Bumblebee
2018 · Movie · PG-13 · 114 min · ★ 6.7 · 79% critics
On the run in 1987, Bumblebee finds refuge in a junkyard in a small Californian beach town. Charlie, about to turn 18, discovers a battle-scarred, broken yellow VW bug and realizes this isn’t an ordinary car.
Based on Transformers
Also known as Brighton Falls · Bumble Bee · Transformers 6 - Bumblebee · Transformers: Bumblebee
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Details
- Years
- 2018
- Release date
- 2018-11-22
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 114 min
- Critic score
- 79/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 (6,632 votes)
- Box office
- $467,989,645
- Budget
- $135,000,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy Bumblebee if you want a more story-driven, family-friendly Transformers entry with a strong connection and some fun 80s vibes; Not for you if you expect constant action like Pacific Rim or Transformers 2007.
Pros: heartfelt teen bond; cool fights; better reboot | Cons: can feel boring; plot complaints; mixed acting
Themes
- technology
- based on toy
- giant robot
- robot
- spin off
- duringcreditsstinger
- 1980s
- adoring
Cast & crew
Dylan O'Brien
as B-127 / Bumblebee (voice)
Hailee Steinfeld
as Charlie Watson
John Cena
as Jack Burns
Jorge Lendeborg Jr.
as Memo Gutierrez
John Ortiz
as Dr. Powell
Stephen Schneider
as Ron
Jason Ian Drucker
as Otis Watson
Pamela Adlon
as Sally Watson
Len Cariou
as Hank
Glynn Turman
as General Whalen
Directed by Travis Knight