Akeelah and the BeeMovie
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.
About Akeelah and the Bee
Akeelah and the Bee is a 2006 drama movie directed by Doug Atchison.
The production information lists a runtime of 1h 53m, production credits from United States of America, an original language code of EN.
The credited cast includes Keke Palmer, Laurence Fishburne, Angela Bassett, Curtis Armstrong. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
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