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Synopsis:
To escape her cruel, angry father - and discover the truth about her late mother´s past - 14-year old Lily Owens (Emma Sage Bowman / Emily Alyn Lind / Addy Miller) flees with her caregiver and friend Rosaleen (Jennifer Hudson) to a South Carolina town where she's taken in by the bee-keeping Boatwright sisters. Surrounded by the unexpected love, grace and spirituality she encounters there, Lily (Dakota Fanning) forms a bond with each of these uniquely gifted women and discovers that sometimes you must leave home in order to find it.
Actors:
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Directors:
Producers:
James Lassiter, Joe Pichirallo, Lauren Shuler Donner, Will Smith
Voiced By:
Kimberly Bailey, Doug Burch, Cathy Cavadini, Lanei Chapman, Barbara Harris, Amad Jackson, Tommy Lamey, Terence Mathews, Jeremy Maxwell, Alan Oppenheimer, Richard Penn, Noreen Reardon, Cheryl Tyre Smith
Writers:
Gina Prince-Bythewood, Sue Monk Kidd
Studio:
20th Century Fox
Genres:
Drama
Collections:
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BBFC:
Release Date:
30/03/2009
Run Time:
105 minutes
Languages:
English Dolby Digital 5.1, German Dolby Digital 5.1, Italian Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles:
Danish, English Hard of Hearing, Finnish, German, Italian, Norwegian, Swedish
DVD Regions:
Region 2
Formats:
Pal
Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen 2.35:1
Colour:
Colour
Bonus:
  • Audio commentary: with Director/Writer Gina Prince-Bythewood, Producer Lauren Shuler Donner, Actors Dakota Fanning and Queen Latifah
  • Audio commentary: with Director/Writer Gina Prince-Bythewood and Editor Terilyn Shropshire
  • The World Premiere
  • Deleted Scenes with Optional Commentary
  • Adaptation: Bringing 'The Secret Life of Bees' to the Big Screen - Featurette
  • The Women and Men of 'The Secret Life of Bees' - Featurette
  • Inside the Pink House with Sue Monk Kidd - Featurette
  • Life on the set - Featurette

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Reviews (3) of The Secret Life of Bees

Less about honey more about the sting - The Secret Life of Bees review by JD

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01/04/2010

The central theme is the reduction in inequality of American Afro-carribeans and in particular female American Afro-carribeans. It is done with great style some humour and a fair plot but its title and cover give an impression of a rural idyll. For my taste I do not like serious political themes dressed in a rom com style. You may disagree.

2 out of 3 members found this review helpful.

Gentle, quirky flim - The Secret Life of Bees review by SG

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27/12/2025

We did enjoy this film. It took a gentler approach than other films, looking to tell the multi-layered stories of mid 1960s America. Fine performances from the cast. Ultimately a reminder that nothing involving humans is simple.

0 out of 0 members found this review helpful.

Nice Movie - The Secret Life of Bees review by AO

Spoiler Alert
06/11/2017

Nice movie harmless enough tackling the subject of a father being violent and a young girl trying escaping and finding a new life and other people through the interest of bees

0 out of 1 members found this review helpful.

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