Changing the world... one word at a time.
Original title
Akeelah and the Bee
Released
4/28/2006
Origin country
US
Genre
Drama
Production companies
Lions Gate Films, 2929 Productions, Out of the Blue... Entertainment, Starbucks Entertainment, Cinema Gypsy Productions
Budget
$8,000,000.00
Revenue
$18,948,425.00
Runtime
1hr 52min
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.
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