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Akeelah and the Bee movie review (2006)
The story of Akeelah's ascent to the finals of the National Spelling Bee makes an uncommonly good movie, entertaining and actually inspirational, and with a few tears along the way. Her real chance at national success comes after a reluctant English professor agrees to act as her coach.
Akeelah and the Bee Movie Review
Inspiring drama about a young spelling champ has swearing. Read Common Sense Media's Akeelah and the Bee review, age rating, and parents guide.
Akeelah and the Bee
Akeelah and the Bee. 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 ...
Akeelah and the Bee
Akeelah and the Bee becomes one of the most life-affirming, inspiring and entertaining films of the year. Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/4.0 | Sep 1, 2020. Akeelah obeys every sports-movie rule ...
Akeelah and the Bee (2006)
Akeelah and the Bee: Directed by Doug Atchison. With Keke Palmer, Laurence Fishburne, Angela Bassett, Curtis Armstrong. Akeelah, a young gifted girl, comes from a dysfunctional family and is on the verge of quitting school. She discovers that she has a high aptitude for spellings and enters a spelling bee contest.
Akeelah and the Bee
An inspirational drama, Akeelah and the Bee is the story of Akeelah Anderson (Palmer), a precocious eleven-year old girl from south Los Angeles with a gift for words. Despite the objections of her mother (Bassett), Akeelah enters various spelling contest, for which she is tutored by the forthright Dr. Larabee (Fishburne), her principal Mr. Welch (Armstrong) and the proud residents of her ...
Akeelah and the Bee (2006)
The storyline of an underdog 11 year-old girl living with her working mother, single mother sister, and gang member brother, making it big in the world of the national spelling-bee is a classic. The film has humor, charm, success, a positive image, drama, and a happy ending which we all like to see in a movie.
Akeelah and the Bee
Akeelah and the Bee. Akeelah and the Bee is a 2006 American drama film written and directed by Doug Atchison. It tells the story of Akeelah Anderson ( Keke Palmer ), an 11-year-old girl who participates in the Scripps National Spelling Bee, her mother ( Angela Bassett ), her schoolmates, and her coach, Dr. Joshua Larabee ( Laurence Fishburne ).
Akeelah and the Bee
In warm family story, an 11-year-old spelling phenom from a rough neighborhood is lifted by hard work and a supportive community to compete in the national spelling bee.
A Young Girl and Big Words in 'Akeelah and the Bee'
It should be appropriate for most children. A version of this article appears in print on , Section E, Page 20 of the National edition with the headline: Film in Review; Akeelah and the Bee.
Akeelah and the Bee (2006) Movie Review from Eye for Film
Right from the start you know how Akeelah (Keke Palmer) and her Bee are going to work out. She's a precocious 11-year-old from the low-income streets of LA, with a talent for battling the letters but not peer pressure or her single-parenting mum (Angela Bassett). It's a National Spelling competition that's dominated by highly schooled and affluent walking dictionaries from Beverly Hills. In ...
Akeelah and the Bee
Akeelah and the Bee is one of those rare movies that comes along every once in a while and manages to get everything right despite sticking to an almost formulaic plot design. In this case ...
Akeelah and the Bee (2006)
Visit the movie page for 'Akeelah and the Bee' on Moviefone. Discover the movie's synopsis, cast details and release date. Watch trailers, exclusive interviews, and movie review.
Akeelah and the Bee (2006)
Akeelah and the Bee is a 2006 American drama film written and directed by Doug Atchison. It tells the story of Akeelah Anderson (Keke Palmer), an 11-year-old girl who participates in the Scripps National Spelling Bee, her mother (Angela Bassett), her schoolmates, and her coach, Dr. Joshua Larabee (Laurence Fishburne).
Akeelah And The Bee Review
Akeelah And The Bee Review. Eleven year-old African-American Akeelah (Palmer) thinks spelling is uncool until she starts to win spelling bee competitions. A grieving professor, Dr. Larabee ...
AKEELAH AND THE BEE
AKEELAH AND THE BEE is an extremely uplifting movie that will inspire almost anyone who sees it. Keke Palmer is simply marvelous in the lead role of Akeelah. This movie also has a strong moral worldview overall, including a strong, positive reference to the "glory of God." The movie contains some PG-rated foul language, however, and other minor flaws. MOVIEGUIDE (r), therefore, advises caution ...
Akeelah and the Bee
Akeelah and the Bee. Akeelah Anderson (Keke Palmer) is a precocious eleven-year-old girl from south Los Angeles with a gift for words. Despite the objections of her mother Tanya (Angela Bassett), Akeelah enters various spelling contests, for which she is tutored by the forthright Dr. Larabee (Laurence Fishburne), her principal Mr. Welch (Curtis ...
Akeelah and the Bee Movie Reviews
An 11-year-old girl living in South Los Angeles discovers she has a talent for spelling.
Akeelah and the Bee: Is the Inspiring Movie a Real Story?
Sartaj Singh. November 7, 2023. Helmed by Doug Atchison, 'Akeelah and the Bee' is a drama film that follows a young African-American girl named Akeelah (Keke Palmer) from South Los Angeles who shies away from expressing herself and hides her intelligence in front of classmates to avoid ridicule. She is pushed to participate in the school ...
"Akeelah and the Bee" Review
Whereas "Bee Season" was based upon Myla Goldberg's rather mystical novel, "Akeelah and the Bee" is a much more straightforward, and ultimately more satisfying story of a young girl who lives with her widowed mother Bassett in South Central Los Angeles. Akeelah shies away from her own intelligence, fearing the wrath of her fellow students.
Akeelah and the Bee (2006)
Akeelah, a young gifted girl, comes from a dysfunctional family and is on the verge of quitting school. She discovers that she has a high aptitude for spellings and enters a spelling bee contest. Eleven year-old Akeelah Anderson's life is not easy: her father is dead, her mom ignores her, her brother runs with the local gangbangers.
Akeelah and the Bee (2006)
"Akeelah and the Bee" is an unconventional film, in a conventional film's body. We have seen this kind of movie before—kid rises from the slums to achieve great success with the help of a wise, mysterious person. The difference, I guess, with "Akeelah" is the emotional depth it brings, without ever coming across as forced. In movies like this there is usually always some sort of ...
Empowering Narratives: 5 Movies Celebrating Black Women
Akeelah and the Bee (2006). Inspired by the real-life observation that many Scripps National Spelling Bee contestants hailed from privileged backgrounds, director Doug Atchinson embarked on a ...
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If at First ..., an episode of Akeelah and the Bee on Philo. Steve flunks his driving test.
"Blink Twice" review: Nervy thriller is a breakout for Channing Tatum
The guest is a newbie, a knockout and agog at her good fortune. She's the real star of "Blink Twice": Naomi Ackie, the excellent English actress, playing Frida, a somewhat directionless Los ...
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The story of Akeelah's ascent to the finals of the National Spelling Bee makes an uncommonly good movie, entertaining and actually inspirational, and with a few tears along the way. Her real chance at national success comes after a reluctant English professor agrees to act as her coach.
Inspiring drama about a young spelling champ has swearing. Read Common Sense Media's Akeelah and the Bee review, age rating, and parents guide.
Akeelah and the Bee. 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 ...
Akeelah and the Bee becomes one of the most life-affirming, inspiring and entertaining films of the year. Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/4.0 | Sep 1, 2020. Akeelah obeys every sports-movie rule ...
Akeelah and the Bee: Directed by Doug Atchison. With Keke Palmer, Laurence Fishburne, Angela Bassett, Curtis Armstrong. Akeelah, a young gifted girl, comes from a dysfunctional family and is on the verge of quitting school. She discovers that she has a high aptitude for spellings and enters a spelling bee contest.
An inspirational drama, Akeelah and the Bee is the story of Akeelah Anderson (Palmer), a precocious eleven-year old girl from south Los Angeles with a gift for words. Despite the objections of her mother (Bassett), Akeelah enters various spelling contest, for which she is tutored by the forthright Dr. Larabee (Fishburne), her principal Mr. Welch (Armstrong) and the proud residents of her ...
The storyline of an underdog 11 year-old girl living with her working mother, single mother sister, and gang member brother, making it big in the world of the national spelling-bee is a classic. The film has humor, charm, success, a positive image, drama, and a happy ending which we all like to see in a movie.
Akeelah and the Bee. Akeelah and the Bee is a 2006 American drama film written and directed by Doug Atchison. It tells the story of Akeelah Anderson ( Keke Palmer ), an 11-year-old girl who participates in the Scripps National Spelling Bee, her mother ( Angela Bassett ), her schoolmates, and her coach, Dr. Joshua Larabee ( Laurence Fishburne ).
In warm family story, an 11-year-old spelling phenom from a rough neighborhood is lifted by hard work and a supportive community to compete in the national spelling bee.
It should be appropriate for most children. A version of this article appears in print on , Section E, Page 20 of the National edition with the headline: Film in Review; Akeelah and the Bee.
Right from the start you know how Akeelah (Keke Palmer) and her Bee are going to work out. She's a precocious 11-year-old from the low-income streets of LA, with a talent for battling the letters but not peer pressure or her single-parenting mum (Angela Bassett). It's a National Spelling competition that's dominated by highly schooled and affluent walking dictionaries from Beverly Hills. In ...
Akeelah and the Bee is one of those rare movies that comes along every once in a while and manages to get everything right despite sticking to an almost formulaic plot design. In this case ...
Visit the movie page for 'Akeelah and the Bee' on Moviefone. Discover the movie's synopsis, cast details and release date. Watch trailers, exclusive interviews, and movie review.
Akeelah and the Bee is a 2006 American drama film written and directed by Doug Atchison. It tells the story of Akeelah Anderson (Keke Palmer), an 11-year-old girl who participates in the Scripps National Spelling Bee, her mother (Angela Bassett), her schoolmates, and her coach, Dr. Joshua Larabee (Laurence Fishburne).
Akeelah And The Bee Review. Eleven year-old African-American Akeelah (Palmer) thinks spelling is uncool until she starts to win spelling bee competitions. A grieving professor, Dr. Larabee ...
AKEELAH AND THE BEE is an extremely uplifting movie that will inspire almost anyone who sees it. Keke Palmer is simply marvelous in the lead role of Akeelah. This movie also has a strong moral worldview overall, including a strong, positive reference to the "glory of God." The movie contains some PG-rated foul language, however, and other minor flaws. MOVIEGUIDE (r), therefore, advises caution ...
Akeelah and the Bee. Akeelah Anderson (Keke Palmer) is a precocious eleven-year-old girl from south Los Angeles with a gift for words. Despite the objections of her mother Tanya (Angela Bassett), Akeelah enters various spelling contests, for which she is tutored by the forthright Dr. Larabee (Laurence Fishburne), her principal Mr. Welch (Curtis ...
An 11-year-old girl living in South Los Angeles discovers she has a talent for spelling.
Sartaj Singh. November 7, 2023. Helmed by Doug Atchison, 'Akeelah and the Bee' is a drama film that follows a young African-American girl named Akeelah (Keke Palmer) from South Los Angeles who shies away from expressing herself and hides her intelligence in front of classmates to avoid ridicule. She is pushed to participate in the school ...
Whereas "Bee Season" was based upon Myla Goldberg's rather mystical novel, "Akeelah and the Bee" is a much more straightforward, and ultimately more satisfying story of a young girl who lives with her widowed mother Bassett in South Central Los Angeles. Akeelah shies away from her own intelligence, fearing the wrath of her fellow students.
Akeelah, a young gifted girl, comes from a dysfunctional family and is on the verge of quitting school. She discovers that she has a high aptitude for spellings and enters a spelling bee contest. Eleven year-old Akeelah Anderson's life is not easy: her father is dead, her mom ignores her, her brother runs with the local gangbangers.
"Akeelah and the Bee" is an unconventional film, in a conventional film's body. We have seen this kind of movie before—kid rises from the slums to achieve great success with the help of a wise, mysterious person. The difference, I guess, with "Akeelah" is the emotional depth it brings, without ever coming across as forced. In movies like this there is usually always some sort of ...
Akeelah and the Bee (2006). Inspired by the real-life observation that many Scripps National Spelling Bee contestants hailed from privileged backgrounds, director Doug Atchinson embarked on a ...
Movie 4 'Akeelah and the Bee' Akeelah and the Bee , while not a conventional sports drama, shares a thematic core with such narratives, focusing on Akeelah Anderson's quest to win the Scripps ...
If at First ..., an episode of Akeelah and the Bee on Philo. Steve flunks his driving test.
The guest is a newbie, a knockout and agog at her good fortune. She's the real star of "Blink Twice": Naomi Ackie, the excellent English actress, playing Frida, a somewhat directionless Los ...