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.
Acting
Paul Rudd's impossible charm carries the entire film.
Direction
Peyton Reed's macro photography is genuinely inventive.
Practical Effects
Tilt-shift effects beat CGI bloat every time.
Director
Peyton Reed
Paul Rudd
Scott Lang / Ant-Man
Michael Douglas
Dr. Hank Pym
Evangeline Lilly
Hope van Dyne
Corey Stoll
Darren Cross / Yellowjacket
Bobby Cannavale
Paxton
Anthony Mackie
Sam Wilson / Falcon
Judy Greer
Maggie Lang
Abby Ryder Fortson
Cassie Lang
Michael Peña
Luis
David Dastmalchian
Kurt
T.I.
Dave
Wood Harris
Gale
Hayley Atwell
Peggy Carter
John Slattery
Howard Stark
Martin Donovan
Mitchell Carson
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Edgar Wright developed this for eight years before departing over creative differences; Peyton Reed and Adam McKay rewrote extensively while keeping Wright's heist structure.
The quantum realm sequence directly sets up Ant-Man and the Wasp and, unexpectedly, becomes crucial to Avengers: Endgame's time heist.
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