The parts that are hard to follow from the film alone, explained with a story summary, a character map and key terms.
Released
2015
Runtime
117 min
Set in
2015
Good to know before watchingNo spoilers
You don't need the other films
It's an origin story, so it stands on its own.
It's a heist movie
Assemble a crew, plan the job, sneak in. It's a superhero film with all the fun of a heist movie.
It's very funny
Scott's friend Luis and his storytelling are a big source of laughs.
There are scenes during and after the credits
The final one leads into Civil War.
Character mapSpoilers
Who's who in Ant-Man (2015), with Scott Lang and Hope van Dyne at the center. Friends and family are above, enemies below.
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In 1989, scientist Hank Pym breaks with S.H.I.E.L.D. after it tries to copy his invention.
2. Scott gets out
Fresh out of prison, Scott looks for work so he can see his daughter Cassie, but his record keeps getting in the way.
3. Dangerous research
Hank's former protégé Darren Cross has nearly perfected a shrinking suit, Yellowjacket, and plans to sell it to bad people.
4. A strange suit
On a tip from his friend Luis, Scott breaks into a rich man's house, but the safe holds only a strange suit. Putting it on shrinks him to the size of an ant. It was all Hank's test.
5. Training with ants
Under Hank and his daughter Hope, Scott learns to fight while tiny and to command ants. Hope learns the truth about her mother, who shrank too far and never came back.
6. Running into an Avenger
Sent to fetch gear for the job, Scott ends up fighting the Falcon, Sam, at the Avengers' base.
7. The heist
Scott's crew breaks into Cross's company to steal Yellowjacket. Cross puts the suit on himself, and the fight ends up in Cassie's bedroom.
8. Back from the Quantum Realm
Scott shrinks even further to destroy Cross's suit and slips into the Quantum Realm, but manages to return, and gets to see his family again.
