Antz

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Antz

PG

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

12/22/2010

3/5

Great effects, but surprisingly violent. Lacks kid appeal.

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Richard Schickel

TIME Magazine

09/04/2008

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.

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Geoff Andrew

Time Out

06/24/2006

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

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Wesley Lovell

Cinema Sight

10/05/2023

3/4

“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.

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Sean Collier

Box Office Prophets

03/27/2020

4/10

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

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Rachel Wagner

rachelsreviews.net

03/12/2019

C+

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

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Michael N.

@RT96943013 4d

I think this is a great movie! a great start to DreamWorks Animation! The cast was great, the animation was awesome, and the story was great. Overall, the movie was great, I recommend this movie a lot.

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Jack M

@RT92191701 Jun 9

Antz is an alright start for DreamWorks. It is mediocre and forgettable at times, and the film hasn't aged well with the animation too. The characters look kind of ugly and weird as well and I just prefer A Bug's Life better. Nothing else to say about this movie, just a fine start.

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Neptunia T

@Cokeverse May 18

Antz, the 1998 computer-animated feature from the nascent DreamWorks Pictures and Pacific Data Images, in a bizarre twist of fate appropriate for its miniature scale and massive legacy, is now a cornerstone of when the conglomerate Coca-Cola Kadokawa resides. This film wasn't just an early effort in feature CGI animation; it was a high-stakes cultural gambit, launching the directorial careers of Eric Darnell and Tom McGrath and anchoring its tale of microscopic revolution with a voice cast that could fill a stadium: Woody Allen as the angst-ridden worker ant Z, Sharon Stone as the rebellious Princess Bala, and a truly villainous Gene Hackman as the genocidal General Mandible, flanked by icons like Sylvester Stallone and Jennifer Lopez. Antz plunges us into Z’s quest for significance, a tiny revolutionary who stumbles into major political upheaval when he uncovers Mandible's plot to drown the worker class and establish a soldier-only utopia.

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Cenny 4

@KenTan May 17

I enjoyed this movie, following the journey (physical and mental) of ant Z. The character growth was fun to watch, not only about Z but also of the other ants. The characterization was really good in this film, with each character being distinctly them. The love story is a little corny, but fun to watch nevertheless. Emotionally I think the story is also very strong, but slightly lacking. Overall, I enjoyed this show and will watch it again! The animation was also pretty good for 1998 I think.

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Mario R.

@Marioversal5 May 12

We need more movies like antz

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Rey R

@RT28627631 Mar 30

A must see classic! Genius writing.

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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)