Akeelah and the Bee

7.4

/10

1h 52m 7+Drama Family

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.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 prin... Read more

Starring Keke Palmer, Laurence Fishburne, Angela Bassett, Curtis Armstrong, J.R. Villarreal, Sean Michael Afable, Sahara Garey, Lee Thompson Young, Julito McCullum, Erica Hubbard

Watch "Akeelah and the Bee" from streaming services Vudu, Amazon, Microsoft and several more released in 2006. It's a drama and family movie, and has a rating of 7.4 out of 10 from Imdb which is usually fine for this kind of movie, and is currently only available for purchase or rent.