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

Dec. 20, 2008

The Secret Life of Bees

Release Date: Friday, October 17, 2008

Dakota Fanning, Alicia Keys, Will Smith, Nate Parker, Queen Latifah, Sophie Okonedo, Paul Bettany, Gina Prince-Bythewood, Jennifer Hudson, James Lassiter, Lauren Shuler Donner, Tristan Wilds, Hilarie Burton, Joe Pichirallo

N/A Drama N/A

4.3

67% WILL SEE

33% WON'T SEE

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Plot

What's the story about?

"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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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in The Secret Life of Bees.

Queen Latifah
Ice Age 6, Last Holiday
Dakota Fanning
Vicious, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1
Jennifer Hudson
Respect, Breathe
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Alicia Keys
The Nanny Diaries, Smokin' Aces
S
Sophie Okonedo
Death on the Nile, Hellboy
Nate Parker
Every Secret Thing, Red Tails
Tristan Wilds
Red Tails, Fruitvale Station
H
Hilarie Burton
Bloodworth, Growing Up Smith
Paul Bettany
Here, The Avengers: Age of Ultron

Crew Behind the Film

The The Secret Life of Bees behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Gina Prince-Bythewood last directed The Woman King and The Old Guard. The film's writer Gina Prince-Bythewood last wrote 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: —

Additional Information

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

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Production Details

What we know about the The Secret Life of Bees movie production.

Key Facts

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

Production Updates

Dec 2004

Completed

The film was tagged as Completed.

Release Dates

When was the film released?

The Secret Life of Bees was released in on Friday, October 17, 2008. There were 8 other movies released on the same date, including Sex Drive, Max Payne and Flashbacks of a Fool.

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