The Secret Life of Bees
Bring Your Girlfriends, Sisters, Mothers and Daughters.
7.5(588) 2008-09-17 114 minFamilyAdventureDrama
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.
Original Music ComposerMark Isham
ScreenplayGina Prince-Bythewood
DirectorGina Prince-Bythewood
ProducerJames Lassiter
ProducerLauren Shuler Donner
ProducerWill Smith
ProducerJoe Pichirallo
Cast & characters
Dakota Fanning
as Lily Owens
Queen Latifah
as August Boatwright
Jennifer Hudson
as Rosaleen Daise
Alicia Keys
as June Boatwright
Sophie Okonedo
as May Boatwright
Paul Bettany
as T. Ray Owens
Hilarie Burton Morgan
as Deborah Owens
Tristan Mack Wilds
as Zach Taylor
Nate Parker
as Neil
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Shondrella Avery
as Greta
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Renee Ford Clark
as Doll (as Renée Clark)
Sharon Conley
as Violet
Nicky Buggs
as Cressie
Jasmine Burke
as Sugar Girl
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Emma Sage Bowman
as Young Lily
Emily Alyn Lind
as Young Lily
Addy Miller
as Young Lily
Taylor Kowalski
as Teenager
Bob Hungerford
as Frank Posey
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Richard Todd Sullivan
as Mechanic
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Chris Moore
as Posey's Buddy
Bill Oberst Jr.
as Sheriff Gaston
Cullen Moss
as Young White Policemna
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Walt Elder
as Driver
