Akeelah and the Bee 2006
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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.
- Released: Apr 28, 2006
- Runtime: 1h 52min
- Genre: Drama
- Stars: Keke Palmer, Laurence Fishburne, Angela Bassett
- Director: Doug Atchison
- Production: Lions Gate Films
