Movie·2008·114 min

The Secret Life of Bees

Name: The Secret Life of Bees
Genre: Family, Adventure, Drama
Released: 2008-09-17
Duration: 114 min
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Dakota Fanning, Queen Latifah, Jennifer Hudson, Alicia Keys, Sophie Okonedo

The Secret Life of Bees is available in the US to rent or buy on 5 apps, and is not on a subscription app right now, as of October 6, 2026.

Bring Your Girlfriends, Sisters, Mothers and Daughters.

7.5 / 10 · TMDBTomatometer 60%Audience 78%Metacritic 57IMDb 7.2Letterboxd 3.6

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Family Adventure Drama

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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