Akeelah and the Bee(2006)

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Synopsis

A precocious eleven-year-old girl, Akeelah Anderson, from south Los Angeles, is discovered to have a talent for words. In spite of the objections of her mother Wanda, Akeelah enters a spelling contest. Her gift takes her to compete in the National Spelling Bee, the most famous competition of its kind in the world. On the way, she is helped by a forthright, mysterious teacher, Dr. Larabee, and other members of her community.
A precocious eleven-year-old girl, Akeelah Anderson, from south Los Angeles, is discovered to have a talent for words. In spite of the objections of her mother Wanda, Akeelah enters a spelling contest. Her gift takes her to compete …
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  • April 28, 2006

MPAA Rating

PG (for some language)

Genres

Drama, Family

Run Time

1 hour 52 minutes

Distributors

Lionsgate

Box Office

$18,811,136
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Directors

Doug Atchison

Director

CAST

Laurence Fishburne

Dr Joshua Larabee

KeKe Palmer

Akeelah Anderson

Angela Bassett

Tanya

Curtis Armstrong

Mr. Welch

Jeris Lee Poindexter

Steve

Sid Ganis

Regional Pronouncer
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