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Akeelah and the Bee(2006)

PG04/28/2006 (US)Drama1h 52m
71%

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

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 finala. As she gets to know her fellow competitors, Akeelah realizes that coming first isn't everything in life.

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Movie Cast

Keke Palmer photo

Keke Palmer

Akeelah Anderson

Angela Bassett photo

Angela Bassett

Tanya Anderson

Movie Stats

StatusReleased

Budget$8,000,000.00

Revenue$18,948,425.00

Production CompanyLions Gate Films

Original LanguageEnglish

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