Akeelah and the Bee (2006)
poster Akeelah and the Bee
IMDb Rating:
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7.5/10 (16.3K votes)

Country:United States, 112 minutes

Spoken languages:English

Genres:Drama

Director(s):Doug Atchison

Writer(s):Doug Atchison

Video Codec:H.264

Number: 512

Storyline:
Eleven year-old Akeelah Anderson's life is not easy: her father is dead, her mom ignores her, her brother runs with the local gangbangers. She's smart, but her environment threatens to strangle her aspirations. Responding to a threat by her school's principal, Akeelah participates in a spelling bee to avoid detention for her many absences. Much to her surprise and embarrassment, she wins. Her principal asks her to seek coaching from an English professor named Dr. Larabee for the more prestigious regional bee. As the possibility of making it all the way to the Scripps National Spelling Bee looms, Akeelah could provide her community with someone to rally around and be proud of -- but only if she can overcome her insecurities and her distracting home life. She also must get past Dr. Larabee's demons, and a field of more experienced and privileged fellow spellers.

Cast:

photo Keke Palmer
Keke Palmer Akeelah
photo Laurence Fishburne
Laurence Fishburne Dr. Larabee
photo Angela Bassett
Angela Bassett Tanya
photo Curtis Armstrong
Curtis Armstrong Mr. Welch
photo J.R. Villarreal
J.R. Villarreal Javier

Medium: DVD R/RW, Dolby Digital 5.1 - English

Location: Drawer 1 Slot 14

Loaned: No

Aspect ratio: 2.35:1