

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
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.