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Bee Season

(2005, Rated PG-13, Drama, Starring Richard Gere, Kate Bosworth, Juliette Binoche)

  • Is it age appropriate?

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 12, age appropriate for kids over 14; suggested age 13.

  • Is it any good?

    2.0

  • Common Sense says

    Spelling bees and family drama; not for kids.

Why We Rated This iffy for Ages 13–14

What to watch out for

  • Messages:

    Family grapples with loss of emotional closeness and spiritual direction; a troubled mother becomes a thief; a father becomes obsessed with his young daughter's capacity to "connect with God."

  • Violence:

    Flashbacks of car accident that left one character's parents dead (no bodies, but disturbing fragments of visual/emotional trauma).

  • Sex:

    Passionate sex scene between parents.

  • Language:

    Brief strong language by father and teenaged son during an argument (f-word).

  • Consumerism:

    Not an issue.

  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    Minor.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About Bee Season

Parents need to know that this drama focuses on a family's gradual, difficult breakdown. It includes several tense family scenes, one harsh argument between father and son (yelling and using the f-word), and the revelation of the mother's mental illness (she's having flashbacks to the harrowing sight of her parents' fatal car crash, and stealing objects from houses she can reach by car and by foot). A young spelling prodigy comes to see not only how words are spelled, but also how to forgive and help her fragile family.

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Families Can Talk About

  • Families can talk about the increasing distances among the family members. How might Saul pay closer attention to Miriam's needs, even as he pursues his own desire for a profound spiritual experience? How do the various searches for spiritual "connection" parallel one another?
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