Bumblebee

PG-13

Released Dec 21, 2018

1h 54m

Action

Adventure

Sci-Fi

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252 Reviews

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10,000+ Ratings

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On the run in the year 1987, Bumblebee the Autobot seeks refuge in a junkyard in a small California beach town. Charlie, on the brink of turning 18 years old and trying to find her place in the world, soon discovers the battle-scarred and broken Bumblebee. When Charlie revives him, she quickly learns that this is no ordinary yellow Volkswagen.

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Critics Consensus

Bumblebee proves it's possible to bring fun and a sense of wonder back to a bloated blockbuster franchise -- and sets up its own slate of sequels in the bargain.

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Ben Sachs

Chicago Reader

The film presents late-80s America so fetishistically that it feels at times like a follow-up to Bennett Miller's Foxcatcher (2014), and its recycling of 80s teen-movie cliches are also weirdly reverential.

Feb 21, 2020

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Tim Cogshell

FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)

Energetic and a whole lot of fun.

Sep 13, 2019

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Stephen Romei

The Australian

Bumblebee is the sort of Transformers movie I want to watch. It surprised me in a decidedly non-automated way.

Rated: 3.5/5

Jan 2, 2019

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

“Bumblebee” is a good spin-off that easily stands on its own unique merits.

Rated: 3.5/5

Aug 19, 2022

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Cory Woodroof

The Playlist

Well always have Transformers movies as long as they keep making money and selling merchandise, so they might as well feature the Bee's kinder, more invigorating zeal.

Rated: B

Feb 10, 2022

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Nicholas Oon

Maximum Hype (YouTube)

They needed to make it a safe, solid movie in order to revitalize the franchise, get people believing in the Transformers again, and I think to a large extent, they did do that.

Rated: 6.5/10

Aug 17, 2021

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Murtaza A

Michael Bay is a great director, but he doesn't care about story development or character relationships. Enjoyed what Travis Knight did so far. Time for a new roll-out!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/26/21

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Vabian G

The Prequel From Transformers Is Actually Great, Also There's Hailee Steinfeld (Spider-Man Into The Spider-Verse, Hawkeye, Arcane, Spider-Man Across The Spider-Verse (Before She Reprised Roles In 2023), And Spider-Man Beyond The Spider-Verse (Before Release Date), I'm So Sad Is It 🥲

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/16/24

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DAX T

The SOLE reason this is the best transformers movie is because: it's smaller. Less characters to focus on, the plots scaled down, and the action isn't as overwhelming.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

03/22/24

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Casey C

Never thought I'd tear up from a movie about robot car people.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

03/18/24

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Jordan R

One of my favorite movies ever. Definitely my favorite Transformers movie! Great sound track, feel good movie. Just love it 🤷🏻‍♂️

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

03/17/24

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Maria O

The only good transformer movie I've seen.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/10/24

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Travis Knight

Director

Hailee Steinfeld

Charlie

John Cena

Agent Burns

Jorge Lendeborg

Memo

John Ortiz

Dr. Powell

Jason Drucker

Otis

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Synopsis

On the run in the year 1987, Bumblebee the Autobot seeks refuge in a junkyard in a small California beach town. Charlie, on the brink of turning 18 years old and trying to find her place in the world, soon discovers the battle-scarred and broken Bumblebee. When Charlie revives him, she quickly learns that this is no ordinary yellow Volkswagen.

Director: Travis Knight
Producer: Steven Spielberg, Brian Goldner, Chris Brigham
Screenwriter: Christina Hodson
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Tencent Pictures, Di Bonaventura Pictures, Bay Films, Tom DeSanto/Don Murphy, Allspark Pictures
Rating: PG-13 (Sci-Fi Action Violence)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 21, 2018, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 19, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA): $127.2M
Runtime: 1h 54m
Sound Mix: DTS, Dolby Digital, Dolby Atmos
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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