---
title: 'The Secret Life of Bees (2008)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Gina Prince-Bythewood'
released: '2008-09-05'
runtime_minutes: 110
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-secret-life-of-bees-2008'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0416212/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Secret Life of Bees (2008)

2008 · 110 min · Drama · United States


## Synopsis

The Secret Life of Bees is a 2008 American drama film adapted from the 2001 novel by Sue Monk Kidd. Starring Queen Latifah, Dakota Fanning, Jennifer Hudson, Alicia Keys, Sophie Okonedo, and Paul Bettany, the film was written and directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood, and produced by Lauren Shuler Donner and Will Smith, with Jada Pinkett Smith as the executive producer.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Gina Prince-Bythewood](https://cinepixo.com/people/gina-prince-bythewood)
- **Screenplay:** [Gina Prince-Bythewood](https://cinepixo.com/people/gina-prince-bythewood)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Mark Isham](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-isham)
- **Producer:** [Will Smith](https://cinepixo.com/people/will-smith), [James Lassiter](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-lassiter)
- **Director of Photography:** [Rogier Stoffers](https://cinepixo.com/people/rogier-stoffers)
- **Editor:** [Terilyn A. Shropshire](https://cinepixo.com/people/terilyn-a-shropshire)

## Cast

- [Sophie Okonedo](https://cinepixo.com/people/sophie-okonedo)
- [Eva Longoria](https://cinepixo.com/people/eva-longoria)
- [Cullen Moss](https://cinepixo.com/people/cullen-moss)
- [Lanei Chapman](https://cinepixo.com/people/lanei-chapman)
- [Paul Bettany](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-bettany)
- [Hilarie Burton](https://cinepixo.com/people/hilarie-burton)
- [Alan Oppenheimer](https://cinepixo.com/people/alan-oppenheimer)
- [Nate Parker](https://cinepixo.com/people/nate-parker)
- [Shondrella Avery](https://cinepixo.com/people/shondrella-avery)
- [Jennifer Hudson](https://cinepixo.com/people/jennifer-hudson)
- [Queen Latifah](https://cinepixo.com/people/queen-latifah)
- [Alicia Keys](https://cinepixo.com/people/alicia-keys)
- [Cathy Cavadini](https://cinepixo.com/people/cathy-cavadini)
- [Emily Alyn Lind](https://cinepixo.com/people/emily-alyn-lind)
- [Dakota Fanning](https://cinepixo.com/people/dakota-fanning)

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