Akeelah and the Bee
Akeelah and the Bee

Akeelah and the Bee

Akeelah is a precocious 11-year-old girl from south Los Angeles with a gift for words. Despite her mother's objections, 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.

Genre: Drama

Director: Doug Atchison

Cast: Keke Palmer, Laurence Fishburne, Angela Bassett, Curtis Armstrong

Country: United States

Quality: HD

Runtime: 112 min.

Release: 2006

IMDb: 7.0/10