11-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.
Changing the world... one word at a time.
Release date : 2006-04-28
Production country :
United States of America
Production company :
Lions Gate Films, 2929 Productions, Out of the Blue... Entertainment, Starbucks Entertainment, Cinema Gypsy Productions
Durasi : 112 Min.
Popularity : 3
7.06
Total Vote : 342
Advantages of movie
Almost all films carry messages about love, struggle, justice, hope, or humanity that can inspire the audience.
movie Shortcomings
There are films that are too slow at the beginning and too fast at the end — or vice versa — making the audience easily bored or confused.
Related Movies
Movies
Taken in Broad Daylight
2009
5.00
Movies
Fierce People
2006
6.10
Movies
Razzlekhan
1970
1
Movies
The Lost Bus
2025
7.19
Movies
The Good Ground
2018
5.38
Movies
The Goat Life
2024
7.23
Movies
Antarctica
1983
7.20
Movies
Alice, Darling
2022
5.60
Movies
Lucky Miles
2007
5.60
Movies
The Dawson Patrol
1977
1
Movies
Songs of Paradise
2025
10.00
Movies
Mera Naam Joker
1970
7.36
