The Secret Life of Bees has moments of charm, but is largely too maudlin and sticky-sweet.
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Movie Info
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Director -
Gina Prince-Bythewood -
Producer -
Lauren Shuler Donner , James Lassiter , Will Smith , Joe Pichirallo -
Screenwriter -
Gina Prince-Bythewood , Sue Monk Kidd -
Distributor -
Fox -
Production Co -
Donners' Company , Overbrook Entertainment -
Rating -
PG-13 (Thematic Material|Some Violence) -
Genre -
Drama -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Oct 17, 2008, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Nov 25, 2015 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$37.8M -
Runtime -
1h 50m