The Secret Life of Bees (2008)
Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews
Bring Your Girlfriends, Sisters, Mothers and Daughters.
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.
- Released: 2008-09-17
- Genres: Family, Adventure, Drama
- Runtime: 1h 54m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 7.5/10 from 598 votes
Directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood.
Top cast
- 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
- Shondrella Avery as Greta
Where to watch The Secret Life of Bees
- United States: rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
- India: rent on Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Google Play Movies, YouTube
- Canada: stream on Disney Plus; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
- Australia: stream on Disney Plus; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
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