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The Beekeeper
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The Beekeeper is a 2024 American action and thriller film directed by David Ayer, who also served as a producer alongside Bill Block, Jason Statham, and Chris Long. The screenplay was written by Kurt Wimmer, with Gabriel Beristáin as director of photography and Dave Sardy composing the score. The cast includes Jason Statham, Jeremy Irons, Emmy Raver-Lampman, and Josh Hutcherson. Produced by Miramax, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Cedar Park Entertainment, and Punch Palace Productions, the film was distributed by Amazon MGM Studios and filmed in London.
The movie has a runtime of 105 or 106 minutes and was released in the United States and United Kingdom in January and February 2024. Its production budget is listed as $35,000,000 or $40,000,000, with a reported revenue of $162,619,535. Audience and critic reception varies, with an IMDb rating of 6.3 based on 181,245 votes, a TMDb average of 7.247 from 4,194 votes, and other scores including 5.9, 53/100, and 71%. The film is followed by The Beekeeper 2.
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7.3One man's campaign for vengeance takes on national stakes after he is revealed to be a former operative of a powerful and clandestine organization known as Beekeepers.
Cast
- Jason Statham as Adam Clay
- Emmy Raver-Lampman as Agent Verona Parker
- Josh Hutcherson as Derek Danforth
- Jeremy Irons as Wallace Westwyld
- Bobby Naderi as Agent Matt Wiley
- David Witts as Mickey Garnett
Themes
- massachusetts
- secret government organization
- government conspiracy
- hand to hand combat
- vengeance
- fbi agent
- beekeepers
- scam call center
- retired assassin
- revenge mission
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Key facts
- Directed by
- David Ayer
- Written by
- Kurt Wimmer
- Produced by
- Bill Block Jason Statham David Ayer Chris Long Kurt Wimmer
- Starring
- Jason Statham Emmy Raver-Lampman Josh Hutcherson Bobby Naderi Minnie Driver Phylicia Rashad Jeremy Irons
- Cinematography
- Gabriel Beristain
- Edited by
- Geoffrey O'Brien
- Music by
- David Sardy Jared Michael Fry
- Production companies
- Miramax Cedar Park Entertainment Punch Palace Productions
- Distributed by
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (through Amazon MGM Studios ; United States) Sky Cinema (through StudioCanal ; United Kingdom)
- Release date
- January 12, 2024 ( 2024-01-12 )
- Running time
- 105 minutes
- Countries
- United States United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $40 million
- Box office
- $162.6 million
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Encyclopedic overview
The Beekeeper is a 2024 action thriller film produced and directed by David Ayer and written by Kurt Wimmer. It stars Jason Statham, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Josh Hutcherson, Bobby Naderi, Minnie Driver, Phylicia Rashad, and Jeremy Irons. The film follows a retired government assassin who sets out for revenge after his kind-hearted landlady falls victim to a phishing scam.
The Beekeeper was released in the United States by Amazon MGM Studios and in the United Kingdom by Sky Cinema on January 12, 2024. The film received generally positive reviews from critics and grossed $162.6 million worldwide against a budget of $40 million. A sequel, The Beekeeper 2, is scheduled for a theatrical release on January 15, 2027.
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