Bumblebee (2018)

Directed by

Travis Knight

Genre

action film, adventure film, science fiction film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 54m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 6,687 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A teenage girl in 1987 finds and befriends a damaged alien robot who has escaped to Earth. She helps him hide from the military while they form a close bond.

nostalgicwarmbittersweetplayfulbouncyheartfeltlightheartedgentle

What happens

Bumblebee is a 2018 science fiction action film based on the Transformers toy line character. Directed by Travis Knight and written by Christina Hodson, it is the sixth installment in the Transformers film series. It stars Hailee Steinfeld, John Cena, Jorge Lendeborg Jr., John Ortiz, Jason Drucker, and Pamela Adlon. Set in 1987, the film follows Bumblebee being sent to Earth for refuge and befriending a teenage girl named Charlie. The film premiered on December 3, 2018, at the Sony Center in Berlin, and was released in the United States on December 21, by Paramount Pictures. It received positive reviews from critics, who praised its action sequences, Steinfeld's performance, Knight's direction, visuals, and the 1980s setting. It was a box office success, grossing $468 million against a production budget between $102–135 million. It was followed by Transformers: Rise of the Beasts in June 2023. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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