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70% Critic Match
Akeelah and the Bee
“Changing the world... one word at a time.”
7.0 / 10• 2006• 1h 53m•PG• English
Drama
Storyline
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 & Crew
Keke Palmer
Akeelah Anderson
Lead
Laurence Fishburne
Dr. Larabee
Angela Bassett
Tanya Anderson
Curtis Armstrong
Mr. Welch
J.R. Villarreal
Javier
Sean Michael Afable
Dylan Chiu
Sahara Garey
Georgia
Lee Thompson Young
Devon
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Doug Atchison's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Akeelah and the Bee is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
