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The Secret Life of Bees

2008 · 114 min

A tender, bittersweet coming-of-age story that wraps heavy themes of loss and racism in a warm, sentimental embrace.

Genres
Family, Adventure, Drama
Tagline
Bring Your Girlfriends, Sisters, Mothers and Daughters.
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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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • family
  • found family
  • identity
  • race
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour3
Realism7
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight8

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Genres
family, adventure, drama
Directed by
Gina Prince-Bythewood
Written by
Gina Prince-Bythewood
Starring
Dakota Fanning, Queen Latifah, Jennifer Hudson, Alicia Keys, Sophie Okonedo, Paul Bettany, Hilarie Burton Morgan, Tristan Mack Wilds
Music
Mark Isham
Cinematography
Rogier Stoffers
Runtime
114 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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