Bee Movie

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Bee Movie

PG

Released Nov 2, 2007

1h 31m

Kids & Family

Comedy

Adventure

Animation

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Fresh out of college, Barry the Bee finds the prospect of working with honey uninspiring. He flies outside the hive for the first time and talks to a human, breaking a cardinal rule of his species. Barry learns that humans have been stealing and eating honey for centuries, and he realizes that his true calling is to obtain justice for his kind by suing humanity for theft.

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Critics Consensus

Bee Movie has humorous moments, but its awkward premise and tame delivery render it mostly forgettable.

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Nell Minow

Movie Mom

Rated: B-

Feb 18, 2012

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Ben Kenigsberg

Time Out

Rated: 2/5

Nov 17, 2011

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Steven D. Greydanus

Decent Films

Rated: C

Oct 29, 2008

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Seinfeld's brand of observational humor is in full force, only imbued with more imagination and irony when applied to the bee world.

Rated: 3/4

May 3, 2024

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

While the premise is unique, the approach is generic.

Rated: 5/10

Nov 24, 2020

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

Apparently, when money talks good ideas walk.

Rated: 2.0/4.0

Sep 2, 2020

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Shilo Y

This movie has some weird moments, and I’m not talking about the court room hearings.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

05/18/25

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joeseph m

It's a good film for children to teach them a lesson on the importance of bees and we should think twice before stepping on one, but for older people, it is not worth it, because all it is is Jerry Seinfeld making bee puns. Not bad, just not worth watching.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

05/11/25

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Austin K

The meme “ya like jazz” is so biased

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

05/08/25

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Dominic C

"Ya like jazz?" No, I despise it like your movie

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

05/07/25

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Buzz B

Wish i could have tapped that

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/07/25

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Kobi A

Such a bizarre movie conceptually, but it's kinda boring in its execution. The plot is haphazard but it's not Shark Tale levels of hilariously incompetent so there's not a ton of ironic enjoyment to be had. Patrick Warburton is the best part but that goes without saying

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

05/07/25

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Simon J. Smith

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Steve Hickner

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Jerry Seinfeld

Barry B. Benson

Renée Zellweger

Vanessa

Matthew Broderick

Adam Flayman

John Goodman

Layton T. Montgomery

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Bee Movie: Official Clip - Pollen Power

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Synopsis

Fresh out of college, Barry the Bee finds the prospect of working with honey uninspiring. He flies outside the hive for the first time and talks to a human, breaking a cardinal rule of his species. Barry learns that humans have been stealing and eating honey for centuries, and he realizes that his true calling is to obtain justice for his kind by suing humanity for theft.

Director: Simon J. Smith, Steve Hickner
Producer: Jerry Seinfeld, Christina Steinberg
Screenwriter: Jerry Seinfeld, Spike Feresten, Barry Marder, Andy Robin
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Columbus 81 Productions, DreamWorks SKG, Pacific Data Images (PDI), DreamWorks Animation
Rating: PG (Mild Suggestive Humor)
Genre: Kids & Family, Comedy, Adventure, Animation
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 2, 2007, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 25, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $126.6M
Runtime: 1h 31m
Sound Mix: Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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