It features an ensemble cast, including Ellen Burstyn, James Caan (in his final film released during his lifetime), Ann-Margret, Christopher Lloyd, Jane Curtin, Loretta Devine, and Elizabeth Mitchell.

Fiercely independent senior Helen is under pressure from her daughter Laura to move into Pine Grove retirement community.

At Pine Grove, Helen initially has trouble fitting into a social scene dominated by the Queen Bees, led by Janet, and by the few unattached males, such as Arthur.

Helen becomes close to Sally, and when Helen suggests the facility is just like high school, Sally reminds her it is worse: high school eventually ends with graduation and the start of adult life, whereas Pine Grove's residents have only death or medical deterioration in front of them.

Still, Helen is reluctant to let the relationship with Dan progress far, as she feels loyal to the memory of her late husband, which also makes her unwilling to sell the family home.

The website's consensus reads: "Queen Bees gives some phenomenal actors a too-rare chance to take center stage—it's just a shame about that patchy script.