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Akeelah and the Bee

2006·1h 52m·PG
DramaFamily
IMDb Rating
★ 7.4/10
22,829 votes
Metascore
72
Metacritic

Akeelah, a young gifted girl, comes from a dysfunctional family and is on the verge of quitting school. She discovers that she has a high aptitude for spellings and enters a spelling bee contest.

Akeelah and the Bee is a 2006 drama family movie directed by Doug Atchison, starring Angela Bassett, Laurence Fishburne, Curtis Armstrong. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.4/10 from 22,829 votes and runs 1h 52m.

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Director
Doug Atchison
Stars
Angela Bassett
Laurence Fishburne
Curtis Armstrong
Keke Palmer
Creators
Doug Atchison
Details
2006-04-28
112 min
Movie
PG
★ United States
★ English
Keywords
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