Bee Season Movie
Eliza unexpectedly begins winning spelling bees, and her father Saul, a religious studies professor, becomes obsessed with her victories. He sees something transcendent in Eliza's magical gift, and begins to teach her the secrets of Kabbalah. Her brother, a promising musician, is wrapped up in his own adolescent life, her mother Miriam is rather compulsive. Whole family is spreading further and further into four separate directions. Eliza is preparing for the National Spelling Bee, and a new secret of her family's hidden turmoil seems to be revealed with each new word she spells. This story is based on the novel by Myla Goldberg.
Tagline
- Family isn't just about talking. It's about understanding.
Words may define us, but it's love that connects us.
Movie Info
- Year:
- 2005
- IMDB Rating:
- 5.5
- IMDB Votes:
- 1879
- Countries:
- USA
- Genres:
- Drama
- Tags:
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Helicopter, Thief, Kleptomania, Male female relationship, San francisco california, Sex, Brother sister relationship, Car accident, Fantasy sequence, Father daughter relationship
- Domestic:
- $1,180,560 (17.2%)
- + Foreign:
- $5,676,429 (82.8%)
- = Worldwide:
- $6,856,989
- Opening
Weekend: - $120,544 (21 theaters, $5,740 average) % of Total Gross: 10.2%
- Release:
- 277 theaters