
Akeelah and the Bee
Akeelah and the Bee is an inspiring drama about an 11-year-old girl from South Los Angeles named Akeelah Anderson, who discovers her extraordinary talent for spelling. With the support of her community and a dedicated coach, she overcomes various challenges to compete in the National Spelling Bee, highlighting themes of perseverance and the power of education.
Views: 97
Director: Doug Atchison
Actors: Angela Bassett, Curtis Armstrong, Erica Hubbard, J.R. Villarreal, Julito McCullum, Keke Palmer, Laurence Fishburne, Lee Thompson Young, Sahara Garey, Sean Michael Afable
Country: United States of America
Company: Cinema Gypsy Productions, Out of the Blue... Entertainment, Reactor Films
Awards: 11 wins & 15 nominations
Budget: $8,000,000
Worldwide Gross: $18,948,425
Duration:
1h 52minRelease: 2006
Release Date: 2006-04-28
IMDb: 7.4
TMDB: 7.1
Rotten Tomatoes: 86%
Metacritic: 72
FilmAffinity: 5.8