Queen Bees

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Queen Bees

PG-13

Released Jun 11, 2021

1h 41m

Comedy

Drama

Romance

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While her house undergoes repairs, fiercely independent senior Helen temporarily moves into a nearby retirement community, where she encounters lusty widows, cutthroat bridge tournaments and a hotbed of bullying "mean girls."

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Critics Consensus

Queen Bees gives some phenomenal actors a too-rare chance to take center stage -- it's just a shame about that patchy script.

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Audience Says

An entertaining movie about a time of life that isn't often represented onscreen, Queen Bees has a great cast and a story that'll make you laugh and cry.

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David Stratton

The Australian

Director Michael Lembeck handles it all with an anonymous efficiency.

Rated: 3/5

Feb 1, 2022

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Lindsey Bahr

Associated Press

It's a film that seems to have been dreamt up by a reverent grandchild who assumed they knew everything there was to know and never thought to ask the grandparent themselves.

Rated: 2/4

Jun 18, 2021

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Thelma Adams

AARP Movies for Grownups

An ideal date night or friends' group evening out. Love is love and there's no expiration date. Or, as Curtin's bossy biddy says, tongue planted firmly in cheek, "Eighty is the new 18."

Rated: 4/5

Jun 14, 2021

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Jackie K. Cooper

jackiekcooper.com

A winning cast weaves a warm dramedy about love amongst the elderly.

Rated: 6/10

Jul 26, 2021

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Louisa Moore

Screen Zealots

Never mind that the film has choppy production values, plays like a paid advertisement for retirement communities, and is so sweet that you may get diabetes from the script. Most senior citizens are going to love it.

Jul 23, 2021

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Rosalie Kicks

MovieJawn

Queen Bees manages to touch on some heavy subjects like the inability to continue your independence while at the same time delivers some amusing moments that may even leave you smiling.

Rated: 2.75/4

Jun 30, 2021

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Marcia

Great acting. Warm story. A feel good movie about people our age.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/17/21

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Mary

It was a great feel good movie. We thoroughly enjoyed it.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/16/21

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ruth

the story was amazing, you got to see real love and loss how even though moving on maybe hard sometimes that it is still possible at any age.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/16/21

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Trenton W

Adorable and fun , plenty of laughs

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/15/21

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Karen S

Enjoyed this simple plot and its humor and sweet nature.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

09/14/21

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Debbie J

People are clicky no matter what are they are but can still learn to be better. Also, love the love story.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

09/14/21

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Michael Lembeck

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Ellen Burstyn

Helen

James Caan

Dan

Ann-Margret

Margot

Jane Curtin

Janet

Loretta Devine

Sally

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Synopsis

While her house undergoes repairs, fiercely independent senior Helen temporarily moves into a nearby retirement community, where she encounters lusty widows, cutthroat bridge tournaments and a hotbed of bullying "mean girls."

Director: Michael Lembeck
Producer: Fred Bernstein, Harrison Powell, Dominique Telson
Screenwriter: Donald Martin
Distributor: Gravitas Ventures
Production Co: Astute Films, Big Indie Pictures
Rating: PG-13 (Suggestive Material|Some Language|Drug Use)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 11, 2021, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 11, 2021
Box Office (Gross USA): $1.9M
Runtime: 1h 41m

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