Akeelah and the Bee Movie Information

Movie Information

Overall Rank: 1727

Average Rating: 2.9/4

# of Ratings: 113

Theatrical Release Date: 04/28/2006

Language: English

Genre: Drama, Family

MPAA Rating: PG

Director: Doug Atchison

Actors: Keke Palmer, Laurence Fishburne, Angela Bassett, Curtis Armstrong, J.R. Villarreal, Sean Michael

Plot: Despite her mother's lack of understanding and poor environment, a young girl tries her best to win the National Spelling Bee Competition.

Quick Movie Reviews

Rating of
1.5/4

donkeyknight - wrote on 05/02/2011

There are some shining moments (the spelling of the final word, every line delivered by Angela Basset), but overall, there's an over-reliance on one-dimensional stereotypes and an oversimplified plot.

Rating of
2.5/4

PsychoKing1227 - wrote on 04/12/2010

A sparkling film, though not necessarily the most uplifting nor the film with the best pace.

Rating of
3/4

SmokeScreener - wrote on 05/31/2009

This was a very enjoyable family movie about a young girl from South Central Los Angeles who becomes a neighborhood hero as she earns a spot in the National Spelling Bee. Keke Palmer is delightfully effective as Akeelah, and Angela Bassett hits the right tone as a single-mother struggling to raise her kids. At times, I was reminded of another great movie about a child prodigy, "Searching for Bobby Fischer". Realistic or not, it was sad to see Angela Bassett smoke around Akeelah, especially since there is an infant grand-daughter in the house as well. The film earned a SmokeScreeners Rating of 4 Butts for its depiction of tobacco use. http://tinyurl.com/owc97g

Related Movie Lists

Recent Movie Talk Posts

No posts have been made on this movie yet. Be the first to start talking about Akeelah and the Bee!

Write Post

Are you sure you want to delete this comment?
  
Are you sure you want to delete this post?