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Akeelah and the Bee
“Changing the world... one word at a time.”
71%
Movie
1h 53m
AI Analysis
Akeelah and the Bee (2006) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Akeelah and the Bee (2006) — a movie tagged as Drama with balanced tone moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: 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 competit… Our models also surface themes such as family from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect steady storytelling (~113 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Akeelah and the Bee 71% (349 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
AI verdict
Akeelah and the Bee is a film worth prioritising when you want something with solid community ratings — our AI analysis flags it as a strong match for its genre and tone profile.
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TMDb audience score
71%
from 349 TMDb votes
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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.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 2006-04-28
- Runtime
- 1h 53m
- TMDB rating
- 7.1
- TMDB ID
- 13751
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What is Akeelah and the Bee about?
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 ... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for Akeelah and the Bee?
Yes. WatchMind publishes an AI analysis on this page — tone, pacing, audience fit, and community scores from TMDb metadata and recommendation models (not a chatbot). Scroll to the AI Analysis section or read the meta description summary.
How long is the movie Akeelah and the Bee?
The official runtime for Akeelah and the Bee is approximately 113 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
Keke Palmer
Akeelah Anderson
Laurence Fishburne
Dr. Larabee
Angela Bassett
Tanya Anderson
Curtis Armstrong
Mr. Welch
J.R. Villarreal
Javier
Sean Michael Afable
Dylan Chiu
Sahara Garey
Georgia
Lee Thompson Young
Devon
Julito McCullum
Terrence
Erica Hubbard
Kiana
Eddie Steeples
Derrick-T
Dalia Phillips
Ms. Cross
Tzi Ma
Mr. Chiu
Jeris Poindexter
Steve
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Sara Niemietz
Polly
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George Hornedo
Roman
Craig Wasson
Ted Saunders
Jeff Marlow
District Judge
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