Film

A Bug's Life 1998

Directed by John Lasseter

  • Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family
  • 95 min
  • G

An epic of miniature proportions.

On behalf of "oppressed bugs everywhere," an inventive ant named Flik hires a troupe of warrior bugs to defend his bustling colony from a horde of freeloading grasshoppers led by the evil-minded Hopper.

AdventureAnimationComedyFamilyfightcircuswinterant-hillantvillaininventioncollectoranthropomorphismgrassfoodduringcreditsstinger

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Character

Resolved, classical in form, effortless and plot-driven.

  • resolvedopen-ended
  • classical in formformally daring
  • effortlessdemanding
  • character-ledplot-driven
  • gravecomic

Who loves it, who doesn't

The Comfort SeekerThe Comfort Seeker: loved by 8The Comfort Seeker: disliked by 18 / 1The Prestige HunterThe Prestige Hunter: loved by 5The Prestige Hunter: disliked by 15 / 1The SincereThe Sincere: loved by 4The Sincere: disliked by 14 / 1The FormalistThe Formalist: loved by 3The Formalist: disliked by 23 / 2The Thrill ChaserThe Thrill Chaser: loved by 4The Thrill Chaser: disliked by 14 / 1The CartographerThe Cartographer: loved by 33The Genre DevoteeThe Genre Devotee: loved by 33The ProvocateurThe Provocateur: loved by 1The Provocateur: disliked by 21 / 2loved (4★+)disliked (2.5★ or less)

92 profiled raters. Loved most by The Comfort Seekers; disliked most by The Provocateurs.

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  • “Does Kevin Spacey steal A Bug's Life from Dave Foley?”

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  • “Is the antagonist more compelling than the protagonist?”

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