Them!

About Them!

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! is a 1954 horror science fiction film directed by Gordon Douglas. Released in June 1954, it runs 94 minutes.

James Whitmore appears as Sgt. Ben Peterson, James Arness as FBI Agent Robert Graham, Joan Weldon as Dr. Pat Medford, and Edmund Gwenn as Dr. Harold Medford. Written by Ted Sherdeman.

Shelv files it under desert, army, animal horror, and giant monster. In the United States it streams on IndieFlix, IndieFlix Shorts Amazon Channel, and TCM.

Dune, Godzilla, and Empire of the Ants make useful companions to Them!, all filed under atomic bomb. It scores 6.8 out of 10 from 487 TMDB voters and it carries a NR rating.