Akeelah and the Bee
The movie follows the journey of Akeelah Anderson, an 11-year-old girl, to the spelling contest Scripps National Spelling Bee with her mother, her schoolmates, and her coach, Dr. Joshua Larabee.
2 January 1979, Chicago, Illinois, USA
25 November 1973, Texas, USA
5 November 1940, Mesa, Arizona, USA
15 March 1954, Ontario, Oregon, USA
1 November 1991, California, USA
1 February 1984, Columbia, South Carolina, USA
3 November 1973, Landstuhl, West Germany
20 July 1953, Teaneck, New Jersey, USA
19 December 1969, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
27 August 1994, Durham, North Carolina, USA
2 March 1993
July 14, 2007
It's hard to believe the best family film so far this year comes from a writer-director whose previous film bears the unfortunate title The Pornographer.
March 01, 2007
Fine performances all around and smart pacing that rivets us to the story.
January 22, 2007
Any parents wondering why they don't make wholesome family flicks anymore can stop wondering.
June 08, 2008
Akeelah and the Bee is the kind of movie you want to recommend to every 11-year-old you know.
April 28, 2006
Keke Palmer, who's been working in television and movies for the past few years, is a natural on screen.
November 24, 2010
It isn't just about the competition. It is about heart, dedication, intelligence and the pulling together of a entire community.
April 28, 2006
It's the kind of movie parents will want their kids to see as opposed to much of what's playing at the multiplex.
April 28, 2006
... it's easy to overlook that contrivance, because the movie's heart is so clearly in the right place.
September 18, 2007
The best thing ... is that, unlike the majority of sports films, the film doesn't suggest that spelling has some kind of transcendental importance.
April 28, 2006
The latest spelling bee movie is a Starbucks Entertainment product, and it has a made-to-order feel about it, kind of like a compilation album.
April 28, 2006
... a delight to sit through ...
August 17, 2006
Its clichés seem bigger and its characterisations broader than they would on the more forgiving telly.
