More Than Honey (2013)
90%RT Audience Score: 79%
Awards & Nominations: 9 wins & 5 nominations
A rare advocacy documentary that fully trusts its subject’s ability to fascinate, More Than Honey enlightens without badgering — and is all the more effective for it.
More Than Honey is the bee’s knees of documentaries! It’s a buzz-worthy film that will have you hooked from start to finish. The stunning visuals and fascinating facts about bees will leave you in awe. You’ll learn about the importance of bees in our ecosystem and the challenges they face. But don’t worry, this film isn’t just for science nerds, it’s perfect for anyone who loves a good documentary. So grab some popcorn and get ready to be swept away by the world of bees!
Production Company(ies)
Columbia Pictures, Relativity Media, Scott Rudin Productions,
Distributor
Kino Lorber
Release Type
Theatrical
Filming Location(s)
Switzerland
MPAA / Certificate
Unrated
Year of Release
2012
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby Digital
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Aspect ratio:1.78 : 1
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Runtime:1h 35m
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Language(s):German, Swiss, German, English, Mandarin
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Jun 12, 2013 Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 18, 2014
Genre(s)
Documentary
Keyword(s)
documentary, beekeepers, scientists, declining bee population, modern society, German, directed by Markus Imhoof, John Hurt, narrator, Kino Lorber, box office gross $71.5K, reviewed by Liam Lacey, Eric Kohn, Larushka Ivan-Zadeh, Charlotte O’Sullivan, Donald Clarke, John DeFore, Noah Berlatsky, Daniel Green, Christopher Long, Jennifer Merin, MPAA rating N/A, environmental advocacy, bee enthusiasts, honeybee colony collapse disorder, visual pleasure, advocacy documentary, rare, enlightens, fascinating, poignant outlook, US industrial-scale farming, bee pollination, surreal tableaux, elegance of images, doomed bee documentaries, phenomenal research, thorough study, complex influence, intimate images, colony life, stinging but positive film, emotionally filled concern, mystery and beauty of bees
Worldwide gross: $1,605,888
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $2,070,350
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 2,405
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 225,774
US/Canada gross: $79,772
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $102,844
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 2,662
US/Canada opening weekend: $5,225
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $6,736
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 2,772
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): NA
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): NA
Production budget ranking: NA
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
ROI to date (est.): NA
ROI ranking: NA
Markus Imhoof – Director
Director(s)
Markus Imhoof
Writer(s)
NA
Producer(s)
NA
Film Festivals
Berlin, Toronto
Awards & Nominations
9 wins & 5 nominations
Academy Awards
All Critics (41) | Top Critics (24) | Fresh (41)
For patient science-minded kids and adults, it should find the sweet spot between environmental advocacy and visual pleasure.
November 3, 2020 | Rating: 3/4
Liam Lacey
Globe and Mail
TOP CRITIC
The movie compensates for its murkier sections with a poignant outlook.
November 3, 2020 | Rating: B
Eric Kohn
indieWire
TOP CRITIC
It’s pretty clear that Imhoof is not a fan of US industrial-scale farming but rather than shove angry stats such as ’80 per cent of plants rely on bee pollination’ in your face, he prefers to fascinate viewers.
September 5, 2017 | Rating: 3/5
Larushka Ivan-Zadeh
metro.co.uk
TOP CRITIC
Markus Imhoof’s bee documentary is so stuffed with surreal tableaux it makes your head spin.
January 1, 2014 | Rating: 4/5
Charlotte O’Sullivan
London Evening Standard
TOP CRITIC
It is the elegance of its images that sets it apart from previous doomed bee documentaries. The footage of individual animals going about their business is a sight to behold.
January 1, 2014 | Rating: 3/5
Donald Clarke
Irish Times
TOP CRITIC
Eye-popping photography should draw viewers to this thoughtful, revealing doc.
January 1, 2014
John DeFore
Hollywood Reporter
TOP CRITIC
More Than Honey is a reminder of how thoroughly humans have intertwined themselves with the other life on this planet, and vice versa.
September 18, 2019
Noah Berlatsky
Splice Today
There’s more than enough here to entertain bee enthusiasts and the environmentally-conscious curious alike.
March 2, 2019 | Rating: 3/5
Daniel Green
CineVue
Imhoof’s globetrotting odyssey is more concerned with contemplation than investigation.
January 23, 2014 | Rating: 7/10
Christopher Long
Movie Metropolis
More Than Honey is a phenomenally well-researched and thorough study of bees and their complex influence on human civilization, and an in depth investigation of the honeybee colony collapse disorder.
January 1, 2014 | Rating: 5/5
Jennifer Merin
About.com
Stinging but positive film about bees.
November 29, 2013 | Rating: B+
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews
There is a lot to be learned from this thoughtful film as you marvel at the amazingly intimate images of colony life.
September 6, 2013 | Rating: 4/5
Allan Hunter
Daily Express (UK)…
Plot
The documentary More Than Honey explores the world’s declining bee population and its potential impact on modern society through the perspectives of beekeepers, scientists, and others.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
The narrator of More Than Honey is John Hurt.
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