Akeelah and the Bee (2006)
28/04/2006
Drama
1h 52m
- 71% (336 votes)
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Changing the world... one word at a time.
Overview
11-year-old Akeelah Anderson has a way with words. After winning her schoolwide spelling bee, she decides to enter the competition, despite her classmates' derision and the antipathy of her mother Tanya. Thanks to the efforts of her teacher Dr. Larabee, she reaches the finala. As she gets to know her fellow competitors, Akeelah realizes that coming first isn't everything in life.
- Doug AtchisonDirector, Writer
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$8,000,000
Revenue
$18,948,425
Keywords
- based on true story
- spelling
- spelling bee
- family drama
- single mother
- community spirit
- pre-teen
- parental abuse
- south central los angeles
- black community
- independent film
Top Billed Cast
Keke Palmer
Akeelah Anderson
Laurence Fishburne
Dr. Larabee
Angela Bassett
Tanya Anderson
Curtis Armstrong
Mr. Welch
J.R. Villarreal
Javier
Sean Michael Afable
Dylan Chiu
Sahara Garey
Georgia
Lee Thompson Young
Devon
Julito McCullum
Terrence
Erica Hubbard
Kiana
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