Bee Movie

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Bee Movie

PG

2007

1h 31m

Kids & Family

Comedy

Adventure

Animation

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Fresh out of college, Barry the Bee finds the prospect of working with honey uninspiring. He flies outside the hive for the first time and talks to a human, breaking a cardinal rule of his species. Barry learns that humans have been stealing and eating honey for centuries, and he realizes that his true calling is to obtain justice for his kind by suing humanity for theft.

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Critics Consensus

Bee Movie has humorous moments, but its awkward premise and tame delivery render it mostly forgettable.

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Alonso Duralde

MSNBC

05/01/2008

2/5

[T]his comedy provides sporadic chuckles but, you'll pardon the expression, drones on for much of its running time.

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Amy Nicholson

I.E. Weekly

02/03/2008

B-

What distinguishes this better than half-decent comedy is its detailed insight into the bee brain

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Paul Byrnes

Sydney Morning Herald

02/01/2008

3/5

Seinfeld the professional cynic has become Seinfeld the environmental crusader. Who'd have thunk it?

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

05/03/2024

3/4

Seinfeld's brand of observational humor is in full force, only imbued with more imagination and irony when applied to the bee world.

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

11/24/2020

5/10

While the premise is unique, the approach is generic.

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

09/02/2020

2.0/4.0

Apparently, when money talks good ideas walk.

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Ethan A

@Ethan243 6h

Love it and like others are saying so underrated of a film. This was my film growing up and I still love it to this day. For those who say this movie sucks I don’t what movie you’re watching. 5/5 stars

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John K

@WQCMI Feb 7

Underrated movie. Its so funny, the characters are brilliant, the story is clever and this film works as a standalone movie. If it weren't for the memes, the film wouldn't have its cult status that it has today.

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Artakha M

@Artakha Jan 30

Definitely one of the great hallmarks of animation. The screenwriters of this work provide multidimensional characters, displaying their skills with naturalist dialogue to all that witness this spectacle. The plot contains elements of "self discovery" and deals with themes like "Regret" and "Actualization". With our main character "Barry" played to perfection by Jerry Sign-feld, and let me tell you, I almost "Feld" over from how life-defining this Shakespearean work of art was. The score is deceptively mundane to the films benefit, the story is as gripping as it is humorous, and the performances all round are stunning. If this site was rating with letters, I would proudly give this film a rock solid "B" in honor of its namesake. But the true rating of this masterpiece can be nothing less then an "A+" or in this case - a perfect 10/10.

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Zack F.

@zackfreyguy Jan 29

Holy peak, this is gonna be on my top 10 movies oat.

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L. F

Jan 27

Watching this again as an adult, I'm surprised by how clunky the animation is compared to today's standards. Would the story be told better in 2026 - certainly! Could some of the voice actors have done a better job - sure! But it's still a fun film, filled with observational humour about the world of bees, which kept me entertained.

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Billy R

@SonicMalice Jan 11

I usually don't like this as a defence of poorly-perceived movies, but I'm convinced that the people watching this genuinely don't know how to have fun with it.

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Synopsis

Fresh out of college, Barry the Bee finds the prospect of working with honey uninspiring. He flies outside the hive for the first time and talks to a human, breaking a cardinal rule of his species. Barry learns that humans have been stealing and eating honey for centuries, and he realizes that his true calling is to obtain justice for his kind by suing humanity for theft.

Director: Simon J. Smith, Steve Hickner
Producer: Jerry Seinfeld, Christina Steinberg
Screenwriter: Spike Feresten, Barry Marder, Andy Robin
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Columbus 81 Productions, DreamWorks SKG, Pacific Data Images (PDI), DreamWorks Animation
Rating: PG (Mild Suggestive Humor)
Genre: Kids & Family, Comedy, Adventure, Animation
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 2, 2007, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 25, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $126.6M
Runtime: 1h 31m
Sound Mix: Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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