Akeelah and the Bee (2006) - Movie Details

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Release Date:	April 28, 2006
On DVD:	August 29, 2006
Genre:	Drama
Director:	Doug Atchison
Writer:	Doug Atchison
Cast:	Keke Palmer, Angela Bassett, Laurence Fishburne, Jeff Marlow, Sara Niemietz, Eddie Steeples
Studio:	Lionsgate
Running Time:	112 minutes
MPAA Rating:	Rated PG for some language

An inspirational drama, AKEELAH AND THE BEE is the story of Akeelah Anderson (Keke Palmer), a precocious eleven-year-old girl from south Los Angeles with a gift for words. Despite the objections of her mother Tanya (Angela Bassett), Akeelah enters various spelling contests, for which she is tutored by the forthright Dr. Larabee (Laurence Fishburne); her principal Mr. Welch (Curtis Armstrong) and the proud residents of her neighborhood. Akeelah's aptitude earns her an opportunity to...

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