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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- Director(s)
- Gina Prince-Bythewood
- Distributor(s)
- Fox Searchlight
- MPAA Rating
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 110 min.
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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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