Akeelah and the Bee

Akeelah and the Bee

2006

Akeelah, an 11-year-old girl living in South Los Angeles, discovers she has a talent for spelling, which she hopes will take her to the National Spelling Bee. Despite her mother's objections, Akeelah doesn't give up on her goal. She finds help in the form of a mysterious teacher, and along with overwhelming support from her community, Akeelah might just have what it takes to make her dream come true.

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

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80
Excellent

Film Detail

Genre
Drama - Family
Length
1 hr. 52 mins.
US Theatrical Release
April 28, 2006
US Box Office
$18,848,430 (#3490 of 7074)
Global Office
No Data Available
Rating
PG
Parental Guidance Suggested
Some Language

Collection Detail

Release Method
Digital Only
Aquired Format
Fandango at Home Fandango at Home
Aspect Ratio
WS 2.39:1
Audio
English: DD+ 5.1
Studio
Lions Gate Films
Released
May 30, 2017
Acquired Date
February 25, 2020
Times Seen
0 Times
Last Watched
Haven't seen it yet.

Actors

Keke Palmer
Keke Palmer
Laurence Fishburne
Laurence Fishburne
Angela Bassett
Angela Bassett
Curtis Armstrong
Curtis Armstrong
J.R. Villarreal
J.R. Villarreal
Sean Michael Afable
Sean Michael Afable
Sahara Ware
Sahara Ware
Lee Thompson Young
Lee Thompson Young
Julito McCullum
Julito McCullum
Erica Hubbard
Erica Hubbard
Eddie Steeples
Eddie Steeples
Dalia Phillips
Dalia Phillips
Tzi Ma
Tzi Ma
Jeris Poindexter
Jeris Poindexter
Sara Niemietz
Sara Niemietz

Directors

Doug Atchison
Doug Atchison

Producers

Laurence Fishburne
Laurence Fishburne
Sidney Ganis
Sidney Ganis
Nancy Hult Ganis
Nancy Hult Ganis
Danny Llewelyn
Danny Llewelyn
Michael Romersa
Michael Romersa

Writers

Doug Atchison
Doug Atchison

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User Reviews

Ratings

JB Users
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RT Fresh Certified
86%
Tomatometer
139 votes
RT Fresh Certified
81%
Popcornmeter
2,576 votes
METASCORE
72
30 votes
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
22,098 votes

Additional Info

  1. IMDb
  2. Kids-in-Mind
  3. Common Sense Media