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Akeelah and the Bee

2006
Directed byDoug Atchison
1h 53m

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.

CAST
Keke PalmerAkeelah AndersonLaurence FishburneDr. LarabeeAngela Bassett
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GENRES
Drama
STATUSReleased
PRODUCTION
Lions Gate Films2929 ProductionsOut of the Blue... EntertainmentStarbucks Entertainment
RATING
7.1

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