Akeelah and the Bee (1994)

 

Release Date: April 28, 2006

Runtime: 112 mins

Director: Doug Atchison

Starring: Angela Bassett, Laurence Fishburne, Keke Palmer

Writer: Doug Atchison

Estimated budget: $8 million

Domestic Gross: $18.8 million

 

Akeelah, an 11-year-old girl living in South Los Angeles, discovers she has a talent for spelling, which she hopes will take her to the National Spelling Bee. Despite her mother's objections, Akeelah doesn't give up on her goal. She finds help in the form of a mysterious teacher, and along with overwhelming support from her community, Akeelah might just have what it takes to make her dream come true.