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Them!
Monsters, Nature, Genre Hybrids

Them!

1954

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

Directed by Gordon Douglas

User Rating

3.5
avg.
474

Intensity

2.0
avg.
1 rating
In 4 lists

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.

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Produced by
David Weisbart
Cinematographer
Sidney Hickox
Origin country
United States
Runtime
1h 34m
Language
English
Rating
NR
Also known as
Them
TMDB
6.8/10 (479 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
93% Fresh
Metacritic
74/100
IMDb
7.2/10 (25,788 votes)
Released June 16, 1954·$23,000,000 budget

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Podcasts

The Evolution of HorrorMAN-MADE MONSTERS #10: Them! (1954) & Tarantula (1955)

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