The Ant Bully

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The Ant Bully

PG

2006

1h 28m

Kids & Family

Adventure

Fantasy

Animation

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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

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

Rated: 2/4

Jan 18, 2019

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Brian Tallerico

UGO

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

Mar 24, 2007

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Anna Smith

Time Out

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.

Aug 12, 2006

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Leigh Paatsch

Herald Sun (Australia)

Unspectacular, but solidly entertaining animated adventure flick.

Rated: 2.5/5

Dec 20, 2020

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

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.

Rated: 2.5/4.0

Sep 2, 2020

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Jane Boursaw

Common Sense Media

Cute animated movie with a message for kids.

Rated: 4/5

Jan 1, 2011

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CID MARTIN RUSSELL S. L

Sheesh, "The Ant Bully" really can't have the courage to stand out as an animated movie lauded by others in 2006, huh? Animation was almost completely dated that I would almost deem it unwatchable from its time. There were characters like Lucas Nickle and others that still seem weak and underdeveloped, even at the end of the story (plus, he's an annoying character). And most of all, a completely weak and thin story, so weak and thin I can compare it to "The Wild" and "Barnyard"! What a disappointment from this movie for me. I'd rather choose to watch "Open Season" and "Monster House" and other movies in 2006 than this hunk-of-junk of a poorly-excuted CG-animated story.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

10/02/25

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Stephen C

Funny in 1 hour and 28 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated PG for Some Mild Rude Humor and Action!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $28,100,000.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/21/25

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Jaime A

I remember watching this movie as a kid, and watching it again is a fresh air, is not as good as I remember, but still enjoyable, there may be gliches, but entertains.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

05/21/25

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Zachary S

No continuity errors at all!

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

04/23/25

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TROY S

It's not so much that "The Ant Bully" is a horrible movie, it's just that it's an uninteresting and tedious one. Yes, the voice actors do their best but their noble work can't save them from director John A. Davis' script that is essentially dead on the spot.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

10/13/24

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Juan M

dios me estas diciendo que esta pelicula tiene mejor reseña que garfield yo pense que la involucion humana era broma , pero ahora me doy cuenta que eso ya no es una broma viendo las reseñas de garfield y con esta pelicula

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

07/17/24

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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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