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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Hugo N

Sep 28, 2024

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

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Murtaza A

Nov 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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Robert P

@Superbad 1 day ago

A Super Good Movie! Which I have watched twice!

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Easton B

@Ebmoviemaster2026 Aug 29, 2026

THE BEST TRANSFORMERS MOVIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Chris S

@Janomi Aug 10, 2026

Bumblebee is very solid because it pulls the franchise back to a smaller, more emotional story. Instead of trying to overwhelm everything with mythology and destruction, the movie focuses on the friendship between a lonely girl and a lost robot, and that simple approach works well. Hailee Steinfeld gives the human side real feeling as Charlie. She brings grief, anger, loneliness, and warmth to the role, making her connection with Bumblebee feel more genuine than most human-robot relationships in the series. Bumblebee himself is sweet, funny, vulnerable, and heroic, which makes him feel like an actual character rather than just a machine. The cleaner robot designs and more coherent action also help a lot. The teen-movie elements are predictable, but Bumblebee is charming, heartfelt, and one of the franchise’s best entries.

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Tony O

@RT56500916 Aug 4, 2026

Main focus of the movie is rebel teenage girl drama, not what Transformer fans come for…. And why is the guy a worthless bumbling male sidekick? Just following her around like a clumsy chasey puppy??

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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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