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The Help
Why this pick
Its 1960s Southern setting, fraught racial hierarchy, and intimate bonds between women echo the humane, community-centered emotional pull of The Secret Life of Bees.
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MOVIE2008 1h 54m USA
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
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Why this pick
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Crooklyn
Why this pick
Its child-centered storytelling and richly textured 1970s world find tenderness and resilience within a flawed family, much like Lily's emotional journey.
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Akeelah and the Bee
Why this pick
Another heartfelt story of a gifted young girl finding confidence through an unexpected circle of mentors, with a similarly generous, uplifting spirit.
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
Lily Owens lives on a peach orchard, in South Carolina in 1964. Her father T-Ray is widowed, abusive, and often angry with her. On her 14th birthday, the harvest is starting, societal and personal unrest consumes her life, and a string of events, a mix of mystical, terrifying, and unjust, pushes her to run away to find a better life.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Dakota Fanning
Lily Owens
Sharon Conley
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Emily Alyn Lind
Young Lily
Alicia Augello Cook
June Boatwright
Queen Latifah
August Boatwright
Jennifer Hudson
Rosaleen Daise
Sophie Okonedo
May Boatwright
Paul Bettany
T. Ray Owens