



Akeelah and the Bee
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.
2006
113 min
7.0
Drama
Genres
Drama
Runtime
113 min
Year
2006
Director
Doug Atchison
Writers
Doug Atchison
Studio
Lions Gate Films





















