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Bee Season

Bee Season

2005Movie⏱️ 1h 44mPG-13
DramaFamily
⭐ 5.5
IMDB Rating
7,445 votes

Wife and mother Miriam begins a downward emotional spiral as her husband avoids their collapsing marriage by immersing himself in his 11-year-old daughter's quest to become a spelling-bee champion.

Director
N/A
Writers
Myla Goldberg, Naomi Foner
Stars
Richard Gere, Juliette Binoche, Flora Cross
Release Date
November 23, 2005
Language
English, Hebrew
Country
Germany, United States
🎯 1
Nominations
πŸ’¬ 81
Reviews
πŸ“‹ 4.5K
Watchlists
πŸ“½οΈ View on IMDB

🎭 Top Cast

Richard Gere
Richard Gere
as Saul
Juliette Binoche
Juliette Binoche
as Miriam
Flora Cross
Flora Cross
as Eliza
Max Minghella
Max Minghella
as Aaron
Kate Bosworth
Kate Bosworth
as Chali
Corey Fischer
Corey Fischer
as National Spelling Bee Pronouncer
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Sam Zuckerman
as National Spelling Bee Judge
πŸ‘€
Joan Mankin
as Ms. Bergermeyer
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Piers Mackenzie
as Dr. Morris
πŸ‘€
Lorri Holt
as Ms. Rai

πŸ’° Box Office

$6,856,989
Worldwide Gross
$1,180,560
Domestic Gross
$120,544
Opening Weekend

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
2.35 : 1
Sound
SDDS
Sound
Dolby Digital
Sound
DTS
Color
Color
Filming Location
1075 Mariposa Avenue, Berkeley, California, USA
Production
Bee Season Productions Inc., Searchlight Pictures, Bona Fide Productions

🏷️ Keywords

childmotherspellingspelling bee11 year old

🎯 Categories

Coming-of-AgeDramaFamily

⭐ Featured Review

No Chemistry Btw Characters
by leesa84 β€’ 2006-05-24
3/10

"Perhaps I wasn't in a particularly patient mood when I rented this flick, however I just couldn't finish it after an hour. The actors had no chemistry whatsoever. I adore Juliette Binoche, but there was no tension/attraction/emotion between her and her supposed husband played by Richard Gere. Richard Gere did not suit the role of a Jewish, brooding intellectual. Flora Cross was interesting and quirky, but again her relationship with other characters seemed forced. (I must say that I am a large fan of the chin cleft, it's a wonderful thing...). The entire book was dumbed down, th..."

πŸ’‘ Did You Know?

Dakota Fanning was originally supposed to play Eliza, but directors selected Flora Cross because she looked so much more like Juliette Binoche.

πŸ“– Synopsis

Wife and mother Miriam begins a downward emotional spiral as her husband avoids their collapsing marriage by immersing himself in his 11-year-old daughter's quest to become a spelling-bee champion.