Croods are a prehistoric family who live in caves. Grug is the leader and he is determined to keep his family safe. He teaches them to be afraid of anything new, to stay close to the family, to never go out at night and always to return to the cave after a hunt. His daughter Eep though is a very curious girl who doesn’t always obey her father.
One day Eep sneaks out of the cave and meets Guy, a young man who she finds very attractive. Of course her family are very distrustful of Guy but eventually they decide they must follow Guy to the new land of ‘tomorrow’. Along the way they meet many dangers and the Croods have to learn to get over their fears in order to find peace and happiness.
There is some hunting and fighting in this movie such as:
There are also some scenes where the Croods are often in danger that would scare younger kids such as:
The message of the story is that it takes courage to explore new ideas and different ways to do things.
Content is age appropriate for children this age
Some content may not be appropriate for children this age. Parental guidance recommended
Content is not age appropriate for children this age
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