A boy magically shrinks to ant-size, learning wholesome lessons about community and empathy from a tiny new world.
Wholesome humor. A family watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it carries some weight.
Streaming on Plex (free) and Tubi (free).
Mild language and nothing scary, about what a PG should carry.
Our estimate: fine from about 7. Rated PG.
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Fed up with being targeted by the neighborhood bully, 10-year-old Lucas Nickle vents his frustrations on the anthill in his front yard ... until the insects shrink him to the size of a bug with a magic elixir. Convicted of "crimes against the colony," Lucas can only regain his freedom by living with the ants and learning their ways.
Yes. It lands on a happy note.
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