Ice Age watch order
All the Ice Age films, in the order they came out, with the Buck Wild spin-off marked optional. It is the same order the emberslate app uses for its Ice Age saga.
Updated · By emberfold labs
The short answer
Watch in release order, starting with Ice Age (2002). The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild is a spin-off and optional, and Ice Age: Boiling Point is not out yet. The six films out so far take about 9 hours.
- Titles
- 7 films, 0 series
- Everything
- about 11 hours
- Core path
- about 9 hours
- Films only
- about 11 hours
Release order
Ice Age in release order
The order they came out.
- 01
01CoreIce Age (2002)
Film · 1h 21mCore
- 02
02CoreIce Age: The Meltdown (2006)
Film · 1h 31mCore
- 03
03CoreIce Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009)
Film · 1h 34mCore
- 04
04CoreIce Age: Continental Drift (2012)
Film · 1h 28mCore
- 05
05CoreIce Age: Collision Course (2016)
Film · 1h 35mCore
- 06
06OptionalThe Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild (2022)
Film · 1h 22mOptional
Spin-off. Optional.
- 07
07CoreIce Age: Boiling Point (2027)
Film · 1h 43mCore
Not out yet.
One order
The Ice Age films follow one group of animals, so release order is the order. Watch from Ice Age (2002) through Collision Course (2016).
The spin-off and what is not out yet
The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild (2022) is a spin-off and is marked optional. Ice Age: Boiling Point is listed for 2027 and is not out yet.
What you can skip
Anything not marked core can wait. The main story does not need it, so watch it whenever you like.
The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild (2022)
Spin-off. Optional.
Track it
Track the Ice Age saga in emberslate
The Sagas tab in the emberslate app has this exact order. Mark the next step watched, and see how far through you are. It is free on Android.
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Ice Age watch order questions
What order should I watch the Ice Age movies in?
Release order: Ice Age, The Meltdown, Dawn of the Dinosaurs, Continental Drift and Collision Course. Buck Wild is optional.
Do I need to watch The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild?
No. It is a spin-off and is marked optional.
Is there a new Ice Age movie coming?
Ice Age: Boiling Point is listed for 2027 and is not out yet.
How long does it take to watch all the Ice Age films?
About 9 hours for the six films that are out.
The order and the core, optional and save-for-later marks are the ones the emberslate app uses for this saga. Titles, years and runtimes come from TMDB; series runtimes count aired episodes only and are rounded. First published .