Maya the Bee Movie
Seen it?2014 | 88 min | Family, Animation
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With almost no lasting buzz and middling reviews (47% on Rotten Tomatoes), it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for families. If you loved The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse, start here.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 28 min.
- What might put you off
- Nothing much for most grown-ups.
A bubbly little bumblebee rebels against the rules of the hive to make all kinds of friends—from violin-playing grasshoppers to a hornet named Sting.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
47% on Rotten Tomatoes, 49 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
6.2 out of 10
- AwardsBelow par
1 win and 4 nominations from smaller awards and festivals
- Box office & staying powerSolid
$30 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 27K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Alexs Stadermann
- Coco Jack GilliesMaya (voice)
- Justine ClarkeMiss Cassandra (voice)
- Heather MitchellNurse / Thekla the Spider (voice)
- Jacki WeaverBuzzlina Von Beena (voice)
- Miriam MargolyesQueen (voice)
- Noah TaylorCrawley (voice)
- Richard RoxburghFlip (voice)
- Andy McPheeHank (voice)
- Kodi Smit-McPheeWilly (voice)
- Shane DundasBarney (voice)