Them! (1954)
84%RT Audience Score: 77%
Awards & Nominations: NA
Them! is a film that truly lives up to its ominous title, delivering a thrilling and chilling experience that will have you squirming in your seat. The use of blown-up scenes of actual ants adds a level of realism that is both impressive and terrifying, while the sound and lighting effects create an eerie atmosphere that perfectly complements the monstrous creatures on screen. The performances and dialogue are particularly noteworthy, adding an extra layer of conviction to this top-notch thriller. From the lively cop to the passionate scientist, the characters are as entertaining as they are believable. Overall, Them! is a must-see for fans of the genre and anyone looking for a good scare.
Them! is the perfect movie for anyone who wants to see giant ants wreak havoc on unsuspecting humans. The special effects are impressive, and the scenes with real ants are enough to make you squirm. The dialogue and performances are surprisingly good for a movie about killer ants, and the eerie atmosphere created by the sound and lighting effects will keep you on the edge of your seat. Plus, who doesn’t love a good flame thrower scene? Overall, Them! is a classic monster movie that’s both thrilling and delightfully silly.
Production Company(ies)
Warner Bros., Warner Bros. Pictures
Distributor
Warner Home Vídeo, Cinema Classics, Warner Bros.
Release Type
Theatrical
Filming Location(s)
MPAA / Certificate
Year of Release
1954
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby
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Aspect ratio:NA
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Runtime:1h 34m
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Language(s):English
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Jun 19, 1954 Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 3, 2009
Genre(s)
Sci-fi
Keyword(s)
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Worldwide gross: NA
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): NA
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): NA
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Budget and Earnings Details
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Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
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Edmund Gwenn – Dr. Harold Medford
Joan Weldon – Dr. Patricia ‘Pat’ Medford
James Arness – Robert Graham
Onslow Stevens – Brig. Gen. Robert O’Brien
Sean McClory – Maj. Kibbee
Director – Gordon Douglas
Producer – David Weisbart
Writers – Russell S. Hughes, Ted Sherdeman
Director(s)
Gordon Douglas
Writer(s)
Russell S. Hughes, Ted Sherdeman
Producer(s)
David Weisbart
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
NA
Academy Awards
All Critics (57) | Top Critics (15) | Fresh (53) | Rotten (4)
Views of the creatures which had the youngsters screeching delightedly are plenty scary — in fact the blown-up scenes of actual ants, such as everyone in the hot country knows, are enough to make you squirm.
September 28, 2021
Marion Aitchison
Miami Herald
TOP CRITIC
There is added conviction in performance and dialogue, both of which are particularly good for a production largely designed for chilling spines.
September 28, 2021 | Rating: 3/4
Dorothy Masters
New York Daily News
TOP CRITIC
In the parking lot outside the [theater], I came upon a bustling colony of ants near a crack in the sidewalk. I gave them a wide berth. I had just seen their oversized brothers and sisters in action… and I wanted no more trouble with them.
September 28, 2021
Philip K. Scheuer
Los Angeles Times
TOP CRITIC
The picture has all the necessary ingredients mixed in the proper proportions to make it a top-notch thriller.
September 28, 2021
Leonard Lerner
Boston Globe
TOP CRITIC
Sound and lighting effects help to create an eerie atmosphere in the black-and-white film and Warner Brothers has taken pains to make the enormous ants properly frightening.
September 28, 2021
Dorothy Adler
Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.com
TOP CRITIC
Ominously titled Them, this all too plausible Warner Brothers chiller starts with a shiver and ends with a bang.
September 28, 2021
Mildred Martin
Philadelphia Inquirer
TOP CRITIC
The genre holds a special place in my heart, and “THEM!” was the quintessential big bug movie.
August 25, 2022 | Rating: 4.5/5
Keith Garlington
Keith & the Movies
Edmund Gwenn is such a convincing old actor that he and his scientific calculations have you actually believing in the 8-feet-high ants bringing terror and destruction in Them!
September 28, 2021
Lillian Blackstone
Tampa Bay Times
It moves fast and is superbly silly.
September 28, 2021
C.A. Lejeune
Observer (UK)
The monsters are certainly a homely change — 15-foot ants from earth, instead of Outer Space, invaders in tatty fancy-dress. James Whitmore’s cop is lively, and Edmund Gwenn’s scientist lectures with feeling.
September 28, 2021
Josephine O’Neill
Daily Telegraph (Australia)
This leads us through Los Angeles sewers; delightful but net serious suspense; audience hysteria (hey, is school out?), and flame throwers guaranteed to scare the wits out of anyone who ever had a hot foot.
September 28, 2021
Hortense Morton (Screen Scout)
San Francisco Examiner
With ants of such drawing power as these, Warner Bros. might have skimped on cast costs in the production of Them. To its credit, it did nothing of the kind.
September 28, 2021
Jay Carmody
Washington Star…
Plot
A police sergeant and an FBI agent team up with a scientist to investigate a series of mysterious deaths caused by giant ants mutated by atomic radiation in the 1954 sci-fi film, Them!
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
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