Alan Arkin, Barry Levinson, Chris Rock

A recent college graduate, Barry B. Benson wants more out of life than the inevitable career that awaits him and every other worker in New Hive City--a job at Honex making honey. Barry jumps at the ch...( read more  read more... )ance to venture out of the hive, and soon encounters a world beyond his wildest dreams. When Barry inadvertently meets a quirky florist named Vanessa, he breaks one of the cardinal rules of beedom--he talks to her. A friendship soon develops, and Barry gets a guided crash course in the ways of the human race. When he shockingly discovers that anyone can purchase honey right off the grocery store shelf, he realizes that his true calling is to stop this injustice and set the world right by suing the human race for stealing the bees' precious honey.

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51% liked it

162 critics

PG, 1 hr. 30 min.

Directed by: Steve Hickner, Simon J. Smith

Release Date: November 2, 2007

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DVD Release Date: March 11, 2008

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  • October 1, 2009
    This film is very underrated. It?s going to entertain adults more than kids but at last eh! It?s what Antz or Bugs wanted to be but Bee Movie is far funnier and a lot less preachy. It?s actually quite educational! Seinfeld fans will also enjoy it, although you shouldn't expect a ...( read more)George, Elaine or Kramer Bee!
  • July 9, 2009
    This was pretty jokes, and the animation was great. very enjoyable for kids all around
  • June 3, 2009
    The best scenes for me were the references to The Graduate. And it includes a bit of true eco observation from current events with the declining population of honey bees. But otherwise, it's a bright, cute setting for some Seinfeld-like stand-up.
  • April 7, 2009
    Another kids computer animated flick and its another let down, for adults anyway. It looks great, as all animated flicks do nowadays, so realistic and beautiful effects. The voice work is also great and really fit the characters. The start is really cool, the imagination involve...( read more)d is impressive, the whole bee hive and how they create and produce the honey is very good and really gets you into the whole idea. All the different jobs on offer for the bee's is funny and the way the nectar collectors are like jet fighter pilots is neat. Its just after that when the main bee falls for a female human and then talks and starts of the whole story line with a sort of romance and then sueing plot..it kinda feels stupid. I think it could have been better going down the Antz route, and thats the other problem, there has been numerous animated bug flicks and this is way late and nothing too special, seven years ago yes but now no. All these animated flicks are overrated these days Im afraid.
  • February 6, 2009
    One of the best Feature length Cartoons in the last few years. It will inevitably be compared to the likes of ?Antz? and ?A Bug?s Life?, but in my opinion, it has a much better storyline to it.



    Watch out for the guest appearances, which adults may find comical.

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    Child or Adult ? A very enjoyable movie.
  • November 17, 2009
    intesting... lovly..
  • November 13, 2009
    Starts off well but then gets silly, best bits are in the trailer
  • November 9, 2009
    fun movie. I liked it.
  • November 9, 2009
    ugh this movie was so boring
  • November 8, 2009
    Nice movie..
    in case of our story told that bee is one of the great animal.
    this movie is good.

Critic Reviews


December 14, 2007
Nigel Andrews, The Financial Times

The best we can award is bee minus. full review

November 17, 2007
David Edelstein, New York Magazine

It's impersonal. It doesn't come from anywhere interesting. full review

November 9, 2007
Pete Hammond, Maxim

Seinfeld, what happened? You've gone soft on us. Sure, some of it is fun but where's the sting? full review

November 2, 2007
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle

Is it as bold as it might be? Does it blaze with invention? Is it the best babbling-bee urban biopic, bar none? Just about. full review

November 2, 2007
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

All of this material, written by Seinfeld and writers associated with his television series, tries hard, but never really takes off. full review

November 1, 2007
Claudia Puig, USA Today

Bee Movie is certainly not low-budget, but it has all the staying power and creative value of a B-movie. The secret life of bees, as told by Seinfeld, is a bore with a capital B. full review

November 1, 2007
A.O. Scott, The New York Times

The most genuinely apian aspect of Bee Movie is that it spends a lot of its running time buzzing happily around, sniffing out fresh jokes wherever they may bloom.

November 1, 2007
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com

Bee Movie just lacks spirit and energy. Part of the problem may be that, as far as I'm concerned, any animated movie released this year (and possibly in years to come) suffers in comparison with Brad ... full review

November 1, 2007
Colin Covert, The Minneapolis Star Tribune

Absurd enough to delight kids, overstuffed with verbal and visual in-jokes for grownups, it's a 90-minute joyride that barely pauses for breath. This is unquestionably the best movie that ever began a... full review

November 1, 2007
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

At its relaxed best, when it's about, well, nothing, the slyly comic Bee Movie is truly beguiling. full review

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Comments


  • malacaynomuerto
    December 1, 2008
    aburrida!!!! Aunque las abejitas en grupo son lindas
  • Daemonika
    September 23, 2008
    Great movie...

    I love it!
  • girl4godbfaith1
    August 23, 2008
    not that great of a movie. especially compared to the cartoons that have came out in the last 5ish years. i mean if your up against shrek and nemo the movie had better be amazing.
  • MovieLover57
    June 11, 2008
    This Is A Pretty Funny Movie.
    Yet I Still Like ANTZ Better.
  • aoddball416
    May 16, 2008
    awwwww!!! Barry reminds me so much of my dad!!! (>_<)
  • CinemaQuaker
    May 6, 2008
    Why a B? It should have a C instead...
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    April 5, 2008
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  • MiiS2GUDii4YH
    March 10, 2008
    hey
  • sportboy
    February 21, 2008
    well I haven't watched this movie but I think this movie would be more for younger kids and not my age.
  • nbhatti3000
    January 31, 2008
    nice movie but little unlogical

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