Akeelah and the Bee (2006)
7.3
Metacritics rating:
72.0
Rotten Tomatoes rating:
85.0%
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A young girl from South Los Angeles tries to make it to the National Spelling Bee. Akeelah Anderson (Keke Palmer), from south Los Angeles, has a talent for words. In spite of the objections of her mother Wanda (Angela Bassett), Keke enters a spelling contest. Her gift takes her to compete in the National Spelling Bee, the most famous competition of its kind in the world. On the way, she is helped by a forthright, mysterious teacher, Dr. Larabee (Laurence Fishburne) and a cast of colorful characters from the community.
- Title
- Akeelah and the Bee
- Year
- 2006
- Genre
- Drama Family
- IDMB rating
- 7.3 (18611 votes)
- Metacritics rating
- 72.0
- Rotten Tomatoes rating
- 85.0%
- Directors
- Doug Atchison
- Actors
- Curtis Armstrong, Angela Bassett, Laurence Fishburne, Keke Palmer
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