(Akeelah and the Bee)

Content: 11-year-old Akeelah Anderson has a way with words. After winning her schoolwide spelling bee, she decides to enter the competition, despite her classmates' derision and the antipathy of her mother Tanya. Thanks to the efforts of her teacher Dr. Larabee, she reaches the finals. As she gets to know her fellow competitors, Akeelah realizes that coming first isn't everything in life.

Countries:

United States of America

Genres:

Drama

Runtime:

113 minutes

Year:

2006

Directors:

Doug Atchison

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Production companies:

Lions Gate Films,

2929 Productions,

Out of the Blue... Entertainment,

Starbucks Entertainment,

Cinema Gypsy Productions

Budget:

$8,000,000

Revenue:

$18,948,425

Actors:

Akeelah Anderson

Dr. Larabee

Tanya Anderson

Mr. Welch

Javier

Crews:

Director

Writer

Producer

Set Costumer

Music Supervisor