Maya the Bee Movie

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Maya the Bee Movie

G

Released May 1, 2015

1h 19m

Kids & Family

Comedy

Adventure

Animation

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Maya grows up in a hive with strict rules and has several conflicts with the Queen's royal adviser. When she learns the bees are about to fight with hornets, she sets out to prevent a nasty battle.

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Leslie Felperin

Guardian

As blandly export-friendly and culturally nonspecific as an airline meal.

Rated: 2/5

Oct 22, 2015

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Cath Clarke

Time Out

Lacks the zingy surprise that Pixar or Disney might have brought.

Rated: 2/5

Oct 20, 2015

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Peter Debruge

Variety

This sweet, play-it-safe adaptation of TV's honeybee heroine is as innocuous and uninspired as preschool animation gets.

May 1, 2015

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Rachel Wagner

rachelsreviews.net

For what it is I liked it.

Rated: 5.5/10

Feb 28, 2019

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Javier Porta Fouz

La Nación (Argentina)

Instead of a regular kids film, this one becomes tirying, squematic and really predictable. [Full review in Spanish]

Nov 6, 2015

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Amanda Adame

Cine Premiere

It's not a bad film, but it feels a little too safe in the genre and doesn't do anything we haven't seen before. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 3/5

Oct 15, 2015

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Audience Member

My grandma died from a heart attack after getting jump scared by the bee… 😔 wouldn’t recommend

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

07/17/25

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Jace G

This movie was pretty bad. How did they make 2 more movies after this?

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

05/04/25

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Shrek L

I hope everyone who made this movie rots in h#ll that's how bad it is

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/09/25

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Junior C

This is the best Movie!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/11/24

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Chris M

I wouldn't recommend watching it for a science project on Bees. I think there's more real bee facts in Jerry Seinfeld's "Bee Movie". But it's fun for little-little kids movie, most of the characters are likable. I've seen better animation style but I've seen worse. But it's well written and like I said little-little kids will love it.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/16/23

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William D

This isn't the bee movie.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

10/24/22

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Synopsis

Maya grows up in a hive with strict rules and has several conflicts with the Queen's royal adviser. When she learns the bees are about to fight with hornets, she sets out to prevent a nasty battle.

Director: Alexs Stadermann, Simon Pickard
Producer: Barbara Stephen, Thorsten Wegener
Screenwriter: Fin Edquist, Marcus Sauermann
Distributor: Shout! Factory
Production Co: Screen Australia
Rating: G
Genre: Kids & Family, Comedy, Adventure, Animation
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 1, 2015, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 30, 2016
Runtime: 1h 19m

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