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Akeelah and the Bee

PG
Movie
2006
1h 52m
English
Drama
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. Akeelah's aptitude earns her an opportunity to compete for a spot in the Scripps National Spelling Bee.
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Keke Palmer
Akeelah Anderson
Angela Bassett
Tanya Anderson
Tzi Ma
Mr. Chiu
Craig Wasson
Ted Saunders
Jeff Marlow
District Judge
Lee Garlington
Regional Judge
Sidney Ganis
Regional Pronouncer
Janet Borrus
Cheating Boy's Mom
Wolfgang Bodison
Akeelah's Father
Directed By: Doug Atchison
Written By: Doug Atchison

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Johnny.Lumsden says...
one year ago
What a great inspirational story about a young middle school girl who has great potential but has struggles at home that is making her fall back in her studies, but a great opportunity arrives and not only helps her see her full potential, but also mends her family home relationship. The plot development is on point as it leaves the audience falling in love with the main character and on the edge of their seat. The nice x-factor was the student and teacher relationship.
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Nenad Angelovski says...
5 years ago
this is very nice movie
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Roth says...
7 years ago
I think I remember seeing this one back in the day randomly on TV. Now I'm seeing it air on FLIXe channel. It's inspiring for young middle school viewers. Some parts reminded me of myself when I was that young, how sometimes strict parents tend to be unsupportive of what we do, and being one of the best spellers in my class. While Akeelah's rhythm has to do with keeping time, my little thing that I did was count my fingers. My 6th grade class thought I was weird when I did that. So when the next big word came, and I didn't use my fingers due to previous embarrassment, I misspelled it; completely lost my rhythm. There's a lesson to be learned from that. Anyway, there's a familiar cast here. Every time I see Laurence Fishburne, I kept thinking Morpheus from _The Matrix_ (1999). I also remember Lee Thompson Young, who was Jett Jackson/Silverstone, and had sadly passed away some years ago. It's nice to see the soulful support Akeelah received from her neighborhood and community.
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gahudnall-deleted-1490229630 says...
10 years ago
A fair only because of the plot, but the acting really dragged this one down.
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