Akeelah and the Bee 2006

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

7.0 / 10   304 vote(s)
PG
Drama

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.

Homepage http://www.akeelahandthebee.com/splash.html
Release Date 2006-04-28
Runtime 1h 52m
Directors Doug Atchison, M. David Mullen, Chris Mosio, Rodney Allen Hooks
Producers Nancy Hult Ganis, Kent Kubena, Danny Llewelyn, Laurence Fishburne, Mike Upton, Mark Cuban
Writer Doug Atchison