Ice Age: Collision Course

Ice Age: Collision Course has quietly become one of the more dependable comedies currently available in Australia on Disney Plus, and in the US on Disney Plus. It knows exactly what kind of film it is from the opening scene, and never loses that thread. A 6/10 rating says what the writing already makes obvious: this one works. Ray Romano sets the tone, and the rest of the cast matches it scene for scene. There is no real reason to keep putting it off — it is right there on Disney Plus.

Ice Age: Collision Course arrived without much fanfare and built its audience the hard way — through word of mouth. Ice Age: Collision Course gets the fundamentals right first, then finds room to get weird with it. 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. Ray Romano and John Leguizamo lead a cast with the timing to make it work. It was released in 2016. What keeps Ice Age: Collision Course from feeling disposable is a cast that clearly understands the material better than the format usually demands. It delivers reliably on what it promises, which is more than most of its competition manages.

If you need a comedy that actually makes you laugh, Ice Age: Collision Course is a strong candidate. If you have run out of similar titles to watch, this is a strong next pick. Best experienced as a single, sustained watch from start to finish. Ray Romano anchors an ensemble with real chemistry. Genuinely funny, consistently, across the whole run.