The Ant Bully

January 2006

(77)

Synopsis

From Academy Award nominated filmmaker John A. Davis (Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius) and producers Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman (The Polar Express), The Ant Bully tells a witty and heartwarming story about a 10-year-old boy who embarks on a remarkable journey. New in town, friendless and tormented by a neighborhood bully, young Lucas Nickle has been taking out his frustration on the innocent ant hill in his yard. But one day the ants retaliate. Using a magic potion, they shrink Lucas down to ant size and sentence him to live like an ant in their colony. In this strange new world Lucas will learn important lessons about friendship, get a whole new perspective on life and ultimately find the courage to stand up for himself. MPAA Rating: PG (c) 2006 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All rights reserved.

Reviews

3.9

77 total

5 41

4 14

3 6

2 6

1 10

Anna Smith

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.

Steven Rea

... unnecessary ...

Peter Debruge

... The Ant Bully is just a great ride, but all that moralizing diminishes the fun of feeling ant-sized yourself and being immersed in Lucas's incredible adventures.

Terry Lawson

If the Ant Bully story is generic, it is never plodding. It zips along quite nicely, aided by the especially well-constructed action sequences.

Andrea Gronvall

[It's] a rousing adventure capped with just the right measure of sweetness... John A. Davis shows heaps of invention.

Christy Lemire

[T]he movie certainly means well, and its worthwhile message (teamwork is good, selfishness is bad) should penetrate the brains of kids old enough to stay in their seats and pay attention to it.

Critic reviews

Anna Smith

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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Steven Rea

... unnecessary ...

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Peter Debruge

... The Ant Bully is just a great ride, but all that moralizing diminishes the fun of feeling ant-sized yourself and being immersed in Lucas's incredible adventures.

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Terry Lawson

If the Ant Bully story is generic, it is never plodding. It zips along quite nicely, aided by the especially well-constructed action sequences.

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Andrea Gronvall

[It's] a rousing adventure capped with just the right measure of sweetness... John A. Davis shows heaps of invention.

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Christy Lemire

[T]he movie certainly means well, and its worthwhile message (teamwork is good, selfishness is bad) should penetrate the brains of kids old enough to stay in their seats and pay attention to it.

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Ruthe Stein

The brilliance of The Ant Bully is in the crafty way it delves into the minds of ants as they plot to save themselves from extermination... Davis creates a marvelously labyrinthine society for them, right below the surface of a bland suburb.

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User reviews

A Google User November 30, 2011

Great It's a really cute movie and my 4 year old nephew loves it

Jenett Young March 13, 2014

Good TLC

A Google User September 17, 2012

:) Love this movie

Nodnarb Hernandez March 17, 2014

I love Jelly beans🍬🙆

A Google User February 5, 2012

Cute cartoon I loved this cartoon soooooo did my babies

A Google User August 21, 2011

Don not play I couldn't play the movie, it give me error.

Nimi Adeyemi January 10, 2014

Very nice movie. You should watch it!

Aubrey Mims September 13, 2014

The ant Bully Dre seen this movie

Sarina Woodard February 15, 2014

,Jeeper cheaper2

Cast and credits

Actors	Regina King, Alan Cumming, Cheri Oteri, Julia Roberts, Lily Tomlin, Meryl Streep, Nicolas Cage, Paul Giamatti
Director	John A. Davis

Additional information

Rotten tomatoes® score

63%

Audio language

English (Stereo)

Subtitles

English

Rental period

Start within 30 days, finish within 48 hours.

Run time

88 minutes

Rating

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