← Entertainment TOPICAL Movie Rankings
Them! poster

Them! (1954)

Directed by Gordon Douglas · 94 min · Science Fiction, Horror

34.8 TOPICAL score · #3,118 of 6,776 films

Vote for it on the board →

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.

Them! (1954, directed by Gordon Douglas) has a TOPICAL score of 34.8 - ranked 3,118 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on critics and audience, and lowest on historical impact. It won 0 awards from 1 nomination. Critics: 93% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.6/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 6.8/10 (489 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 25 languages.

Why this score

Each bar: better than this % of the 6,776 films we score. How the score works.

Critics75
Audience50
Awards42
Historical impact27
Lasting engagement42
Cast39
Legacy & cult status-

Starring: James Whitmore (actor #832), James Arness, Joan Weldon, Edmund Gwenn (actor #566)

← #3,117 House of Usher#3,119 Wanda →