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Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania

Name: Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
Genre: Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
Released: 2023
Cast: Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Michael Douglas, Michelle Pfeiffer, Jonathan Majors

A gonzo sci-fi heist film disguised as a superhero movie, where the real action happens at subatomic scale. Visually audacious, genuinely funny, and refreshingly weird for the MCU—it leans hard into the absurdist potential of shrinking down. Best for people who love Paul Rudd's deadpan charm and don't need everything explained twice.

TMDb rating

3.1

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