Akeelah and the Bee (2006)

Changing the world... one word at a time.

TMDb 7.04/28/2006•1h 53m

Drama

IMDb

Original Title

Akeelah and the Bee

Status

Released

Production Companies

Lions Gate Films2929 ProductionsOut of the Blue... EntertainmentStarbucks EntertainmentCinema Gypsy Productions

Original Language

Budget

$8,000,000

Revenue

$18,948,425

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.