A Bug's Life

Name: A Bug's Life
Genre: Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family
Released: 1998-11-25
Duration: 1 h 35 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Dave Foley, Kevin Spacey, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Hayden Panettiere, Phyllis Diller

1998·Movie·G·95 min·★ 7.0(9,781)

Adventure Animation Comedy Family More English titles

“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.

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About A Bug's Life

A Bug's Life is a 1998 English-language adventure, animation and comedy film directed by John Lasseter. The cast is led by Dave Foley, Kevin Spacey, Julia Louis-Dreyfus. It has a runtime of 1h 35m. Viewers rate it 7.0/10 across 9800 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Disney Plus, YouTube Free.

A Bug's Life was produced by Pixar and made in United States of America. It was released on November 25, 1998, and carries a G certification. Made on a budget of about $80 million, it went on to gross $363 million worldwide.

Director: John Lasseter
Writers: Bob Shaw, Don McEnery, Andrew Stanton
Release date: November 25, 1998
OTT release: November 12, 2019
Original language: English
Age rating: G
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Budget: $80 million
Box office: $363 million
Production: Pixar

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A Bug's Life cast & crew

A Bug's Life was directed by John Lasseter and written by Bob Shaw, Don McEnery, and Andrew Stanton.

The cast features Dave Foley as Flik (voice), Kevin Spacey as Hopper (voice), Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Atta (voice), Hayden Panettiere as Dot (voice), Phyllis Diller as Queen (voice), and Richard Kind as Molt (voice).

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Randy Newman, cinematography is by Sharon Calahan, and it was produced by Kevin Reher and Darla K. Anderson.

Is A Bug's Life worth watching?

A Bug's Life holds an audience score of 7.0/10 from 9,781 ratings, a solidly received adventure films.

At 1h 35m, it's an easy, time-light watch.

If you enjoy adventure, animation, and comedy, A Bug's Life is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch A Bug's Life

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It first became available to stream digitally on November 12, 2019.

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