Akeelah and the Bee (2006)

EnglishFilm2006113 minDrama★ 7/10

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

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.

Directed by

Doug Atchison

Starring

Keke Palmer, Laurence Fishburne, Angela Bassett

Music

Aaron Zigman

Released

2006-04-28

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