Movies like The Secret Life of Bees
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The Secret Life of Bees (2008)
30K
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
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.
Style:
touching, sincere, sentimental, sweet, inspirational, crying, psychological, captivating, intense, uplifting ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night, teen drama, adult
Plot:
civil rights, racism, african american, friendship, coming of age, teenage life, racial segregation, children, american south, abuse, interracial relations, haunted by the past, teenager, black, social differences, teaching the ways of the world, trauma, runaway, friends, parents and children, society, blacks and whites, maid, hopes, dysfunctional family ...
Time:
year 2008, 20th century, year 1964, 60s, 1960s
Place:
africa, indiana, usa, south carolina
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Most similar movies to The Secret Life of Bees
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out touching, realistic, serious and sentimental films with plots about family relations, friendship, society, coming of age, parents and children, runaway and childhood mostly in Drama, Romance and History genres. Some movies like The Secret Life of Bees: Fried Green Tomatoes (1991), The Help (2011), White Oleander (2002), Akeelah and the Bee (2006), The Color Purple (1985). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
Amidst her own personality crisis, southern housewife Evelyn Couch meets Ninny, an outgoing old woman who tells her the story of Idgie Threadgoode and Ruth Jamison, two young women who experienced hardships and love in Whistle Stop, Alabama in the ...
Style:
feel good, sentimental, captivating, touching, sad ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick, kids, teen drama
Plot:
small town, friendship, lesbian, feminism, self discovery, feminist, small town life, lgbtq, cannibalism, midlife crisis, female bonding, female protagonist ...
Time:
1920s, 1930s, 90s, year 1991, 20th century ...
Place:
alabama, southern usa, usa, georgia, louisiana ...
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100%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA, India
Duration: 146 min.
Story:
Aibileen Clark is a middle-aged African-American maid who has spent her life raising white children and has recently lost her only son; Minny Jackson is an African-American maid who has often offended her employers despite her family's ...
Style:
touching, inspirational, feel good, thought provoking, uplifting ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, teens, kids, date night ...
Plot:
racism, friendship, civil rights, discrimination, writers, women, master and servant, racial segregation, maid, feminist, racial issues, blacks and whites ...
Time:
60s, year 2011, year 1963, 1900s, 50s ...
Place:
mississippi, usa, america, southern usa, africa
Similarity:
89%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
A mother and daughter dispute is resolved by the "Yaya sisterhood" - long time friends of the mother.
Style:
touching, sentimental, sincere, intense, rom com ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, teens
Plot:
dysfunctional family, estrangement, playwright, relationships, women, friendship, corporal punishment, reconciliation, childhood memory, mother daughter relationship, female protagonist, american south ...
Time:
year 2002
Place:
southern usa, louisiana, new york, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
A teenager journeys through a series of foster homes after her mother goes to prison for committing a crime of passion.
Style:
intense, disturbing, touching, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens, chick flick, teen drama
Plot:
coming of age, mother daughter relationship, foster child, women's prison, manipulation, bad mother, murder, teenage life, mother daughter estrangement, borderline personality disorder, mental illness, adoption ...
Time:
year 2002, 21st century
Place:
california, usa, los angeles, nova scotia, mexico
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Eleven year-old Akeelah Anderson's life is not easy: her father is dead, her mom ignores her, her brother runs with the local gangbangers. She's smart, but her environment threatens to strangle her aspirations. Responding to a threat by ...
Style:
touching, independent film, emotional, sentimental, sweet ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, family friendly, toddlers, teens ...
Plot:
african american, coming of age, self esteem, child prodigy, hopes, female protagonist, teacher, prodigy, teachers and students, elementary school, mentor, black ...
Time:
year 2006, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, washington d.c., america, south central los angeles, usa ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 154 min.
Story:
An epic tale spanning forty years in the life of Celie, an African-American woman living in the South who survives incredible abuse and bigotry. After Celie's abusive father marries her off to the equally debasing "Mister" Albert ...
Style:
sentimental, inspirational, touching, sincere, emotional ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
african american, sexual abuse, incest, lgbtq, domestic violence, life is a bitch, rape, racial discrimination, feminism, incest rape, wife abuse, abusive relationship ...
Time:
edwardian era, 20th century, 1930s, year 1985, 1920s ...
Place:
africa, southern usa, usa, tennessee, georgia
Similarity:
73%
161K
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
Sam has the mental capacity of a 7-year-old. He has a daughter with a homeless woman who abandons them when they leave the hospital, leaving Sam to raise Lucy on his own. But as Lucy grows up, Sam's limitations start to become a problem and the ...
Style:
touching, inspirational, sad, emotional, sentimental ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, adult
Plot:
lawyer, mentally challenged, father daughter relationship, single father, child custody, social services, custody, custody battle, disability, parents and children, foster child, love ...
Time:
year 2001, 21st century
Place:
california, los angeles, usa
Similarity:
75%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
David is a teenager whose parents are in a deteriorating marriage after their infant daughter dies. Clara is a chambermaid at a Jamaican resort who's hired to be a housekeeper. She and David develop a close bond, opening his eyes and heart to ...
Style:
touching, emotional, sentimental, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
kids, girls' night
Plot:
grief, women, youth, friendship, dysfunctional family, housekeeper, child hero, black, sex crime, adolescence, racism, family relations ...
Time:
80s
Place:
jamaica, baltimore, usa, san francisco
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
Scout Finch, 6, and her older brother Jem live in sleepy Maycomb, Alabama, spending much of their time with their friend Dill and spying on their reclusive and mysterious neighbor, Boo Radley. When Atticus, their widowed father and a respected ...
Style:
touching, thought provoking, gothic, compassionate, sentimental ...
Audience:
family outing, manly, chick flick, teen drama
Plot:
lawyer, courtroom, courtroom drama, trial, racism, small town, legal, single father, coming of age, rape, justice, childhood ...
Time:
1930s, year 1932, 20th century, year 1962
Place:
alabama, usa, southern usa, america, africa ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
This film relates the story of a tightly connected Afro-American community informally called Colored Town where the inhabitants live and depend on each other in a world where racist oppression is everywhere, as told by a boy called Cliff who spent ...
Style:
sentimental, realistic, uplifting, independent film, compassionate ...
Plot:
racism, civil rights, social differences, discrimination, interracial relations, racial segregation, society, youth, life is a bitch, injustice, family life, teaching the ways of the world ...
Time:
1940s, 1950s, 50s, 70s
Place:
mississippi, america, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
The close friendship of two young women, each of a different race, and their struggle to find purpose in their lives during this time of social injustice and world war.
Style:
sincere, sentimental, touching, serious, realistic
Plot:
injustice, fall in love, life is a bitch, society, interracial relations, social differences, friendship, working class, parents and children, family life, pregnancy, human nature ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
mississippi, usa, virginia
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
After running away from her abusive mother, a streetwise teen seeks refuge with her father, but he rejects her when he learns that she's pregnant.
Style:
emotional, serious, psychological, rough, cult classic ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick
Plot:
abusive mother, pregnancy, homeless, abuse, teenage mother, mother daughter relationship, survival, starting over, pregnant teenager, family problems, life is a bitch, youth ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
Oversized African-American, Michael Oher, the teen from across the tracks and a broken home, has nowhere to sleep at age 16. Taken in by an affluent Memphis couple, Michael embarks on a remarkable rise to play for the NFL.
Style:
touching, inspirational, sentimental, emotional, motivational ...
Audience:
chick flick, family outing, teens, kids, family friendly ...
Plot:
american football, adoption, life, african american, football, christian, interracial relations, human spirit, family drama, rising to stardom, interracial adoption, strong female character ...
Time:
year 2009, 20th century, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
usa, boston, tennessee, america, mississippi ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A television movie about the friendship that develops between a young white girl and an older black man in a racist, rural Georgia town during the 1940s.
Style:
contemplative, uplifting, thought provoking, sentimental, emotional ...
Plot:
youth, black, racism, small town, false accusation, friendship, interracial relations, injustice, family relations, friends, social relations, discrimination ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
georgia, usa, southern usa
Similarity:
100%
14K
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
The son of a Vietnam War Veteran must deal with neighborhood bullies as well as his dad's post-traumatic stress disorder while growing up in the deep south in the 1970's.
Style:
realistic, touching, emotional, sentimental, epic ...
Audience:
kids, teen drama
Plot:
coming of age, bullying, vietnam war, childhood, father son relationship, friendship, boy, child, children, youth, bittersweet, boyhood ...
Time:
70s, year 1994, 1900s, 20th century
Place:
mississippi, vietnam, asia, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Middle-aged widow Beatrice Hunsdorfer (Joanne Woodward) and her daughters Ruth (Roberta Wallach) and Matilda (Nell Potts) are struggling to survive in a society they barely understand. Beatrice dreams of opening an elegant tea room but does not have ...
Style:
touching, psychological, realistic, sentimental, talky ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
redemption, coming of age, cheerleading, teacher, dysfunctional family, single father, family problems, family life, parents and children, life is a bitch, mother daughter relationship, mental illness ...
Time:
year 1972, 70s, 20th century
Place:
connecticut, california
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A drama set in the American South, where a precocious, troubled girl finds a safe haven in the music and movement of Elvis Presley.
Style:
serious, touching, stylized, controversial, disturbing ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
sexual abuse, child's point of view, child molestation, child molester, making love, pedophile, children, youth, music, child rape, poor white trash, child ...
Time:
1950s, 20th century, 50s
Place:
alabama, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
The story of an old Jewish widow named Daisy Werthan and her relationship with her colored chauffeur Hoke. From an initial mere work relationship grew in 25 years a strong friendship between the two very different characters in a time when those ...
Style:
inspirational, sentimental, period piece, emotional, realistic ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, girls' night
Plot:
racism, elderly, civil rights, friendship, old age, master and servant, chauffeur, racial segregation, cemetery, segregation, elevator, gardening ...
Time:
1950s, 50s, 1940s, 70s, year 1989 ...
Place:
atlanta georgia, georgia, southern usa, usa, north america
Similarity:
80%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Gilbert has to care for his brother Arnie and his obese mother, which gets in the way when love walks into his life.
Style:
melancholic, depressing, touching, sad, emotional ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, teen drama
Plot:
dysfunctional family, disability, small town, mentally challenged, mental illness, self discovery, responsibility, brothers, character study, coming of age, life philosophy, life & death ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1993, 70s, 60s
Place:
iowa, texas, southern usa, usa
Similarity:
67%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
Through a series of flashbacks, four young chinese women born in America and their respective mothers born in feudal China, explore their past. This search will help them understand their difficult mother/daughter relationship.
Style:
sentimental, touching, thought provoking, captivating, sincere ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
immigrant, self discovery, hopes, friendship, women, chess, haunted by the past, culture clash, feminist, parents and children, human nature, sex scene ...
Time:
90s
Place:
san francisco, china, bay area, usa, asia ...
Similarity:
100%
32K
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Freshman high-school student Melinda has refused to speak ever since she called the cops on a popular summer party. With her old friends snubbing her for being a rat, and her parents too busy to notice her troubles, she folds into herself, trying to ...
Style:
touching, psychological, independent film, sad, sincere ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
high school, teenage girl, rape, bullying, youth, rape victim, school, teenage life, innocence lost, teenager, unsupportive friend, high school life ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
columbus ohio, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Jake Taylor has everything. He has a beautiful girl, he's the champion in basketball and beer pong, and everyone loves him. Then, an old childhood friend, whom Jake used to be friends with, commits suicide. Jake begins to think. He wonders what ...
Style:
christian film, contemplative, captivating, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
religious, christian, faith, friendship, high school, bittersweet, social relations, social differences, self discovery, friends, high school life, teenage life ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Khaila Richards, a crack-addicted single mother, accidentally leaves her baby in a dumpster while high and returns the next day in a panic to find he is missing. In reality, the baby has been adopted by a warm-hearted social worker, Margaret Lewin, ...
Style:
sexy, emotional, heartbreaking, touching, thought provoking ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
adoption, custody battle, courtroom drama, racist, custody, justice, single parent, parents and children, family problems, legal action, family relations, life is a bitch ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
cuba
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK, China, USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
After spending years in California, Amir returns to his homeland in Afghanistan to help his old friend Hassan, whose son is in trouble.
Style:
emotional, disturbing, inspirational, sincere, psychological ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, adult
Plot:
friendship, childhood, redemption, islam, muslim, coming of age, mission, guilt, courage, bully, rape, haunted by the past ...
Time:
80s, 70s, year 2007, 2010s, 20th century ...
Place:
afghanistan, china, middle east, california, iraq ...
Similarity:
100%
107K
Genre: Drama
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Tracy is a normal 13-year-old trying to make it in school. After befriending the most popular girl at school, Evie, Tracy's world is turned upside down when Evie introduces her to a world of sex, drugs and cash. But it isn't long before ...
Style:
tense, sincere, emotional, teen, independent film ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night, teen drama, adult
Plot:
coming of age, adolescence, friendship, drug addiction, addiction, peer pressure, teenage protagonist, dysfunctional family, underage drinking, teenage girl, teenager, self harm ...
Time:
year 2003, 20th century, y2k, near future, 2000s ...
Place:
california, usa, los angeles, venice beach california
Similarity:
14%
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
When the most important friend in her life seems to have disappeared without a trace, Elena Greco, a now-elderly woman immersed in a house full of books, turns on her computer and starts writing the story of their friendship.
Style:
touching, sincere, suspense, erotic, captivating ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
hopes, brutality, friendship, children, girlfriend girlfriend relationship, parents and children, girl, relationship problems, friends, girlfriend, father daughter relationship, feminist ...
Time:
50s, 1950s, 60s
Place:
naples italy, italy, usa, syria, new mexico
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
In February, 1962, as the civil rights movement reaches Bayonne, Louisiana, a New York journalist arrives to interview Jane Pittman, who has just turned 110. She tells him her story dating back to her earliest memories before slavery ended. In ...
Style:
political, epic, non-linear, thought provoking, captivating ...
Plot:
civil rights, african american, racism, slavery, black, plantation, discrimination, journalism, slave trade, blaxploitation, female protagonist, black history ...
Time:
19th century, 20th century, 1860s, 1940s, 1870s ...
Place:
america, southern usa, louisiana, usa, ohio ...
Similarity:
100%
2K
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Tully Jr. and Earl live on their father's Nebraska ranch, proud and independent to a fault. While the shy, reclusive Earl spends his free time watching movies, the cockier Tully works his way through a succession of short-term affairs and an ...
Style:
emotional, serious, sentimental, touching, independent film ...
Plot:
small town, young lovers, coming of age, friendship, introspection, lifestyle, womanizer, youth, society, couples, family problems, parents and children ...
Time:
year 2000
Place:
nebraska, europe, usa, england
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Ireland, USA, UK
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
'Circle Of Friends' is set in 1950's Ireland. The movie focuses on Benny Hogan and her best friend, Eve Malone. The story centers around Benny and Eve as they enter student life at University College, Dublin. Here Benny and Eve ...
Style:
emotional, period piece, sentimental, realistic, sweet ...
Audience:
date night, girls' night, chick flick, teens
Plot:
friendship, coming of age, small town, pregnancy, college, class differences, college life, student, catholic, voice over narration, sexual awakening, heartbreak ...
Time:
1950s, 20th century, 50s, year 1957, year 1949
Place:
ireland, dublin ireland, europe
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
The journey of a young African American girl who navigated over 30 foster homes and psychiatric facilities before age 18, and the one woman, Jeanne, who believed in her. After Jeanne’s unsuccessful attempt to adopt Regina due to a racially ...
Style:
touching, sentimental, uplifting, motivational
Plot:
black girl, adoption, foster child, abused child, interracial adoption, orphan, search for mother, strong female character, society, mother love, adult child friendship, teacher ...
Similarity:
100%
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