The Secret Life of Bees Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

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Last modified: Dec. 20, 2008

The Secret Life of Bees

Release Date: Friday, October 17, 2008

Director: Gina Prince-Bythewood

Starring: Queen Latifah • Dakota Fanning • Jennifer Hudson • Alicia Keys • Sophie Okonedo

N/A Drama N/A

4.27 / 5.0

67% WILL SEE 33% WON'T SEE

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Plot – What's the story about?

Plot: "The Secret Life of Bees", based on the New York Times best selling novel and set in South Carolina in 1964, is the moving tale of Lily Owens (Fanning) a 14 year-old girl who is haunted by the memory of her late mother (Burton). To escape her lonely life and troubled relationship with her father (Bettany), Lily flees with Rosaleen (Hudson), her caregiver and only friend, to a South Carolina town that holds the secret to her mother's past. Taken in by the intelligent and independent Boatwright sisters (Latifah, Okonedo and Keys), Lily finds solace in their mesmerizing world of beekeeping.

Drama Adaptation

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Who stars in The Secret Life of Bees – Cast List

Queen Latifah
Ice Age: Boiling Point, Ice Age: Continental Drift
Dakota Fanning
The Equalizer 3, The Watchers
Jennifer Hudson
PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie, The Three Stooges
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Alicia Keys
The Nanny Diaries, Smokin' Aces
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Sophie Okonedo
Hellboy, Death on the Nile
Nate Parker
Non-Stop, The Birth of a Nation
Tristan Wilds
Red Tails, Half Nelson
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Hilarie Burton
Bloodworth, Growing Up Smith
Paul Bettany
Avengers: Endgame, Here

Who is making The Secret Life of Bees – Crew List

A look at The Secret Life of Bees behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Gina Prince-Bythewood last helmed The Woman King and The Old Guard. The film's writer Gina Prince-Bythewood last penned Nappily Ever After and Before I Fall.

Director: Gina Prince-Bythewood
Screenwriter: Gina Prince-Bythewood
Producers: Lauren Shuler Donner
James Lassiter
Joe Pichirallo
Will Smith

Studio: Searchlight Pictures
Production Companies: —

Production – What we know about the The Secret Life of Bees

Key Facts

A female-oriented coming-of-age tale based on the Sue Monk Kidd best-seller.

Movie Filming Timeline: Production Status Updates

Dec 2004

Completed

Changed The Secret Life of Bees movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

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Additional Information

Parent Rating: N/A Not available
Runtime: N/A
Tagline: Not available
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

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The Secret Life of Bees Release Date: When was the film released?

The Secret Life of Bees was released in on Friday, October 17 , 2008. There were eight other movies released on the same date, including Max Payne, Sex Drive and W..