Akeelah and the Bee

2006 · directed by Doug Atchison

Rating

75/100

Hit

no

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.

Akeelah and the Bee (2006), directed by Doug Atchison, rates 75/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Keke Palmer
• Laurence Fishburne
• Angela Bassett
• Curtis Armstrong

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