Akeelah and the Bee (2006)

Name: Akeelah and the Bee
Director: Doug Atchison
Genre: Drama
Released: 2006-04-28
Duration: 113 min
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Keke Palmer, Laurence Fishburne, Angela Bassett, Curtis Armstrong, J.R. Villarreal

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★★★★★★★★★★6.9 Apr 28th, 2006 113 min Directed by Doug Atchison Google It

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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 finals. As she gets to know her fellow competitors, Akeelah realizes that coming first isn't everything in life.

spelling spelling bee family drama single mother community spirit pre-teen

Cast: Keke Palmer, Laurence Fishburne, Angela Bassett, Curtis Armstrong, J.R. Villarreal

Language: EN

Studio: Lions Gate Films, 2929 Productions, Out of the Blue... Entertainment, Starbucks Entertainment, Cinema Gypsy Productions

Akeelah and the Bee (2006)

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