| Secret Life Of Bees, The |
 (Parental Guidance) Coarse Language, Not Recommended For Young Children |
| Synopsis: Drama. Based on the novel by Sue Monk Kidd. In 1964, a teenage girl (Dakota Fanning) in search of the truth about her mother runs away to a small town in South Carolina and finds a family of independent women (Queen Latifah, Alicia Keys, Sophie Okonedo) who can connect her to her past. |
| Content Elements: Frequent use of profanity; infrequent use of scatological slang and vulgar expressions Frequent use of ethno-cultural slurs Infrequent hand-to-hand violence, some involving children – little blood, detail Portrayal of implied suicide – no blood, detail |
| Thematic Elements: The human need for love The possibility of redemption Civil rights in the 1960s southern United States Literary adaptation |
| Classification Rationale: Rated PG for coarse language and mature thematic material. |
| Classification Date: 10/03/2008 |
