

MovieFamilyAdventureDrama
The Secret Life of Bees
Bring Your Girlfriends, Sisters, Mothers and Daughters.
7.5(602)20081h 54m
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.
- Director
- Gina Prince-Bythewood
- Created by
- Jada Pinkett Smith
- Writers
- Gina Prince-Bythewood
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Cast

Dakota Fanning
Lily Owens

Queen Latifah
August Boatwright

Jennifer Hudson
Rosaleen Daise

Alicia Keys
June Boatwright

Sophie Okonedo
May Boatwright

Paul Bettany
T. Ray Owens

Hilarie Burton Morgan
Deborah Owens

Tristan Mack Wilds
Zach Taylor

Nate Parker
Neil

Shondrella Avery
Greta
Renee Ford Clark
Doll (as Renée Clark)

Sharon Conley
Violet

Nicky Buggs
Cressie

Jasmine Burke
Sugar Girl
Emma Sage Bowman
Young Lily

Emily Alyn Lind
Young Lily

Addy Miller
Young Lily

Taylor Kowalski
Teenager

Bob Hungerford
Frank Posey
Richard Todd Sullivan
Mechanic
Chris Moore
Posey's Buddy

Bill Oberst Jr.
Sheriff Gaston

Cullen Moss
Young White Policemna
Walt Elder
Driver
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Crew
Directing
- Gina Prince-BythewoodDirector
- Thom RaineyScript Supervisor
Writing
- Gina Prince-BythewoodScreenplay
- Sue Monk KiddNovel
Production
- Aisha ColeyCasting
- Craig FincannonCasting
- Lisa Mae FincannonCasting
- Mark FincannonCasting
- Jada Pinkett SmithExecutive Producer
- Lauren Shuler DonnerProducer
- Will SmithProducer
- Joe PichiralloProducer
- James LassiterProducer
Camera
- Rogier StoffersDirector of Photography
- Sidney Ray BaldwinStill Photographer
Editing
- Terilyn A. ShropshireEditor
Sound
- Mark IshamOriginal Music Composer
- Linda CohenMusic Supervisor
Art
- Warren Alan YoungProduction Design
- James Edward Ferrell Jr.Set Decoration
- Alan HookArt Direction
Costume & Make-Up
- Sandra HernandezCostume Design
- Camille FriendHair Department Head
- Shutchai Tym BuacharernMakeup Department Head
- Leigh LeverettCostume Supervisor
Crew
- Dean MumfordStunt Coordinator
Lighting
- Tommy Ray SullivanGaffer