MOVIE · 2006
Akeelah and the Bee
DramaFamily112 min
Keke Palmer is Akeelah Anderson, an 11-year-old in South Los Angeles whose gift for spelling carries her from a school bee toward the Scripps National Spelling Bee. Her classmates mock her ambition, and Angela Bassett’s Tanya wants her focused elsewhere, but a stern mentor in Dr. Larabee (Laurence Fishburne) recognizes what she can do. As Akeelah moves through local competitions, the pressure at home, the rivalries among contestants, and the support of her school and neighborhood all become part of the climb.
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