The Secret Life of Bees
Bring Your Girlfriends, Sisters, Mothers and Daughters.
7.5
599 votes
September 17, 2008
1h 54m
Family
Adventure
Drama
Overview
Set in South Carolina in 1964, this is the tale of Lily Owens a 14 year-old girl who is haunted by the memory of her late mother. To escape her lonely life and troubled relationship with her father, Lily flees with Rosaleen, her caregiver and only friend, to a South Carolina town that holds the secret to her mother's past.
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Dakota Fanning
Lily Owens
Queen Latifah
August Boatwright
Jennifer Hudson
Rosaleen Daise
Alicia Keys
June Boatwright
Sophie Okonedo
May Boatwright
Paul Bettany
T. Ray Owens
Hilarie Burton Morgan
Deborah Owens
Tristan Mack Wilds
Zach Taylor
Nate Parker
NeilS
Shondrella Avery
GretaR
Renee Ford Clark
Doll (as Renée Clark)
Sharon Conley
Violet
Nicky Buggs
Cressie
Jasmine Burke
Sugar GirlE
Emma Sage Bowman
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