Akeelah and the Bee (2006)

Changing the world... one word at a time.

• Drama

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.

Rating

7 / 10 (368 votes)

Release date

April 28, 2006

Runtime

1h 53m

Language

English

Director

Doug Atchison

Status

Released