Maya the Bee Movie

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Maya the Bee Movie

G

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 battle.

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Leslie Felperin

Guardian

Oct 22, 2015

2/5

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

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Cath Clarke

Time Out

Oct 20, 2015

2/5

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

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Peter Debruge

Variety

May 1, 2015

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

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Rachel Wagner

rachelsreviews.net

Feb 28, 2019

5.5/10

For what it is I liked it.

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Javier Porta Fouz

La Nación (Argentina)

Nov 6, 2015

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

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Amanda Adame

Cine Premiere

Oct 15, 2015

3/5

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]

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diogo13 T

@Tua_mera Jul 13, 2026

Uma animação inócua e esquecível. Abelha Maia: O Filme recicla o clássico infantil numa história genérica sobre tolerância e identidade que só vai entreter crianças extremamente pequenas. Um visual de videojogo barato, piadas infantis sem graça e um ritmo entediante.

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alan G

@agenser Jul 1, 2026

Worse than Seinfelds bee movie.

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Skylar L

@Kitstune Mar 15, 2026

To me, this can't be hated. The show was childhood!

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Ella T

@RT29310213 Jul 17, 2025

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

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Jace G

@RT96201791 May 4, 2025

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

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Shrek L

@RT93608032 Jan 9, 2025

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

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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 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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