Akeelah and the Bee (2006)

Name: Akeelah and the Bee
Genre: Drama
Released: 2006-04-28
Cast: Keke Palmer, Laurence Fishburne, Angela Bassett, Curtis Armstrong, J.R. Villarreal

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Release Date:	28 April 2006
Country:	US
Genre:	Drama
Production Companies:	Lions Gate Films, 2929 Productions, Out of the Blue... Entertainment, Starbucks Entertainment, Cinema Gypsy Productions
Watched by:	31 of 1 007 182
Runtime:	1 hour 53 minutes

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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.