Film · 2018 · 114 min · PG · Action · Adventure · Science Fiction
Every hero has a beginning.
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.
Directed by Travis Knight
Starring Dylan O'Brien, Hailee Steinfeld, John Cena, Jorge Lendeborg Jr., John Ortiz, Stephen Schneider, Jason Ian Drucker, Pamela Adlon
Released in cinemas in New Zealand on 20 December 2018.
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From TMDB release dates and JustWatch offers, as listed on 17 October 2026. Both change often; a missing date or offer means none is listed yet.
Release dates in New Zealand
In cinemas
20 December 2018
Digital release
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Physical release
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First cinema release anywhere
22 November 2018 (the United Kingdom)
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Disney+ (subscription): available; first detected on Disney+ on Friday 16 October (it may have arrived earlier)
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