Them!

1954 • 1h 34m •

Science Fiction Horror

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★ 6.8/10

487 reviews

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As a result of nuclear testing, gigantic, ferocious mutant ants appear in the American desert southwest, and a father-daughter team of entomologists join forces with the state police officer who first discovers their existence, an FBI agent and, eventually, the US Army to eradicate the menace, before it spreads across the continent — and the world.

"A horror horde of crawl-and-crush giants clawing out of the earth from mile-deep catacombs!"

Top Billed Cast

James Whitmore

Sgt. Ben Peterson

James Arness

FBI Agent Robert Graham

Joan Weldon

Dr. Pat Medford

Edmund Gwenn

Dr. Harold Medford

Onslow Stevens

Brig. Gen. Robert O'Brien

Sean McClory

Maj. Kibbee

Sandy Descher

The Ellinson Girl

Chris Drake

Trooper Ed Blackburn

Detailed Critic & Audience Reviews

B Blackhorse Verified TMDB Critic

2013-05-13

Great Classic Sci-Fi! This movie came out 7 days after I was born! Because of Nuclear testing. ( Of Course ) Everything happened in the 50's movies because of that, these tiny little creatures become as large as cars and bigger. Ravishing the countryside looking for Sugar, of perhaps a M&M factory. Of course people get in the way and are quickly dispatched in their giant pinchers. Great cast also. A Must see!...

J John Chard Verified TMDB Critic

2014-09-06

Often imitated, rarely bettered.

Weird deaths are occurring in the New Mexico desert, it is revealed to be the work of giant mutated ants born out of the "A Bomb" tests that took place there. Trouble escalates to the big city of Los Angeles when one of the giant queen ants escapes to L.A. and starts laying eggs that could lead to the end of mankind as we know it.

This is a cautionary tale about scientific tampering fused with a Cold War theme of destroying a threat to the country. Boasting some wonderful scenes such as the first desert encounter (cloaked in a sandstorm) and the final und...