Akeelah and the Bee
"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 finals. As she gets to know her fellow competitors, Akeelah realizes that coming first isn't everything in life.
About Akeelah and the Bee (2006)
Released in 2006, Akeelah and the Bee is a drama film from Lions Gate Films (United States of America). It was directed by Doug Atchison and written by Doug Atchison. The cast is led by Keke Palmer, Laurence Fishburne, Angela Bassett, Curtis Armstrong and J.R. Villarreal. With a runtime of 1h 53m, the film averages 7.0/10 across 364 TMDB ratings. It was made on a budget of $8,000,000 and went on to gross $18,948,425 worldwide.
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