Akeelah and the Bee
2006·Movie
·1h 52min·
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Changing the world... one word at a time.
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.
Inspirational DramaUnderdog StoryFamily-FriendlyComing-of-AgeCommunity SupportSpelling Bee CompetitionHeartwarmingOvercoming AdversityEmotional Journey
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Directed by:
Jan McWilliams, Doug Atchison, Rodney Allen Hooks
Written by:
Doug Atchison
Produced by:
Laurence Fishburne, Kim Taylor-Coleman, Mark Cuban
Composed by:
Aaron Zigman, Shawn Kennelly, Joel C. High
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