Bumblebee

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Bumblebee

PG-13

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

02/21/2020

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.

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Tim Cogshell

FilmWeek (LAist)

09/13/2019

Energetic and a whole lot of fun.

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Stephen Romei

The Australian

01/02/2019

3.5/5

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

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Justin Kim

Loud and Clear Reviews

01/06/2025

4/5

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

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

10/08/2024

3/5

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

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

08/19/2022

3.5/5

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

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Hugo N

09/28/2024

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

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Murtaza A

11/26/2021

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!

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William T

@willhyde91 Jul 20

A horrible feminist bastardization of transformers for the worst type of millennial and their xe/xer xildren. Written and directed by amateurs and produced by the enemies of all mankind. If you’re a reform jew you will absolutely love it.

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Tyler S

@tylerking24 Jul 16

See like, I have my issues, but it feels hard to describe. Like, from a movie standpoint, it did all the things it was supposed to. But at this point with all these movies in the franchise, this just feels like filler. I feel like when I watch the sequel, there will be nothing from this movie I'll need to remember. Still not bad, just nothing memorable.

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Henry D

@Henry_Domke Jul 14

The teen orientation, robot battles and style of music really aren’t our cup of tea. Still, it was so well made that we stayed with it throughout our exercise. The vintage audio equipment was fun to see, and we enjoyed watching the old cars transform into robots. The 4K print looked perfect in our home theater.

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Peter P

@RT61757745 Jul 7

Charlie and Bumblebee's relationship is actually so important to me

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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)