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Richard Gere obsesses over spelling bees while his marriage crumbles—peak mid-2000s family dysfunction.
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Bee Season (2005)

crumbling domesticityquiet desperationreligious undertones

Overview

FamilyDrama

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.

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Content warning
based on novel or bookprofessorjudaismspelling beeberkeley

Standout Aspects

Acting

Binoche's wordless spiral is more devastating than any monologue.

Cinematography

Gere's face in extreme close-up as he misses everything.

Best for:Solo: When you want to feel quietly devastated on a Sunday afternoon.·Streaming: Perfect for when you're too emotionally fragile for theaters.
Heads up:Disturbing: Miriam's hoarding and isolation may hit uncomfortably close.
Scott McGehee

Director

Scott McGehee

ReleasedSep 3, 2005
Runtime1h 44m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Paceslow
Intensitymedium
Tonedark
Feelheavy
Budget$14M·Revenue$6.9M
Regency Enterprises
Bona Fide Productions

Top Cast

Richard Gere

Richard Gere

Saul

Juliette Binoche

Juliette Binoche

Miriam

Flora Cross

Flora Cross

Eliza

Max Minghella

Max Minghella

Aaron

Kate Bosworth

Kate Bosworth

Chali

Corey Fischer

Corey Fischer

National Spelling Bee Pronouncer

Lorri Holt

Lorri Holt

Ms. Rai

Cynthia Lea Clark

Cynthia Lea Clark

Photographer (uncredited)

Alisha Mullally

Alisha Mullally

Young Miriam

Kathy McGraw

Kathy McGraw

Regional Bee Pronouncer

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Trivia

Flora Cross (Eliza) had never acted before and was discovered in a Paris open casting; her actual brother Max played her on-screen brother Aaron.

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