Bumblebee

90%

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75%

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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. Read More Read Less

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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

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.

Feb 21, 2020

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Tim Cogshell

FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)

Energetic and a whole lot of fun.

Sep 13, 2019

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Stephen Romei

The Australian

Bumblebee is the sort of Transformers movie I want to watch. It surprised me in a decidedly non-automated way.

Rated: 3.5/5

Jan 2, 2019

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

“Bumblebee” is a good spin-off that easily stands on its own unique merits.

Rated: 3.5/5

Aug 19, 2022

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Cory Woodroof

The Playlist

Well always have Transformers movies as long as they keep making money and selling merchandise, so they might as well feature the Bee's kinder, more invigorating zeal.

Rated: B

Feb 10, 2022

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Nicholas Oon

Maximum Hype (YouTube)

They needed to make it a safe, solid movie in order to revitalize the franchise, get people believing in the Transformers again, and I think to a large extent, they did do that.

Rated: 6.5/10

Aug 17, 2021

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Murtaza A 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! Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/26/21 Full Review Chris V Very entertaining and different from other installment! Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/18/24 Full Review Verril Manuel A The Movie with Hailee Steinfeld From Hawkeye, and Spider-Verse, Actually the Prequel Transformers Movie! Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/03/24 Full Review Matthew P I like the movie so much I bought it and the first 5 transformers movies on iTunes. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/21/24 Full Review reece j A really nice, heart-warming, action-packed, 80's themed TF movie. It doesn't do anything unique with its story, but it doesn't need to. Rated 4.5/5 Stars • Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 06/17/24 Full Review Lucas t Some of the best Transformers stuff in a while. 8.3/10. Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 06/02/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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Travis Knight Director Hailee Steinfeld Charlie John Cena Agent Burns Jorge Lendeborg Memo John Ortiz Dr. Powell Jason Drucker Otis

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