Animation, Adventure, Family  •  2013  •  89 min  •  Older Kids (7+)

Minuscule: Valley of the Lost Ants (2013)

Minuscule: Valley of the Lost Ants poster

Minuscule: Valley of the Lost Ants (2013)


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate

Viewer Rating
7.7

Overview

In a peaceful little clearing, the remains of a hastily abandoned picnic sparks a battle between two tribes of ants. A bold young ladybug finds himself caught in the middle. He befriends the leader of the black ants, Mandible, and helps him save the anthill from the assault of the terrible red ant warriors, led by the fearful Butor. A fantastic journey at ground level.


Starring Cast

Diego Hancy  •   Helsa Baneria  •   Holly J. Barrett


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Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Center

Primary

Political: Center
Confidence: High

The film's central conflict revolves around resource scarcity and inter-colony defense, resolved through cooperation and ingenuity. These themes are universal and do not align with a specific political ideology, leading to a neutral rating.

Diversity: Moderate
Confidence: High

This animated film exclusively features insect characters, making human-centric diversity and representation metrics inapplicable. The narrative centers on themes of survival and cooperation within the insect world, without engaging with or critiquing traditional human identities or explicit DEI themes.

Secondary

LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: High

Minuscule: Valley of the Lost Ants is an animated film depicting the struggles and alliances of insect life. Its narrative focuses purely on survival, resource gathering, and inter-species conflict, without introducing any human-like social dynamics, romantic relationships, or character identities that could be interpreted as LGBTQ+.

Trans: N/A
Confidence: High
Female Combat: No
Confidence: High

The film features insect characters, primarily ants and a ladybug. While there are numerous action and combat sequences between different insect groups, no specific female character is identified or depicted as engaging in direct physical combat and defeating one or more male opponents. The combatants are generally presented as gender-neutral collectives or individuals whose gender is not specified.

Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High

The film is an original animated story featuring insects, without pre-existing named characters or established genders from source material that could be subject to a gender swap.

Race Swap: No
Confidence: High

The film features animated insect characters. The concept of 'race' as defined for human characters does not apply to insects, making a 'race swap' impossible within the scope of the given definition.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

7.7

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

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7.1
The Movie Database logo
7.0

Critic Ratings

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9.0
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N/A

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