Akeelah and the Bee
Drama | 2006-04-28 | United States of America
7.1 / 10
$8,000,000
$18,948,425
112 min.
Changing the world... one word at a time.
Akeelah is a precocious 11-year-old girl from south Los Angeles with a gift for words. Despite her mother's objections, Akeelah enters various spelling contests, for which she is tutored by the forthright Dr. Larabee, her principal Mr. Welch, and the proud residents of her neighborhood. Akeelah's aptitude earns her an opportunity to compete for a spot in the Scripps National Spelling Bee.
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