Akeelah and the Bee
Changing the world... one word at a time.
20061h 53mPGDrama
7.1
TMDB349 votes
Synopsis
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.
Studio
Lions Gate Films
Release Date
April 28, 2006
Audio
English
Subtitles
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Director
Doug Atchison
Writers
Doug Atchison
