Akeelah and the Bee
7.1/10
1hr 52mins
Country:US
2006
Drama
Spoken Languages: English
Overview:
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.
Budget
$8,000,000.00
Production companies
Lions Gate Films, 2929 Productions, Out of the Blue... Entertainment, Starbucks Entertainment, Cinema Gypsy Productions
Genre
Drama
Runtime
1hr 52mins
Rating
7.1/10
Release Date
2006-04-28
