The Ant Bully

– Fed up with being targeted by the neighborhood bully, 10-year-old Lucas Nickle vents his frustration..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
5.80 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 28 Minutes
Release Year:
2006
The Ant Bully (2006)

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.

The Ant Bully (2006) - Trailer

Release Date:

28 Jul 2006

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
PG – Parental Guidance Suggested

Some material may not be suitable for children. Parents urged to give "parental guidance". May contain some material parents might not like for their young children.

Director:

John A. Davis

Writer:

John A. Davis, John Nickle (book)

Main Actors:

Julia Roberts, Nicolas Cage, Meryl Streep, Paul Giamatti

Plot:

This is the story of a ten-year-old boy named Lucas Nickle, who has just moved to a new neighborhood, has no friends, and is the target for the local bully and his gang. His parents are leaving for a honeymoon in Puerto Vallarta, so they are too busy to attend to his problems. His sister is distracted by her cellular phone, and the grandmother is obsessed with UFOs and aliens. Lucas is constantly being beat up by the obese yet intimidating neighborhood bully. Because he cannot fight back, he takes out his anger on an anthill in his front yard; He kicks it, stomps it, squirts it with his water gun, and floods it with a hose. This terrifies the ants, who call Lucas the Destroyer. One wizard ant, known as Zoc being a hopeful and adventurous type, is trying to solve this dilemma. He tries to devise a magic potion that he believes will solve all their problems. As the plan to shrink Lucas down to their size with a magic potion and forcing him to live like an ant within the colony--an astonishing new world opens up to him. Lucas learns, first-hand, the value of friendship and teamwork, ultimately leading the ants in an effort to save their colony from annihilation. And in the process, Lucas obtains the things he wants most: friends, companionship, acceptance and the courage to stand up for himself.

Awards:

1 win & 4 nominations.

Gross profit:

$28,100,000

Production:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
5.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
62%
Metacritic:
59%