The Ant Bully (2006)
The battle for the lawn is on.
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The Ant Bully rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
IMDb5.8/10· 44K votes
Rotten Tomatoes61%
Metacritic59%
TMDb5.8/10· 1K votesWith 61% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 5.8/10 on IMDb and 59/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been mixed.
About The Ant Bully
Fed up with being targeted by the neighborhood bully, 10-year-old Lucas Nickle vents his frustrations on the anthill in his front yard ... until the insects shrink him to the size of a bug with a magic elixir. Convicted of "crimes against the colony," Lucas can only regain his freedom by living with the ants and learning their ways.
Cast of The Ant Bully
Zach Tyler Eisen
as Lucas Nickle (voice)
Julia Roberts
as Hova (voice)
Meryl Streep
as Queen (voice)
Nicolas Cage
as Zoc (voice)
Paul Giamatti
as Stan Beals (voice)
Bruce Campbell
as Fugax (voice)
Regina King
as Kreela (voice)
Lily Tomlin
as Mommo (voice)
Larry Miller
as Fred Nickle (voice)
Cheri Oteri
as Doreen Nickle (voice)
Ricardo Montalban
as Head of Council (voice)
Myles Jeffrey
as Steve (voice)
The Ant Bully facts
- Budget
- $50M
- Box office
- $55.2M
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Audience opinions
What the audience liked
- •Animation brings ant hill world to life colorfully
- •Child hero narrative creates relatable adventure protagonist
- •Shrinking premise delivers visual comedy magic effectively
What the audience disliked
- •Bully storyline feels didactic rather than organic
- •Fantasy adventure pacing drags in middle section
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