The read
Scores higher than 87% of the 3,273 2000s drama movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes86%
Metacritic72/100
364 audience votes
Key crew
- Doug AtchisonDirector
- Doug AtchisonWriter
- Aaron ZigmanOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Keke PalmerAkeelah Anderson
- Laurence FishburneDr. Larabee
- Angela BassettTanya Anderson
- Curtis ArmstrongMr. Welch
- J.R. VillarrealJavier
- Sean Michael AfableDylan Chiu
- Sahara GareyGeorgia
- Lee Thompson YoungDevon
- Julito McCullumTerrence
- Erica HubbardKiana
- Eddie SteeplesDerrick-T
- Dalia PhillipsMs. Cross
Stills
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Themes
spellingspelling beefamily dramasingle mothercommunity spiritpre-teenparental abusesouth central los angelesblack communityindependent film
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