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Akeelah and the Bee

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7.4
Metascore
72
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A young girl from South Los Angeles tries to make it to the National Spelling Bee.
Director
Doug Atchison
Year
2006
Genre
drama, family
Box Office
$18,848,430
Production
Lions Gate Films,2929 Productions,Out of the Blue... Entertainment,Starbucks Entertainment,Cinema Gypsy Productions
Awards
11 wins & 15 nominations
Homepage
http://www.akeelahandthebee.com/splash.html
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So whoever wins the school bee today - Akeelah and the Bee 00:40
So whoever wins the school bee today
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate - Akeelah and the Bee 00:55
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate
Why'd you do that I had an impulse - Akeelah and the Bee 00:09
Why'd you do that I had an impulse
Okay But when I'm at the bee - Akeelah and the Bee 00:27
Okay But when I'm at the bee
Where do you think big words come from - Akeelah and the Bee 00:08
Where do you think big words come from
I'm naturally inquisitive - Akeelah and the Bee 00:14
I'm naturally inquisitive
Several of the kids placed very high in last year's bee - Akeelah and the Bee 00:14
Several of the kids placed very high in last year's bee
Man that's a white word if I ever heard one It's a trick stop playing - Akeelah and the Bee 00:05
Man that's a white word if I ever heard one It's a...
Akeelah You know that feeling where everything feels right - Akeelah and the Bee 00:23
Akeelah You know that feeling where everything feels right
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A young girl from South Los Angeles tries to make it to the National Spelling Bee.

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Director: Doug Atchison
Writer: Doug Atchison
Production: Lions Gate Films,2929 Productions,Out of the Blue... Entertainment,Starbucks Entertainment,Cinema Gypsy Productions
Genre: drama, family
Year: 2006
MetaScore: 72/100
ImdbRating: 7.4
BoxOffice: $18,848,430
Released: 28 Apr 2006
Awards: 11 wins & 15 nominations
Homepage: http://www.akeelahandthebee.com/splash.html
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