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Bumblebee

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Bumblebee

PG-13

Released Dec 21, 2018

1h 54m

Action

Adventure

Sci-Fi

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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 (LAist)

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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Justin Kim

Loud and Clear Reviews

Bumblebee is old fashioned in many respects, but it makes up for it by scaling down bombastic action in favor of emotion and character.

Rated: 4/5

Jan 6, 2025

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

…Bumblebee is a cute film, not as loud or bombastic as the other Transfomers movies, and actually kind of small and charming in comparison…

Rated: 3/5

Oct 8, 2024

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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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Hugo N

If you are a Transformers fan, you must watch it!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/28/24

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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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Vasqu3z V

Incredible "Low Budget" Movie. CGI is unbelievable good. Action is very good, clear and perfectly choreographed. Opening Scene is everything Transformers Fans ever wanted. Charlie is wonderful written and the chemistry between her and Bumblebee is very sweet and charming.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/11/25

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Audience Member

Bumblebee is a particularly good sci-fi action movie. Released in 2008, this movie showed the back story for the Transformers franchise. The choice to use the radio for Bumblebee's voice when his voice box broke was an effective way of keeping us engaged. The plot involves an alien robot that befriends a teenage girl to save the world, there are a lot of action fighting scenes throughout the movie. The film is a prequel, but it does an excellent job making it fit with the prior made movies without spoiling them. I would recommend this to anyone that has seen the other Transformer movies but not this one and if you have not seen any start with this one.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

05/08/25

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Nerd W

A much better transformers movie.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/21/25

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Mitchell S

It's good for a Transformers movie, I'll give it that. At least it focuses on a human character's growth. But all in all it's a watered down, and far less original, Iron Giant.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

04/16/25

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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: Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Tom DeSanto, Don Murphy, Michael Bay, Mark Vahradian
Screenwriter: Christina Hodson
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Tencent Pictures, Di Bonaventura Pictures, Tom DeSanto/Don Murphy, Bay Films, 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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