Ant-Man

2015 | 117 min | Science Fiction, Adventure, Action

Sunday Safe Bet

Why it’s a Sunday Safe Bet

It was a solid box office hit and it's still drawing plenty of interest. A safe bet when you want something reliable.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

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Armed with the astonishing ability to shrink in scale but increase in strength, master thief Scott Lang must embrace his inner-hero and help his mentor, Doctor Hank Pym, protect the secret behind his spectacular Ant-Man suit from a new generation of towering threats. Against seemingly insurmountable obstacles, Pym and Lang must plan and pull off a heist that will save the world.

How it earned its rating

CriticsSolid
83% on Rotten Tomatoes, 64 on Metacritic
AudiencesSolid
7.1/10 from 21K viewers
AwardsSolid
1 win, 12 other nominations — won Saturn Award for Best Comic-to-Film Motion Picture; nominated for BAFTA Award for Best Special Visual Effects
Box office & staying powerStrong
$519 million worldwide on a $130 million budget
Buzz & cultural impactStrong
478K Wikipedia readers in the past year