Release Date
2006-04-28
Status
Released
Original Title
Akeelah and the Bee
Runtime
1h 53m
Budget
$8,000,000
Revenue
$18,948,425
Original Language
EN
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Lions Gate Films, 2929 Productions, Out of the Blue... Entertainment, Starbucks Entertainment, Cinema Gypsy Productions
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 finals. As she gets to know her fellow competitors, Akeelah realizes that coming first isn't everything in life.
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