The Ant Bully

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The Ant Bully

PG,

2006,

1h 28m,

Kids & Family/

Adventure/

Fantasy/

Animation

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61%

114 Reviews

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42%

50,000+ Ratings

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Tired of weathering constant attacks on their colony, ants shrink a destructive boy, named Lucas (Zach Tyler Eisen), to their size and sentence him to live among them until he learns the errors of his ways. Guided by his insect guardians (Julia Roberts, Regina King, Bruce Campbell), Lucas discovers a world he never knew existed and soon joins forces with his new friends to combat an exterminator (Paul Giamatti) who threatens their colony.

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Critics Consensus

Sometimes inventive and witty, this animated adventure into an ant-sized world is a pleasant diversion.

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Namrata Joshi

Outlook

Jan 18, 2019

2/4

Hollywood animation can be boringly formulaic. And this one is all about some self-righteous moralising.

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Brian Tallerico

UGO

Mar 24, 2007

Isn't clever or inventive enough to make up for its repetitive and lackluster storytelling.

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Anna Smith

Time Out

Aug 12, 2006

Kiddie-friendly toilet humour, a whiff of suspense and familiar voice actors make it passably entertaining, but there's little warmth or emotional satisfaction to be had from its cynical characters.

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Leigh Paatsch

Herald Sun (Australia)

Dec 20, 2020

2.5/5

Unspectacular, but solidly entertaining animated adventure flick.

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

Sep 2, 2020

2.5/4.0

It is hard not to be troubled by a film that seems obsessed with teaching about community and friendship, but ends up preaching more about conformity and self-sacrifice.

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Jane Boursaw

Common Sense Media

Jan 1, 2011

4/5

Cute animated movie with a message for kids.

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Abraham L

Apr 10, 2019

Boring designs, tame message, and forgettable been done characters make it easy to get squashed and forgotten about among far superior family films.

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Kylo S

Feb 24, 2018

This is by FAR one of the dumbest movies I have ever seen, and Nic Cage's performance is hard to accept. All I can ever see in this movie is a red stump talking like Nic Cage, not whatever that character's name is. And hey, lets help the children feel more "adult" by giving the ants fake curse words! CRAZNOKS! Not a single aspect of this movie works, no jokes hit, and it is beyond stupid. I only give it 2 stars because I have seen worse sadly.

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Leia W

Jan 18, 2018

The And bully doesn't hold up to well. It's mediocre at best with a generic story and generic visuals.

Finn W

Oct 25, 2017

I like this movie because it's really good movie and it's make me feel witty.

Poe L

Jul 30, 2017

It was well executid for having a weird story.

Leia M

Feb 20, 2017

[The] animation quality was ok, but the models were abysmal and the story had been done before. I still enjoyed the film because of some the unique concepts, though.

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John A. Davis

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Zachery Tyler

Lucas Nickle

Julia Roberts

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Nicolas Cage

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Synopsis

Tired of weathering constant attacks on their colony, ants shrink a destructive boy, named Lucas (Zach Tyler Eisen), to their size and sentence him to live among them until he learns the errors of his ways. Guided by his insect guardians (Julia Roberts, Regina King, Bruce Campbell), Lucas discovers a world he never knew existed and soon joins forces with his new friends to combat an exterminator (Paul Giamatti) who threatens their colony.

Director: John A. Davis
Producer: Tom Hanks, Gary Goetzman, John A. Davis
Screenwriter: John A. Davis
Distributor: Warner Bros.
Production Co: Legendary Pictures, DNA Films, Playtone Productions, Warner Bros.
Rating: PG (Some Mild Rude Humor|Action)
Genre: Kids & Family, Adventure, Fantasy, Animation
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 28, 2006, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): May 1, 2008
Box Office (Gross USA): $28.1M
Runtime: 1h 28m
Sound Mix: Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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