Queen Bees

2021
PG-13
1h 40m

IMDb RATING

6.4/10

4.2K

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Ann-Margret, Ellen Burstyn, James Caan, Jane Curtin, and Loretta Devine in Queen Bees (2021)

After reluctantly agreeing to move in to a senior's home, a woman encounters a clique of mean-spirited women and an amorous widower.

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After reluctantly agreeing to move into a home for seniors, a woman encounters a clique of mean-spirited women and an amorous widower.After reluctantly agreeing to move into a home for seniors, a woman encounters a clique of mean-spirited women and an amorous widower.After reluctantly agreeing to move into a home for seniors, a woman encounters a clique of mean-spirited women and an amorous widower.

Director
- Michael Lembeck
Writers
- Donald Martin
- Harrison Powell
Stars

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IMDb RATING

6.4/10

4.2K

YOUR RATING

Director
- Michael Lembeck
Writers
- Donald Martin
- Harrison Powell
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 2 nominations total

Videos8

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Photos5

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Trivia
Inspired by the true story of producer Harrison Powell's grandmother's second chance at love after moving into a retirement community as a widow.

Goofs
At the beginning of the movie Ellen Burstyn gets trapped outside the house twice, which is impossible with the kind of lock she has on her door.

Quotes
Helen Wilson: I mean, like, saving seats, cliques. They're like "Mean Girls" but with medical-alert bracelets.

Crazy credits
Snapshots of senior couples getting engaged and married are shown during the end credits.

Connections
References Gone with the Wind (1939)

Soundtracks
Jasmine Breeze
Performed by Andrew Dorfman
Written by Andrew Dorfman
Courtesy of Megathor Music

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No One Gets Out Alive

Queen Bees is a new one starring Ellen Burstyn (pushing 90) as a woman who's forced to move into a snazzy retirement facility after she burns down her kitchen. She does not want to go but she has no options. Once there, she runs into a clique of "mean girls" as though no one ever left high school. There's also a tepid romance that's not what it seems.

Enjoyable but rather pale. Story takes place in a world where no one worries about money and although health issues are mentioned, they don't stop anyone from doing anything. Maybe minus the romance this might have been more effective and more humorous. Burstyn is good (as always) as the no-nonsense ex-teacher who succumbs to romance. James Caan is startlingly decrepit looking as the swain. The mean girls are played by Ann-Marget, Loretta Devine, and Jane Curtin. There's also Eric Mapa as a physical therapist and French Stewart as the snarky administrator. Curtin comes off best among the co-stars as the ultra-mean "leader of the pack." Everyone has issues but they're all easily cleared up (or forgotten) by the end of the show.