Angela Bassett,
Jeff Marlow,
Keke Palmer,
Laurence Fishburne,
Sara Niemietz
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Akeelah Anderson is a precocious 11-year-old girl from south Los Angeles with a gift for words. Despite the objections of her mother Tanya, Akeelah enters various spelling contests, for which she is t...( read more
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DVD Release Date: August 29, 2006
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July 6, 2009Akeelah And The Bee is the story of a very smart 11 year old girl from South Los Angeles, and her journey to the Script's National Spelling Bee.
The story was predictable, but that is what I expected from this type of story. Maybe it was my inner nerd shinning through, while I w...( read more) -
June 13, 2009I have never enjoyed a PG-rated film like I have this one. This may be classified as a "kid's film" but I disagree. It's such a great and inspiring film. I have never been that excited in a movie since I watched Seabiscuit. Keke Palmer does a terrific job, especially for her bein...( read more)
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March 19, 2009It follows a formulaic plot structure, but I really liked how it explored the cultural and social divisions amongst classes in Los Angeles.
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July 14, 2008Dr. Larabee: "Where do you think big words come from?
Akeelah: People with big brains?"
11-year old Akeelah Anderson (Keke Palmer) has a gift for words. It's probably genetic: her dad (who was shot to death when she was a little girl) played scrabble, probably with...( read more) -
January 12, 2010This film for me was average its nothing to great much I still found it hard to give it 2 stars or below.This film doesn't deliver the storyline that well and din't turn out aswell as I wanted it too.The good thing though about this was it still delivered emotional and happiness ...( read more)
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December 29, 2009I like this film. :] so great! It's really really nice..
mgnda ung message,I mean,ung thought nung story.. :] naka2-inspire rn ung super galing na spelling genius d2!--cla Akeelah Anderson..& c Dylan Chiu rn,syempre!;] & c Javier,ung 12year-old mexican-American boy na naging frie...( read more) -
December 19, 2009One of purest movies to come out in the last decade and one of the best original stories to be produced lately. Director Dough Atchison and youngster Keke Palmer give us something to treasure...IF...you are in the mood for it. It is a massive feel-good movie. Just be warned that ...( read more)
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December 17, 2009It was good but not anything spectacular. I guess that's to be expected of a movie about a spelling bee though.
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December 12, 2009An excellent family movie, it had a great plot and brilliant acting, and it was so emotional. it is definitly the best movie about the African-American community, no guns, no drugs and no pimps.
Critic Reviews
April 28, 2006
Claudia Puig, USA Today
April 28, 2006
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
Keke Palmer, who's been working in television and movies for the past few years, is a natural on screen. full review
April 28, 2006
Kyle Smith, New York Post
Akeelah and the Bee is so warm and well-meaning that you may find yourself wanting to like it more than you really do. full review
April 28, 2006
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
The story of Akeelah's ascent to the finals of the National Spelling Bee makes an uncommonly good movie, entertaining and actually inspirational, and with a few tears along the way. full review
April 27, 2006
Colin Covert, The Minneapolis Star Tribune
An old-fashioned but thoroughly good-hearted tale of academics, achievement and uplift ... full review
April 21, 2006
Nick Schager, Slant Magazine
A sentimental attempt to piggyback on the continued popularity of Spellbound. full review
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January 19, 2008who is the actor that played the boy she hung out with? the one she kissed on the cheek? he did such a good job...
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March 19, 2007This was one of the best films of 2006 and righteously so. I'm surprised that it wasn't even Oscar nominated since Keke Palmer was brilliant in this picture. This was a movie that showed African-American children in a positive light and also showed them being in a exceptionally good atmosphere when it came to learning and dealing with other things.
"Akeelah And The Bee" gave us the goods here and then some in one of the best films to grace the screen in years. Kudos to Laurence Fishburne and Angela Bassett for making it happen. Not to mention a rare cameo appearance by Samuel L. Jackson too. A film that was highly praised by parents,teachers,and children and was highly recommended by the National Education Association and several groups including the NAACP and other organizations. -
December 30, 2006cant get enough of this movie! u go keke! and maybe tell javier that u prbably cant hav a bf at the moment!
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October 4, 2006
ooooooooooooooooh I love this movie funny and real funny movie..........nice movie....*
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September 29, 2006ohhhhh I love this movie real funny movies lol we make me happy haha
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