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

Feb 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)

Sep 13, 2019

Energetic and a whole lot of fun.

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Stephen Romei

The Australian

Jan 2, 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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Dominic Preston

Tech Advisor

Aug 21, 2026

4/5

Director Travis Knight and writer Christina Hodson have finally found life under the hood of the Transformers, with a film that’s touching, funny, and joyous from start to finish.

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Justin Kim

Loud and Clear Reviews

Jan 6, 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

Oct 8, 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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Ron W

Apr 28, 2019

Better than Michael Bay films

Harry R

Apr 28, 2019

Teen drama movie. Sometimes has Transformers in it.

Hermione R

Apr 27, 2019

Watch this before the other live action movies in the franchise and it becomes a 5.

Finn W

Apr 27, 2019

6/10 a children's movie-episode

Hagrid P

Apr 27, 2019

Best film in Transformers franchise and also a surprisingly poignant coming of age story. They really understood what the character of Bumblebee is about. Hailee Steinfeld is good as always. John Cena as the "military guy" was okay. Though I still wonder, why does every Transformer film need a military subplot ?

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Apr 26, 2019

good movie a transformers movie tho could of been a friend with bumble on earth another autobot I felt action was good but not enouth I love th passion for bthe transformers the character they have them unlike micheal bay did in bayformers so I'm looking forward to the new reboot and starting from bumblebee is a nice start transformers is back!

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Hailee Steinfeld

Charlie

John Cena

Agent Burns

Jorge Lendeborg

Memo

John Ortiz

Dr. Powell

Jason Drucker

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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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