Akeelah and the Bee

Akeelah Anderson is a precocious eleven-year-old girl from south Los Angeles with a gift for words. Despite the objections of her mother Tanya, Akeelah enters various spelling contests, for which she is tutored by the forthright Dr. Larabee; her principal Mr. Welch and the proud residents of her neighborhood. Akeelah's aptitude earns her an opportunity to compete for a spot in the Scripps National Spelling Bee and in turn unites her neighborhood.

Rating

PG

Release Year

2006

Duration

01:52

Genres

Drama, Family

Director

Doug Atchison

Cast

Laurence Fishburne, Angela Bassett, Keke Palmer