Akeelah and the Bee
IMDb7.01080P2006113 min
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.
- Country: United States of America
- Genres: Drama
- Released: 2006-04-28
- Directors: Doug Atchison
- Productions: Lions Gate Films, 2929 Productions, Out of the Blue... Entertainment
- Casts: Keke Palmer, Laurence Fishburne, Angela Bassett
