The Secret Life of Bees
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- Synopsis
- Gina Prince-Bythewood's adaptation of Sue Monk Kidd's novel The Secret Life of Bees stars Dakota Fanning as Lily, a 14-year-old growing up in a small Southern town in 1964. She is haunted by memories of shooting her mother when she was a young girl....
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- Starring
- Dakota Fanning, Jennifer Hudson, Queen Latifah, Sophie Okonedo, Alicia Keys
- Director(s)
- Gina Prince-Bythewood
- Distributor(s)
- Fox Searchlight
- MPAA Rating
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 110 min.
Critic Reviews
Chicago Sun-Times | Roger EbertAdd Critic to Favorites
Above all, it contains characters I care for, played by actors I admire.Read the full review
ReelViews | James BerardinelliAdd Critic to Favorites
The other actress to stand out is, unsurprisingly, Queen Latifa, whose intense screen presence makes her a force to be reckoned with even when she's simply standing in the background, not saying anything.Read the full review
San Francisco Chronicle | Ruthe SteinAdd Critic to Favorites
Suffused with a golden glow, the movie looks and sounds like a fairy tale.Read the full review
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Headlines
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Dakota Gives Bees and Amazing Box Office Success a Chance
11/30/09 Dakota Fanning sported her "Give Bees a Chance" t-shirt after Pilates class in LA on Friday. | POPSUGAR -
Jennifer Hudson Lines Up First Post-Baby Movie Role
11/18/09 Three months after giving birth to her son, David, Jennifer Hudson is going back to work. | Us Weekly -
Jennifer Hudson Talks Tour, Films
04/06/09 More than six months after Jennifer Hudson's mother, brother and nephew were killed in her family home in Chicago, Oscar-winning singer Jennifer Hudson is still reluctant to discuss the murders or their effect on her. | MTV -
Latifah is 'Wright' for Fox Searchlight
03/26/09 Queen Latifah will star in the romantic comedy "Just Wright" for Fox Searchlight. | Variety -
Jennifer Hudson to make 'Idol' return
03/24/09 The girl whose career rocketed to stardom after NOT winning ' American Idol ' is returning to the series that voted her out. | New York Daily News - New York NY -
Has Dakota Fanning been cast as Jane? Is this good news or bad news?
03/14/09 Dakota Fanning, 14, may have been offered the role of Jane, the Volturi vampire in the "Twilight" sequel, "New Moon," according ExtraTV.com. The teenage actress is reportedly in talks to play the seductive young Italian vampire opposite Kristen Stewar t and Rob Pattinson. | Styles & Scenes -
Fanning Sinks Teeth Into 'New Moon'
03/09/09 Moviefone LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 12: Dakota Fanning at the 40th NAACP Image Awards at the Shrine Auditorium on February 12, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. | Popeater Movies
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