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Akeelah and the Bee

Drama
112 mins
7.1
2006

Description

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.

Casts:

Keke Palmer
Laurence Fishburne
Angela Bassett
Curtis Armstrong
J.R. Villarreal
Sean Michael Afable
Sahara Garey
Lee Thompson Young

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