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Akeelah and the Bee

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.

1h 53m2006PGTMDb 7.0

English

Crew and Cast

Storyline

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.

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Info

Status
Released
Released
28 April 2006
Runtime
1h 53m
Rating
PG
TMDB score
7.0 / 10 (368 votes)

Production

Director
Doug Atchison
Studios
Lions Gate Films, 2929 Productions, Out of the Blue... Entertainment
Countries
United States of America

Box Office

Budget
$8.0M
Revenue
$18.9M
Profit
$10.9M
Return
2.4×

Languages

Original
English
Spoken
English