What is the iRankMovies score for Bumblebee?

Name: Bumblebee
Director: Travis Knight
Genre: action, adventure, science-fiction
Released: 2018
Duration: 1 h 54 min
Rating: 6.7

Bumblebee has an iRankMovies score of 73.2/100, based on a weighted combination of IMDb (×3.0), Rotten Tomatoes (×2.0), Metacritic (×1.5), and TMDb (×1.0).

Bumblebee (2018)

Every hero has a beginning.

Release:2018

Runtime:1h 54m

Country:China

Director:Travis Knight

Language:English

Genre

ActionAdventureScience Fiction

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Keywords

TechnologyBased On ToyGiant RobotRobotSpin OffDuringcreditsstinger1980sAdoring

iRank73

Bumblebee rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb6.7/10· 206K votes

Rotten Tomatoes91%

Metacritic66%

TMDb6.72/10· 7K votes

With 91% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 6.7/10 on IMDb and 66/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been very positive.

About Bumblebee

On the run in the year 1987, Bumblebee finds refuge in a junkyard in a small Californian beach town. Charlie, on the cusp of turning 18 and trying to find her place in the world, discovers Bumblebee, battle-scarred and broken. When Charlie revives him, she quickly learns this is no ordinary yellow VW bug.

Cast of Bumblebee

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
Peter Cullen
as Optimus Prime (voice)
Angela Bassett
as Shatter (voice)

Bumblebee facts

Budget: $135M
Box office: $468M

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Audience opinions

What the audience liked

•Travis Knight brings surprising emotional depth to giant robot action
•Eighties nostalgia and adoring tone creates accessible family adventure
•Critics and audiences align well on this transformer entertainment value

What the audience disliked

•Toy-based franchise adaptation relies on familiar blockbuster formula execution
•Critical reception notably higher than typical audience engagement levels