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Movie Info

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 nasty battle.

Rating:

G
Genre:

adventure, animation, comedy, kids and family
Original Language:

English
Director:

Alexs Stadermann, Simon Pickard
Producer:

Barbara Stephen, Thorsten Wegener
Writer:

Fin Edquist, Marcus Sauermann
Release Date (Theaters):

May 1, 2015 limited
Release Date (Streaming):

Nov 30, 2016
Runtime:

1h 19m
Production Co:

Screen Australia

Cast & Crew

Coco Jack Gillies
Maya
Voice

Jacki Weaver
Buzzlina Von Beena
Voice

Miriam Margolyes
The Queen
Voice

Richard Roxburgh
Flip
Voice

Noah Taylor
Crawley
Voice

Kodi Smit-McPhee
Willy
Voice

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News & Interviews for Maya the Bee Movie

Critics Consensus: Avengers: Age of Ultron Is Certified Fresh

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Critic Reviews for Maya the Bee Movie

All Critics (17) | Top Critics (8) | Fresh (8) | Rotten (9)

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

October 22, 2015 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…

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

October 20, 2015 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…

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

May 1, 2015 | Full Review…

Peter Debruge
Variety
"Maya the Bee" embodies the kind of self-consciously uplifting treacle some adults insist kids want. They package "Maya" like honey, but it tastes like medicine.

April 30, 2015 | Full Review…

Charles Solomon
Los Angeles Times
The film's messages about friendship, acceptance and being yourself are clear enough for the young, and grown-ups can read the story as a warning about conformity and about going to war on false pretenses.

April 30, 2015 | Full Review…

Neil Genzlinger
New York Times
It's a nice film but... nice.

April 27, 2015 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

David Stratton
At the Movies (Australia)
For what it is I liked it.

February 28, 2019 | Rating: 5.5/10 | Full Review…

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

November 6, 2015 | Full Review…

Javier Porta Fouz
La Nación (Argentina)
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]

October 15, 2015 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

Amanda Adame
Cine Premiere
The film achieves a level of proficient mediocrity early on and hovers there for the rest of its slender running time.

April 30, 2015 | Full Review…

Ethan Alter
Film Journal International
More harmless than entertaining.

April 28, 2015 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…

Roger Moore
Tribune News Service
I really loved it. I loved Maya.

April 27, 2015 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

Margaret Pomeranz
At the Movies (Australia)