Akeelah and the Bee
7.1
Released April 28, 2006Runtime 1h 52min
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 finala. As she gets to know her fellow competitors, Akeelah realizes that coming first isn't everything in life.
Genres
- Drama
Production Companies
Lions Gate Films
2929 Productions- Out of the Blue... Entertainment
- Starbucks Entertainment
Cinema Gypsy Productions
Production Countries
- United States of America
Finances
- Budget: $8,000,000
- Revenue: $18,948,425
- Profit/Loss: $10,948,425
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