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7.111-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.
Released: 2006-04-28113 minDir: Doug AtchisonDramaBudget: $8.0MBox office: $18.9M
Cast
- Keke Palmer as Akeelah Anderson
- Laurence Fishburne as Dr. Larabee
- Angela Bassett as Tanya Anderson
- Curtis Armstrong as Mr. Welch
- J.R. Villarreal as Javier
- Sean Michael Afable as Dylan Chiu
Themes
- spelling
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Available in 12 languages
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2000s coming-of-age drama films2006 American films2006 children's films2006 drama films2006 English-language films2006 films2006 independent filmsAfrican-American drama filmsAmerican children's drama filmsAmerican coming-of-age drama filmsEnglish-language drama filmsEnglish-language independent films