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Akeelah and the Bee

“Changing the world... one word at a time.”

20061h 53mDrama

Released

April 28, 2006

7.0

TMDB Score

70% match · 368 votes

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About the Movie

Drama

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.

DirectorDoug Atchison

Released: April 28, 2006
Runtime: 1h 53m
Status: Released
Original language: English
Budget: $8.0M
Box office: $18.9M
Studios: Lions Gate Films, 2929 Productions, Out of the Blue... Entertainment