Antz

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Antz

PG

Released Oct 2, 1998

1h 27m

Kids & Family

Romance

Comedy

Adventure

Fantasy

Animation

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Z the worker ant (Woody Allen) strives to reconcile his own individuality with the communal work-ethic of the ant colony. He falls in love with ant-Princess Bala (Sharon Stone), Z strives to make social inroads, and then must save the ant colony from the treacherous scheming of the evil General Mandible (Gene Hackman) that threaten to wipe out the entire worker population.

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Critics Consensus

Featuring a stellar voice cast, technically dazzling animation, and loads of good humor, Antz should delight both children and adults.

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

Great effects, but surprisingly violent. Lacks kid appeal.

Rated: 3/5

Dec 22, 2010

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Richard Schickel

TIME Magazine

Kids may be puzzled by rebellious worker ants chanting Marxist slogans, but their parental guides may welcome the relief from the prevailing blandness of family films.

Sep 4, 2008

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Geoff Andrew

Time Out

Visually striking and dynamically shot, this has strong characters and no shortage of incident.

Jun 24, 2006

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Wesley Lovell

Cinema Sight

“Antz” is a fun movie for adults and for children, but occasionally lacks originality. The animation is definitely fine, but still nothing compared to what Disney can and has done.

Rated: 3/4

Oct 5, 2023

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Sean Collier

Box Office Prophets

[Antz is] a bizarre, tonally dissonant mess of a movie. Apparently we were willing to overlook such issues 22 years ago.

Rated: 4/10

Mar 27, 2020

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Rachel Wagner

rachelsreviews.net

In a world of cookie-cutter movies at least it tries a bunch of weird stuff.

Rated: C+

Mar 12, 2019

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Juan D

This movie is just meh…

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

07/20/25

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Mitchell S

It's not as good as A Bug's Life, but it's a well written film and has a good message. Even though it's a little on the gritty side for a family movie.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

07/20/25

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Alexander S

As a kid, I enjoyed watching Antz, which was a groundbreaking CGI animation for its time and a respectable early effort from DreamWorks Animation. Grading: B

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

07/09/25

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Fifth 3

It's actually insane how much the writers got away with for a kids movie

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/26/25

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Sam V

This is not a kids movie, I would say teenagers and up would enjoy it. The story is excellent about a weak ant a lowly worker who becomes a hero. It ranks very high in my favorite animated movie. If you enjoyed Bugs life you will enjoy Antz!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/03/25

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Joseph R

This is my favorite kids movie, it teaches you a good message and its a fun movie to watch. Despite its time, the animation is great. It's also better than bugs life.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/22/25

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Antz: Official Clip - You Are Insignificant

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Antz: Official Clip - The Termite War

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Antz: Official Clip - A Ladder Of Ants

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Antz: Official Clip - The Yowch Dance

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Antz: Official Clip - Flooding The Colony

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Antz: Official Clip - Weaver Fills in for Z

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Antz: Official Clip - Chip and Miffy

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Antz: Official Clip - Stomped Flat

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Antz: Official Clip - Kidnapping The Princess

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Synopsis

Z the worker ant (Woody Allen) strives to reconcile his own individuality with the communal work-ethic of the ant colony. He falls in love with ant-Princess Bala (Sharon Stone), Z strives to make social inroads, and then must save the ant colony from the treacherous scheming of the evil General Mandible (Gene Hackman) that threaten to wipe out the entire worker population.

Director: Eric Darnell, Tim Johnson
Producer: Brad Lewis, Aron Warner, Patty Wooton
Screenwriter: Todd Alcott, Chris Weitz, Paul Weitz
Distributor: DreamWorks SKG
Production Co: DreamWorks SKG, Pacific Data Images (PDI)
Rating: PG (Mild Language|Menacing Action)
Genre: Kids & Family, Romance, Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy, Animation
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 2, 1998, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 25, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $90.7M
Runtime: 1h 27m
Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby SR, Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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