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Akeelah and the Bee
6.2
/10
101 Ratings

AKEELAH AND THE BEE

Directed by Doug Atchison
United States, 2006
Drama

Synopsis

With an aptitude for words, 11-year-old Akeelah Anderson is determined to spell her way out of South Los Angeles, entering scores of local contests and eventually landing a chance to win the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C.

Synopsis

With an aptitude for words, 11-year-old Akeelah Anderson is determined to spell her way out of South Los Angeles, entering scores of local contests and eventually landing a chance to win the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C.