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Akeelah and the Bee
Changing the world... one word at a time.
Changing the world... one word at a time.
Drama - 2006
Akeelah and the Bee
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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.
Director:
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Doug Atchison
Cast:
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Laurence Fishburne
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Angela Bassett
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Keke Palmer
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Curtis Armstrong
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J.R. Villarreal
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Sean Michael Afable
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Sahara Garey

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Details

Runtime:
113 min
Release date:
28 Apr 2006
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$8,000,000
Revenue:
$18,948,425
Awards:
11 wins & 15 nominations total

Top Critics Reviews

rotten:
Its cliches seem bigger and its characterisations broader than they would on the more forgiving telly.
– Jessica Winter,
Time Out,
17 Aug 2006
fresh:
... it's easy to overlook that contrivance, because the movie's heart is so clearly in the right place.
– Claudia Puig,
USA Today,
28 Apr 2006
rotten:
The latest spelling bee movie is a Starbucks Entertainment product, and it has a made-to-order feel about it, kind of like a compilation album.
– Susan Walker,
Toronto Star,
28 Apr 2006
fresh:
Keke Palmer, who's been working in television and movies for the past few years, is a natural on screen.
– Moira MacDonald,
Seattle Times,
28 Apr 2006
fresh:
It's the kind of movie parents will want their kids to see as opposed to much of what's playing at the multiplex.
– Ruthe Stein,
San Francisco Chronicle,
28 Apr 2006
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