The first film, released on March 22, 2013, follows the Crood family whose protective cave is destroyed by a continental split.

: Stars Nicolas Cage (Grug), Emma Stone (Eep), and Ryan Reynolds (Guy).

The project had a long development cycle, starting as a collaboration with Aardman Animations under the working title "Crood Awakening".

: Written and directed by Kirk DeMicco and Chris Sanders.