Overview

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.

Beesley's Ratings

Id

2114

Name

Akeelah and the Bee (spelling bee)

Genre

Drama

Leads

Palmer,Keke-Fishburne,Laurence

Rating

7-
Content Advisory

Parental guidance, Bad Language

Comments

None

Metadata from themoviedb.org

Genre Ids

Drama

Id

13751

Popularity

16.054

Release Date

2006-04-28

Title

Akeelah and the Bee

Vote Average

7.1

Vote Count

323

Budget

$8,000,000

Revenue

$18,948,425

Runtime

112 minutes