Empire of the Ants fingerprintHigh energy, emotionally cool.
Scary and thrilling
Fast from start to finish.
Emotionally reserved
Some satire and dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Kept in the background
Solid, not remarkable
Functional look and sound
Scary and thrilling
Fast from start to finish.
Empire of the Ants is scary, thrilling, and tense.
Emotionally reserved
It keeps its emotions at a distance.
Some satire and dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some satire and dark humor.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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Empire of the Ants is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Philo, and MGM+ in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on YouTube Free, Plex, and Tubi TV. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, and Apple TV Store. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Reviews are weak, with a GoodWatch score of 24/100 (IMDb 4.4, Rotten Tomatoes 10%, and Metacritic 26). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated PG in the United States. Content advisories: violence and disturbing imagery.
1 h 29 min
Empire of the Ants runs 1 h 29 min.
No. It's adapted from a novel.
Not quite. Audiences rate Empire of the Ants higher (35) than critics (18). It's more of a crowd-pleaser than a critics' pick.
Yes, a big one. It cost about $500,000 to make and earned $3 million worldwide, 5.0 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
+118GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Empire of the Ants in 132 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 23 storytelling tropes for Empire of the Ants, including Establishing Character Moment, Playing the Victim Card, Developing Doomed Characters.
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