The animated adventure comedy, The Croods, is now available for free streaming on ITVX, allowing fans to enjoy the classic from their own homes once again.
After its broadcast on ITV1 today (Sunday, January 19) at 2:15pm, the beloved family film will be accessible on the streaming platform.
The film, a DreamWorks Animation production released in 2013, was directed by Chris Sanders and Kirk DeMicco, who also developed the story with John Cleese.
A star-studded Hollywood cast, including Nicolas Cage, Emma Stone, Ryan Reynolds, Catherine Keener, Clark Duke and Cloris Leachman, provided voices for the characters.
Set in a fictional prehistoric era known as ‘The Croodaceaous’, the film follows the patriarch of the Croods, Grug, whose life is disrupted by the arrival of a genius named Guy. Guy’s revolutionary new invention threatens to change everything.
The movie premiered at the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival before its worldwide cinema release. The Croods was a box office hit, earning a whopping $587.3 million from a budget between $135 and $175 million.
The Croods received numerous accolades, including nominations for an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and a Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film, reports the Daily Record.
The Croods franchise took off with the original film’s success, leading to a Netflix series titled Dawn of the Croods in 2015 and a sequel, The Croods: A New Age, in 2020.
With a solid 7.1 rating on IMDb from 239,000 ratings and scores of 71% on the Tomatometer and 77% on the Popcornmeter on Rotten Tomatoes, The Croods has won over audiences for years.
One fan shared their admiration, saying: “The Croods provides an extremely hopeful message of surviving into the future.
“Little ones won’t get it intellectually, but will on a visceral level, while being thoroughly entertained by all manner of fun prehistoric flora and fauna.”
Another commented: “The Croods is great fun and a pleasant diversion for the whole animation loving family.”
A third remarked: “A fun glimpse into father-daughter relationships and the power of family to persevere even when the fear of change threatens its very existence.”
And a fourth added: “Boisterous, colourful and warm-hearted, with energetic action scenes, knockabout slapstick humour and lush visuals.”
The Croods airs today at 2:15pm on ITV1 and ITVX