A Bug's Life (1998)

A Bug's Life rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb7.2/10· 334K votes

Rotten Tomatoes92%

Metacritic78%

TMDb6.978/10· 10K votes

With 92% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7.2/10 on IMDb and 78/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been very positive.

About A Bug's Life

On behalf of "oppressed bugs everywhere," an inventive ant named Flik hires a troupe of warrior bugs to defend his bustling colony from a horde of freeloading grasshoppers led by the evil-minded Hopper.

Cast of A Bug's Life

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  Dave Foley

  as Flik (voice)

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  Kevin Spacey

  as Hopper (voice)

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  Julia Louis-Dreyfus

  as Atta (voice)

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  Hayden Panettiere

  as Dot (voice)

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  Phyllis Diller

  as Queen (voice)

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  Richard Kind

  as Molt (voice)

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  David Hyde Pierce

  as Slim (voice)

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  Joe Ranft

  as Heimlich / Additional Voices (voice)

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  Denis Leary

  as Francis (voice)

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  Jonathan Harris

  as Manny (voice)

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  Madeline Kahn

  as Gypsy Moth (voice)

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  Bonnie Hunt

  as Rosie (voice)

A Bug's Life facts

Budget

$80M

Box office

$363.3M

Our take on A Bug's Life

John Lasseter's 1998 computer-animated comedy sends Flik, an inventive but accident-prone ant, on a mission to save his colony from a horde of freeloading grasshoppers led by the menacing Hopper. Hoping to hire warrior bugs, Flik instead recruits a troupe of misfit circus performers, setting up a mismatch that drives both the laughs and the heart. Pitched squarely at families, it blends underdog uplift with bright slapstick and a colorful insect world. It suits younger viewers and parents after wholesome adventure with a David-versus-Goliath spine. Expect broad gags and a clear message about ingenuity and courage rather than the layered depth of later animation.