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Bee Movie

2007 animated film directed by Simon J. Smith and Steve Hickner
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Summary

Bee Movie is an animated film[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of animated film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,292 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Director: Simon J. Smith[3], Steve Hickner[4]
  • Screenwriter: Jerry Seinfeld[5], Spike Feresten[6], Andy Robin[7]
  • Composer: Rupert Gregson-Williams[8]
  • Genre: comedy film[9], adventure film[10], animated film[11]
  • Producer: Jerry Seinfeld[12]
  • Performer: Rupert Gregson-Williams[13]
  • Part of the series: DreamWorks Animation feature films[14]
  • Production company: DreamWorks Animation[15], DreamWorks[16], Pacific Data Images[17]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[18]
  • Commons category: Bee Movie[19]
  • Distribution format: theatrical release[20], video on demand[21]
  • Review score: 49%[22], 5.8/10[23], 54/100[24]
  • Country of origin: United States[25]
  • Publication date: November 2, 2007[26], December 13, 2007[27]
  • Characters: Barry B. Benson[28], Vanessa Bloome[29], Adam Flayman[30]
  • Voice actor: Renée Zellweger[31], Jerry Seinfeld[32], Matthew Broderick[33], John Goodman[34], Chris Rock[35], Patrick Warburton[36], Michael Richards[37], David Herman[38], Tress MacNeille[39], Rip Torn[40], John DiMaggio[41], Oprah Winfrey[42], Kathy Bates[43], Larry King[44]
  • Distributed by: UIP-Dunafilm[45], Paramount Pictures[46], Netflix[47], FandangoNow[48]
  • Narrative location: New York City[49]
  • Official website: https://www.dreamworks.com/movies/bee-movie[50]
  • Main subject: insect[51]
  • Film editor: Nick Fletcher[52]
  • Nominated for: Annie Award for Best Animated Feature[53], Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Animated Feature[54], Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Animated Movie[55]
  • Title: Bee Movie[56]
  • MPA film rating: PG[57]
  • First line: According to all known laws of aviation, there is no way a bee should be able to fly.[58]

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Album[59]

  • Secondary type(s): Soundtrack[60]

  • First release date: 2007-10-29[61]

  • Genre(s): classical[62]

  • Community tags: classical, soundtrack[63]

  • MusicBrainz ID: eb11fb91-6ce2-3868-8199-2a4b9c1eb3bf[64]

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Cultural Impact

Things named for Bee Movie include The it The Dating Sim[65], a video game[66].

Why It Matters

Bee Movie has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[67] It is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.[68]

Entities named for it include The it The Dating Sim[65], a video game[66].

Related Entities

Chris Rock DreamWorks Animation Jerry Seinfeld Jim Cummings John DiMaggio John Goodman Kathy Bates Larry King Matthew Broderick Megan Mullally Michael Richards Netflix New York City Oprah Winfrey Patrick Warburton Ray Liotta Renée Zellweger Rip Torn The Bee Movie The Dating Sim Tress MacNeille United States

References

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Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [59] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [60] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [61] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [62] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [63] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [64] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [65] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [66] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [67] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [68] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 23d ago · Recensera G. · 2026-09-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Review score → 49%, 5.8/10, 54/100
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  2. 29d ago · Kwayst · 2026-09-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  3. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  4. 8w ago · Gerwoman · 2026-08-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14759 → t5
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14759: 5, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/312507230|Bee Movie (#312507230)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8293|Dubbinfo (film)]] #mix'n'ma"
  5. 9w ago · Guldstrand · 2026-08-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  6. 9w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 47930
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  7. 11w ago · Yirba · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  8. 13w ago · Gerwoman · 2026-07-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Decine21 film id → 9698
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Decine21 film id: 9698, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/204248113|Bee Movie (#204248113)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7078|Decine21 film]] #mix'n'ma"
  9. 15w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  10. 17w ago · Reubot · 2026-06-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  11. 21w ago · ~2026-30233-51 · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Genre → comedy film, adventure film, animated film
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