The Croods is a 2013 English-language Animation Adventure motion picture written by Chris Sanders, Kirk De Micco and John Cleese. The movie is directed by Kirk De Micco, Chris Sanders and .mw-parser-output .plainlist Ol and produced by Jane Hartwell and Kristine Belson under the banner of DreamWorks Animation. The film is set in a fictional prehistoric Pliocene era known as The Croodaceous when Grug, patriarch of The Croods, is threatened by the arrival of a genius named Guy, who comes up with revolutionary new inventions as they trek through a dangerous but exotic land in search of a new home. The croods features Nicolas Cage in the title role along with Emma Stone, Ryan Reynolds, Catherine Keener, Cloris Leachman, Clark Duke, Chris Sanders and Randy Thom in supporting roles. The screenplay is written by Kirk DeMicco and Chris Sanders. The music was composed by Alan Silvestri. Editing was done by Eric Dapkewicz and Darren T. Holmes. The motion picture has a running time of 98 minutes. It was released on 21st March 2013. The Film was successful at box office. The Croods was made on a budget of $135 million and it was a super hit at box office gross of $587 million. Distribution rights for the film were acquired by 20th Century Fox. The film is set in a fictional prehistoric Pliocene era known as The Croodaceous when Grug, patriarch of The Croods, is threatened by the arrival of a genius named Guy, who comes up with revolutionary new inventions as they trek through a dangerous but exotic land in search of a new home.