Akeelah and the Bee

Movie Details

Overview

Akeelah, a young gifted girl, comes from a dysfunctional family and is on the verge of quitting school. She discovers that she has a high aptitude for spellings and enters a spelling bee contest.

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Cast: Angela Bassett, Curtis Armstrong, Erica Hubbard, J.R. Villarreal, Julito McCullum, Keke Palmer, Laurence Fishburne, Lee Thompson Young, Sahara Ware, Sean Michael Afable

Director: Doug Atchison

Genre: Drama, Family

Country: United States

Release Year: 2006

IMDB Rating: 7.4 (22787 votes)

TMDB Rating: 7.1 (316 votes)

Rotten Tomatoes: 86

Metacritic: 72

Runtime: 1h 52m

Budget: 18,948,425 USD

Release Date: 2006-04-28

Awards: Awards, 11 wins & 15 nominations total