Akeelah and the Bee fingerprintBig heart, strong craft.
Calm and low-key
Heartwarming and uplifting
Much of it is about growing up and family.
Some sharp wit
Not a comedy at heart.
Growing up, everyday modern life, and family
Standout performances, dialogue, and characters
Functional look and sound
Calm and low-key
Akeelah and the Bee is calm and low-intensity.
Heartwarming and uplifting
Much of it is about growing up and family.
Emotionally, it's heartwarming, uplifting, and cathartic. Much of it is about growing up and family.
Some sharp wit
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some sharp wit.
Growing up, everyday modern life, and family
Its world is built around growing up, everyday modern life, and family.
Standout performances, dialogue, and characters
The performances, dialogue, and characters stand out.
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Akeelah and the Bee is included with a subscription to fuboTV and Philo in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Hoopla and Fawesome. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 76/100 (IMDb 7.4, Rotten Tomatoes 86%, and Metacritic 72). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated PG in the United States.
1 h 53 min
Akeelah and the Bee runs 1 h 53 min.
Yes. Critics average 79 and audiences 74 out of 100, so both groups see Akeelah and the Bee much the same way.
Yes. It cost about $8 million to make and earned $19 million worldwide, 2.4 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
+42GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Akeelah and the Bee in 56 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 49 storytelling tropes for Akeelah and the Bee, including Mouthy Kid, The Bully, Second Place Is for Losers.
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