The Bob's Burgers Movie
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | Release Date: May 27, 2022 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
75
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 36 Critic Reviews
Positive:
34
Mixed:
2
Negative:
0
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
88
Washington PostMichael O'SullivanMay 24, 2022
Put in terms that Bob (and perhaps only Bob fans) can understand: This movie may not be the Meatsiah — beef tartare inside a medium-well burger inside beef Wellington — but it’s pretty well done. Read full review
83
ConsequenceClint WorthingtonMay 23, 2022
We waited literal years for a Bob’s Burgers movie to hit screens, and it’s here, and it’s a whole lot of fun. Read full review
80
NMENick LevineJul 15, 2022
The Bob’s Burgers Movie is substantial enough to justify its 102-minute runtime and manages to supersize the show’s appealing recipe without diluting its flavour. It’s a meaty treat that fans and newcomers alike can devour with relish. Read full review
80
The Observer (UK)Wendy IdeMay 29, 2022
Fans will eat it up (with relish and fries); older kids will adore the oddball humour. And even cinemagoers who have never seen an episode of the TV series (me, for example) are likely to find much to amuse them, provided they have a tolerance for extreme silliness. Read full review
80
Film ThreatBradley GibsonMay 27, 2022
The Belcher family’s adventures are heartwarmingly engaging as they pull together while annoying the crap out of each other. The music is catchy, and the characters are beautifully drawn, both figuratively and literally. The Bob’s Burgers Movie is the best family-musical-murder-mystery for the Adventure Time generation you’ll see this summer. Read full review
80
New York Magazine (Vulture)Roxana HadadiMay 27, 2022
Bob’s Burgers patently rejects cynicism, and The Bob’s Burgers Movie is no different. It’s a pleasantly unchallenging expansion of the family-friendship-loyalty worldview that Bouchard and the Belchers have made their own. Read full review
80
Los Angeles TimesKatie WalshMay 26, 2022
The antics are wacky, the jokes are dense, and “The Bob’s Burgers Movie” is both nail-bitingly tense and genuinely moving. It’s a story that demonstrates the powerful force of family unity, and that small businesses are tantamount to preserving the fabric of a community. But most importantly, it’s hilarious, and it’s likely to make you crave a burger too. Read full review
80
Paste MagazineMatt DonatoMay 26, 2022
The Bob’s Burgers Movie is a family recipe that warms the heart, griddle and soul. Read full review
80
The New York TimesGlenn KennyMay 26, 2022
The Bob’s Burgers Movie, directed by Bouchard and Bernard Derriman, is such a breezy, engaging picture that it qualifies as a summer refreshment. Read full review
80
The IndependentClarisse LoughreyMay 26, 2022
The Bob’s Burgers Movie proves that more of the same is sometimes the very best thing. Read full review
80
EmpireStaff (Not Credited)May 25, 2022
Amped up for the big screen while maintaining its sense of heart and with lashings of charm and gentle comedy, Bob’s Burgers proves more than worthy of the feature treatment. Read full review
80
The GuardianScott TobiasMay 25, 2022
It functions elegantly as both a victory lap for longtime fans and a belated introduction to the Belchers, a family of lovable misfits and cranks that’s as genuinely close as any on television. Read full review
80
Arizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzMay 24, 2022
The Bob’s Burgers Movie is good. At times it’s really good, with a lot of the charm and humor that makes the show so great. Read full review
80
VarietyAmy NicholsonMay 23, 2022
Nothing in here makes an argument to be on the big screen. But it’s darned delightful, like a fizzy soda on a hot day. Read full review
79
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Barry HertzMay 23, 2022
It is a small story told with slightly greater ambition than the small-screen affords. The animation is slicker, the original-songs budget more generous (the movie is, like the series, half-comedy and half-musical), and the guest stars are plentiful. It is ideal lazy summer Saturday matinee viewing. Read full review
78
Austin ChronicleSarah JaneMay 25, 2022
It doesn’t matter if you’ve seen every episode of all 12 seasons of the show or if you’ve never watched the Animation Domination mainstay on Fox in your life. The Bob’s Burgers Movie is a summer fun carnival ride through the Belcher universe. Read full review
75
The Seattle TimesScott GreenstoneJun 9, 2022
It’s not overtly radical, but the way it showcases how weird each member of the family can be — from Tina’s pseudosexual love of zombies to Gene’s obsession with performing bad music in terrible costumes — and how the rest love them anyway is quietly revolutionary. Read full review
75
PolygonJoshua RiveraJun 3, 2022
The animation is gorgeous and crisp, and the script keeps its referential nature low-key. This could easily be someone’s first Bob’s Burgers experience, and it remains likable enough throughout that it probably wouldn’t be their last. Read full review
75
The Film StageJohn FinkMay 30, 2022
It’s a hard picture to dislike. The Belchers are such a purposefully weird and inclusive group; even if you haven’t seen the show you’ll feel right at home after a few minutes. Read full review
75
RogerEbert.comBrian TallericoMay 27, 2022
On the fresh side of the bun, The Bob’s Burgers Movie is briskly plotted and nails the big heart and wonderful characters of the beloved FOX show. On the stale side, it lacks a little in the ambition department, setting up an interesting tale of various issues of doubt within the members of the Belcher clan only to not do much with that set-up until a rushed finale. But it’s never boring, and it’s smarter than most pop culture-obsessed children’s entertainment. Read full review
75
Boston GlobeOdie HendersonMay 26, 2022
At 102 minutes, The Bob’s Burgers Movie feels more like five continuous episodes stitched together than something new that’s been abstracted from its origins. The one place it dares to outshine the show is in its emotional moments, where it allows the heart that has always been beating under its surface to grow three sizes bigger. Read full review
75
The Associated PressLindsey BahrMay 23, 2022
The Bob’s Burgers Movie feels very easy and lived in thanks at least in part to the fact that its vocal cast has been doing this for over 200 episodes. Read full review
75
Slant MagazineKeith WatsonMay 23, 2022
Throughout the film, the quick-hit jokes from the show’s rich cast of oddballs serves to suggest a vibrant world outside of the Belchers. Read full review
75
IndieWireKate ErblandMay 23, 2022
It’s a charmer — let’s just put a bit more spice on the next one. Read full review
75
ColliderRoss BonaimeMay 23, 2022
The Bob’s Burgers Movie isn’t exactly breaking new ground for this world and these characters, but instead, is showing how impeccably crafted and brilliant this world is when it's firing on all cylinders. Read full review
75
The A.V. ClubAlison ForemanMay 23, 2022
The Bob’s Burgers Movie can’t functionally change too much about the characters’ inside the animated snow globe that is its serialized namesake, so instead it picks them up, plays with them, and then puts them back like you would a Kuchi Kopi or Horselain. Read full review
70
Little White LiesHannah StrongJun 10, 2022
It’s a well-paced comedy that never threatens to outstay its welcome, somehow managing to daisy-chain childhood anxiety, family financial worries and a murder mystery into a single, coherent plot. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckMay 23, 2022
Definitely hewing to the “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” philosophy regarding big-screen versions of long-running television shows, The Bob’s Burger Movie should well satisfy devotees. Read full review
70
SlashfilmHoai-Tran BuiMay 23, 2022
The Bob's Burgers Movie is a little overlong. It takes a while for the plot to kick in, and by the time it does, it drags out the conflict, heightening the stakes to ludicrous degrees. And while it could've just been an episode of the show, it justifies its existence with its surplus of joyful musical songs and its surprisingly dark turns — which really only emerge in the last half hour of the movie. But mostly, it justifies itself by reaffirming why we always come back to the Belcher family. They're the sweet, emotional core of the movie, the meat of this mystery burger that we want to order over and over again. Read full review
70
Screen RantMolly FreemanMay 23, 2022
The Bob's Burgers Movie struggles to keep up the energetic pace set early on, but overall packs in plenty of jokes and musical numbers for a fun time. Read full review
70
IGNSiddhant AdlakhaMay 23, 2022
The Bob’s Burgers Movie is a glorified episode of the series, but that’s hardly a bad thing. Read full review
68
TheWrapAlonso DuraldeMay 23, 2022
It’s a tricky balance to build a world where characters are both absurd and believable — and on top of that, exist in a world where musical numbers can break out at any time (even the Wonder Wharf carnies get a song) — but Bouchard pulls it off. Read full review
67
The PlaylistChris FeilMay 23, 2022
“The Bob’s Burgers Movie” is nevertheless satisfying for its undiminished comic brilliance throughout, and for how confidently its sensibility transitions into big-screen entertainment. Read full review
63
Movie NationRoger MooreMay 25, 2022
No, it’s not particularly cinematic. It’s not a must that you catch this on the big screen. But if you’re a fan of the show, or have the faintest inkling that you could be one, you should. It’s not deep or all that sophisticated. Yet it’s always quick, and often damned funny. Read full review
60
The Irish TimesDonald ClarkeMay 27, 2022
The amiable big-screen spin-off will satisfy fans but – unlike, say, The Inbetweeners Movie – is unlikely to win over those unfamiliar with the show’s pianissimo pleasures. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleSoleil HoMay 23, 2022
If they can swallow the intensity of the musical numbers, fans of the show will feel at home with this adaptation, which is just a higher-stakes version of a typical episode (with shadows). Read full review
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