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Apr 28, 2006 · Akeelah and the Bee: Directed by Doug Atchison. With Keke Palmer, Laurence Fishburne, Angela Bassett, Curtis Armstrong. Akeelah, a young gifted girl, comes from a dysfunctional family and is on the verge of quitting school.
Akeelah and the Bee is a 2006 American drama film written and directed by Doug Atchison. It tells the story of Akeelah Anderson ( Keke Palmer ), an 11-year-old girl who participates in the Scripps National Spelling Bee, her mother ( Angela Bassett ), her schoolmates, and her coach, Dr. Joshua Larabee ( Laurence Fishburne ).
In spite of the objections of her mother Wanda (Angela Bassett), Keke enters a spelling contest. Her gift takes her to compete in the National Spelling Bee, the most famous competition of its...
Eleven year old African-American Akeelah Anderson comes from a working class family living in South Los Angeles. Akeelah is a bright girl, especially when it comes to words, but finds life at poor Crenshaw Middle School boring and unchallenging, so she doesn't try.
Akeelah and the Bee. A young girl from South Los Angeles tries to make it to the National Spelling Bee. 4,103 IMDb 7.4 1 h 52 min 2006. X-Ray PG. Kids · Drama · Charming · Emotional. Free trial of MovieSphere, rent, or buy. Watch with MovieSphere. Start your 7-day free trial. Rent. HD $3.79. Buy movie. HD $9.99 $4.99. More purchase. options.
Akeelah, an 11-year-old girl living in South Los Angeles, discovers she has a talent for spelling, which she hopes will take her to the National...
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Apr 28, 2006 · Akeelah is a precocious 11-year-old girl from south Los Angeles with a gift for words. Despite her mother's objections, Akeelah enters various spelling contests, for which she is tutored by the forthright Dr. Larabee, her principal Mr. Welch, and the proud residents of her neighborhood.