Changing the world... one word at a time.
7.02006Movie1h 53m
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.
- Status
- Released
- Released
- 2006-04-28
- Director
- Doug Atchison
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Studio
- Lions Gate Films, 2929 Productions
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