The Beekeeper is a 2024 American action thriller film directed by David Ayer and written by Kurt Wimmer. The film stars Jason Statham, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Josh Hutcherson, Bobby Naderi, Phylicia Rashad and Jeremy Irons.
The Beekeeper was released in the United States by Amazon MGM Studios under the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures label on January 12, 2024. The film has grossed $103 million worldwide.
Retired schoolteacher Eloise Parker lives by herself in the Massachusetts countryside, but she has a tenant in her barn, Adam Clay, leading a quiet life as a beekeeper.
One day, Eloise falls for a phishing scam and is robbed of over $2 million, the majority of which belongs to a charity organization she manages. Devastated, she commits suicide. Clay finds her body and is immediately arrested by FBI agent Verona Parker, Eloise's daughter. After Eloise's death is ruled a suicide, Clay is released.
Verona tells him the group that robbed Eloise has been on the FBI's radar for a while but is difficult to track. She is pessimistic that they will ever be brought to justice even if they are found. Wanting justice for Eloise, Clay contacts the Beekeepers, a mysterious group, to find the scammers responsible.
Clay receives an address for the scammers: a call center run by Mickey Garnett. Clay scares off the employees and destroys the building. Garnett informs his boss, technology executive Derek Danforth, who sends Garnett to kill Clay. A violent confrontation ensues where Clay kills Garnett's men and severs Garnett's fingers.
