Akeelah and the Bee
PG · 2006 ‧ Documentary/Thriller ‧ 1h 52m
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Akeelah, an 11-year-old girl living in South Los Angeles, discovers she has a talent for spelling, which she hopes will take her to the National Spelling Bee. Despite her mother's objections, Akeelah doesn't give up on her goal. She finds help in...
Release date: April 28, 2006 (USA)
Director: Doug Atchison
Distributed by: Lionsgate and Lionsgate Films
Location: South Los Angeles
Budget: $6–8 million
Music by: Aaron Zigman
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This heart-warming and inspirational story is about a girl who, despite all the hardships at home, finds a way to utilize her skill at Scrabble. With a little ...
Akeelah and the Bee is a 2006 American drama film written and directed by Doug Atchison. It tells the story of Akeelah Anderson (Keke Palmer), ...
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Akeelah, an 11-year-old girl living in South Los Angeles, discovers she has a talent for spelling, which she hopes will take her to the National Spelling ...
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A young girl from South Los Angeles tries to make it to the National Spelling Bee. Starring KeKe Palmer, Angela Bassett and Laurence Fishburn.
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· Review by Cynthia Fuchs
Inspiring drama about a young spelling champ has swearing. Read Common Sense Media's Akeelah and the Bee review, age rating, and parents guide.
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Akeelah is a poor black girl from the slums of L.A. whose dead father has inspired in her a gift for spelling. She is encouraged by teachers to enter spelling ...
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Doug Atchison, original screenwriter. Cheryl L. West, playwright ... Akeelah has a crazy passion for words: the more abstruse and labyrinthine, the better. But ...