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10/18/08
Them! (1954)
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Reviews Counted:24
Fresh:24
Rotten:0
Average Rating:7.6/10
Consensus: One of the best creature features of the early atomic age, Them! features effectively menacing special effects and avoids the self-parody that would taint later monster movies.
Runtime: 1 hr 33 mins
Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy
US Box Office: $0
Synopsis: Atomic radiation once again manages to transform tiny harmless creatures into gigantic holy terrors. Probably the best of the '50s phenomenon, this top-notch thriller witnesses an invasion of giant... [More]
Starring: James Whitmore, Edmund Gwenn, Joan Weldon, James Arness
Director: Gordon Douglas
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09/15/07
Top CriticThis is first-rate pulp.
09/24/07
Top CriticThem! was Warner Brothers' highest grossing film of 1954 and inspired countless imitations, all of which were inferior to the original.
05/29/07
Top CriticThis science-fiction shocker has a well-plotted story [by George Worthington Yates, adapted by Russell Hughes], expertly directed and acted in a matter-of-fact style.
05/29/07
Top CriticDefinitely a chiller.
10/31/06
Top CriticNo review available.
12/05/03
Who doesn't love a giant ant movie? Who?
10/02/05
No review available.
03/20/03
No review available.
10/08/05
Sci-fi shocker is surprisingly timely
05/31/05
No review available.
02/27/04
Decently budgeted and atmospheric, it's a sober accomplishment in a cycle that would quickly turn to self-parody.
01/01/00
One of the better sci-fi'ers to emerge from the 1950s.
01/01/00
No review available.
07/04/05
By far the best of the '50s cycle of 'creature features.'
06/24/06
It isn't all that bad, except when the ants themselves show up.
11/06/07
Eeek! These ants could spoil any picnic!
08/14/02
'1954 classic represents the best of the Cold War radiation scare films'
08/16/02
After half a century it remains THE quintessential giant-bug picture.
08/31/02
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